Fifth Third Bank Employees and Customers Provide 1 Million Meals to Fight Hunger Across its 10-State Footprint
June 07 2017 - 12:17PM
Business Wire
Fifth Third recently announced that it provided over 1 million
meals in May to fight hunger during its annual “Feeding Our
Communities” initiative. The month-long effort included employee
and customer donations, canned goods drives and employee volunteer
activities. This achievement represents the first time the Bank has
topped the million-meal mark.
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According to No Kid Hungry, 48.8 million Americans—including 13
million children— live in households that lack the means to get
enough nutritious food on a regular basis. As a result, they
struggle with hunger at some time during the year. Food insecure
families, defined as those who have limited or uncertain
availability of nutritionally adequate and safe food, exist in 17.2
million households in America, 3.9 million of them with
children.
Facts like these propel the Bank to make a difference in the
communities that it serves.
“Fifth Third’s Feeding Our Communities initiative allowed our
employees, customers and partners to join together in a shared
commitment to improve lives,” said Brian Lamb, executive vice
president and chief corporate social responsibility and reputation
officer. “The Bank realizes that hunger is a far-reaching problem
that affects people throughout society, especially children. By
addressing the most basic needs of our neighbors, we are
demonstrating our dedication to continue Fifth Third’s legacy of
caring for the community.”
In Greater Cincinnati, employees assembled 3,000 Power
Packs for the Freestore Foodbank. The packs are provided to
children who may not get regular meals on weekends.
"Hunger affects a child's ability to learn and perform well at
school," said Kurt Reiber, president and CEO of the Freestore
Foodbank. "Children who experience hunger come to school
ill-prepared to learn, are more likely to have trouble focusing in
class, and may struggle with complex social interactions and adapt
less effectively to environmental stress. We are grateful for the
generous support of companies like Fifth Third Bank as we work
together to solve hunger and ensure that children have the fuel
they need to grow healthy and strong."
Fifth Third partnered with more than 65 organizations across its
10-state footprint to provide employee volunteer opportunities in
May. Each region identified needs in their local communities and
designed volunteer efforts to support. Some examples include:
- West Michigan employees spent
170 hours volunteering at Meals on Wheels of Western Michigan,
Kids’ Food Basket, Father Fred Pantry, Ministry with Community and
Community Action House generating over 14,000 meals. Activities
ranged from making meals for homebound seniors at the Father Fred
Pantry to packing 4000 sack suppers for hungry kids at Kids’ Food
Basket. Additionally, the bank made a $30,000 donation to become a
Kids’ Food Basket Champion for Children, which will result in
providing 180,000 meals for kids who need them most.
- Chicago employees spent 484
hours volunteering at area food banks and shelters, where their
efforts provided over 20,000 meals to those in need. Organizations
that benefited included the Greater Chicago Food Depository,
Heartland Alliance, Northern Illinois Food Bank, Food Bank of
Northwest Indiana, Deborah's Place, La Casa Norte, United Way,
Mothers & Children Nutrition Warehouse, Lakeview Pantry and the
Salvation Army.
- Indiana employees hosted a
state-wide pasta drive, resulting in the equivalent of 7,000 meals.
They also volunteered at Flanner House, where employees planted
spring gardens on the 2.5 acre Flanner Farm, which was created to
provide healthy, affordable and culturally appropriate produce in
an area of the state that has been designated a food desert. Second
Helpings Food Bank was another volunteer site, where employees
prepared 4,000 meals for greater Indianapolis’ food-insecure
community members. In Evansville, a group of employee volunteers
joined Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke to pack food backpacks,
resulting in 9,222 meals for low-income children to take home on
the weekends.
- Georgia employees volunteered
165 hours at the Atlanta Community Food Bank’s Community Garden and
Sorting Center clearing, planting and sorting food. In
Augusta, the team sorted and served food at the Golden Harvest Food
Bank and Masters’ Soup Kitchen. In total, efforts in Georgia
translated to over 11,000 meals.
The Bank kicked off its donation activities during the first
week of May in honor of Fifth Third Day, or 5/3 on the calendar.
For more than 25 years, Fifth Third has used this special date to
recognize the contribution of its employees, to thank its valued
customers and to support the community. Over the last six years, in
honor of Fifth Third Day, the Bank has provided more than 4 million
meals across the Midwest and Southeast as a way to fight
hunger.
The Bank’s Feeding Our Communities initiative aligns well with
other work Fifth Third is doing to improve lives. For more on Fifth
Third’s commitment to the community, including details on the
Bank’s Community Commitment, visit 53.com/commitment or read the
first-year results report.
About Fifth Third
Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company
headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. As of March 31, 2017, the
Company had $140 billion in assets and operated 1,155 full-service
Banking Centers and 2,471 ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana,
Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Georgia and
North Carolina. Fifth Third operates four main businesses:
Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, and Wealth
& Asset Management. As of March 31, 2017, Fifth Third also had
a 17.8 percent interest in Vantiv Holding, LLC. Fifth Third is
among the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as of March
31, 2017, had $323 billion in assets under care, of which it
managed $33 billion for individuals, corporations and
not-for-profit organizations through its Trust, Brokerage and
Insurance businesses. Investor information and press releases can
be viewed at www.53.com. Fifth Third’s common stock is traded on
the Nasdaq® Global Select Market under the symbol “FITB.” Fifth
Third Bank was established in 1858. Member FDIC, Equal Housing
Lender.
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