Fifth Third Bank and Employees Provide More Than 1.7 Million Meals to Fight Hunger Across 10 States
June 13 2018 - 02:59PM
Business Wire
Fifth Third Bank’s annual “Feeding Our Communities” initiative
provided more than 1.7 million meals in May to fight hunger,
surpassing the Bank’s goal for the second straight year. The
monthlong effort included more than 4,000 hours volunteered by
employees to support individuals and communities across the Bank’s
10-state footprint.
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Kurt Rieber, president and CEO, Freestore
Foodbank; Bridget Patton, director of community affairs, office of
Mayor John Cranley; Teresa Tanner, chief administrative officer,
Fifth Third Bank; Scenario Adebesin, director, corporate social
responsibility, Fifth Third Bank; and Jule Kucera, chief diversity
and corporate social responsibility officer, Fifth Third Bank
celebrate Fifth Third Day. (Photo: Business Wire)
According to Feeding America, 41.2 million Americans – including
nearly 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
every county in America.
Statistics like these inspire the Bank to make a difference in
the communities that it serves.
“City by city, region by region, food pantry by food pantry,
Fifth Third employees and our partners work to address critical
hunger-related needs in our communities, and to offer stability and
dignity to those in need around us, especially children,” said Greg
Carmichael, chairman, president and CEO. “Through initiatives like
Feeding Our Communities, we continue to demonstrate our commitment
to improving the lives of our customers and communities.”
In Greater Cincinnati, employees assembled 2,400 Power Packs for
the Freestore Foodbank. The packs are provided to children who may
not get regular meals on weekends. Bank employees also volunteered
to pack lunches for Maslow’s Army, an organization that focuses on
providing resources and food to the more than 8,000 homeless people
living in the region. They also participated in volunteer
activities with MEAC Pantry Partners, Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen,
the Ronald McDonald House and Shelter House, which provides
services for the homeless.
Through financial contributions and volunteer activities,
Greater Cincinnati employees provided close to 130,000 meals to
those in need. Additional donations through the Bank’s Community
and Economic Development (CED) department brought the total for the
region to nearly 145,000 meals.
“Every day, over 87,400 kids are among the 281,000 people in the
Tristate area who are at risk for hunger,” said Kurt Reiber,
president and CEO of the Freestore Foodbank. “Hungry children come
to school at a disadvantage to learn, perform and focus in class.
We appreciate the support of Fifth Third as we work to give
children the fuel they need to grow healthy and strong. Together,
we can solve hunger by getting food to people who need it.”
Fifth Third partnered with more than 85 organizations across its
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:
- In Chicago, we provided more
than 179,000 meals for the hungry, just over 44,000 through
employee donations and volunteerism. Donations through CED
accounted for the remainder. Employees engaged in activities
including sorting, inventorying and packing meals with the Northern
Illinois Food Banks in Geneva, Deer Park and Rockford, Illinois.
They also hosted a backpack assembly project at Navy Pier where
meals were placed in 1,000 backpacks for Blessings in a Backpack, a
nonprofit that provides food to children who are often dependent on
school food programs for their meals and nutrition.
- Northeast Ohio employees hosted
volunteer sessions benefiting the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank
and the Greater Cleveland Foodbank, Northeast Ohio’s largest
hunger-relief organization. The employees provided more than 170
hours of community service and provided more than 10,000 meals
through contributions and volunteerism. CED donations brought total
provided meals to 144,000.
- Georgia employees provided more
than 34,500 meals and volunteered nearly 100 hours to the Atlanta
Community Food Bank and the Hosea Helps Family Center to box food
for families in the communities that the Bank serves.
- Florida employees volunteered
nearly 635 hours, which, combined with contributions, provided more
than 41,000 meals across the state. CED donations brought the state
total to more than 101,000. Employee activities included partnering
with agencies including the Salvation Army, the Second Harvest Food
Bank, Feeding Northeast Florida and Lehigh Community Services to
provide hot meals to veterans and families and to organize food at
food pantries.
- North Carolina employees
provided more than 50,000 meals through contributions and volunteer
activities. The employees volunteered more than 250 hours on
activities that included packing meals through the BackPack Buddies
program and volunteering at two Second Harvest Food Banks in the
state. Additional CED donations brought the state total to nearly
88,000.
The Bank kicked off its donation activities during the first
week of May as part of activities to mark 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 seven years, in honor of Fifth Third Day, the Bank has
provided more than 5 million meals across the Midwest and Southeast
as a way to fight hunger.
The Bank’s Feeding Our Communities initiative is part of the
Bank’s work to improve lives. For more on Fifth Third’s corporate
social responsibility efforts, read our 2017 Corporate Social
Responsibility report.
About Fifth Third
Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company
headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. As of March 31, 2018, the
Company had $142 billion in assets and operated 1,153 full-service
Banking Centers and 2,459 ATMs with Fifth Third branding in Ohio,
Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West
Virginia, Georgia and North Carolina. In total, Fifth Third
provides its customers with access to more than 54,000 fee-free
ATMs across the United States. Fifth Third operates four main
businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending
and Wealth & Asset Management. Fifth Third is among the largest
money managers in the Midwest and, as of March 31, 2018, had $363
billion in assets under care, of which it managed $37 billion for
individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations through
its Trust and Registered Investment Advisory 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.
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