Fifth Third Bancorp today announced that its 21,000 employees celebrated
Fifth Third Day by providing more than 550,000 meals to fight hunger
throughout its 12-state footprint.
Fifth Third Day is celebrated annually on May 3, 5/3 on the calendar.
For more than 20 years, the Bank has used its holiday to recognize the
contribution of its employees, thank its valued customers and support
communities where it operates. This is the second year that all 18 of
the Company’s affiliates have joined together to support the fight
against hunger. Fifth Third provided more than 340,000 meals in 2012.
“Fifth Third Day is a perfect opportunity for our Company to reach out
into our local markets and demonstrate the Bank’s commitment to
improving the lives of our customers and the well-being of the
communities we serve,” said Kevin T. Kabat, vice chairman and CEO of
Fifth Third Bancorp. “We saw overwhelming support last year toward our
common goal of fighting hunger and dedicated our 2013 celebrations again
to this important effort.”
Each of Fifth Third’s 18 affiliates identified needs in their local
communities and designed their holiday celebrations. For example,
employees in St. Louis volunteered to serve meals at the St. Louis
Veterans Home. Fifth Third Bank (Central Ohio) sold paper apples to
benefit Children’s Hunger Alliance, as well as hosted the Feeding our
Community Kids Carnival for Children’s Hunger Alliance after-school
program participants. In conjunction with the Kane County Cougars,
employees in Chicago launched a “Strike Out Hunger” campaign that
encouraged fans to bring non-perishable food items to the ballpark. Many
affiliates, including Fifth Third Bank (Georgia) and Fifth Third Bank
(Cincinnati) sold “Shields of Recognition” to recognize employee
accomplishments as well as make a donation to local food pantries. Fifth
Third Bank (South Florida) worked with The Salvation Army to collect
non-perishable food items at all local banking centers.
Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company
headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Company has $121 billion in
assets and operates 18 affiliates with 1,321 full-service Banking
Centers, including 104 Bank Mart® locations open seven days a week
inside select grocery stores and 2,439 ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana,
Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
Missouri, Georgia and North Carolina. Fifth Third operates four main
businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, and
Investment Advisors. Fifth Third also has a 33% interest in Vantiv
Holding, LLC. Fifth Third is among the largest money managers in the
Midwest and, as of March 31, 2013, had $318 billion in assets under
care, of which it managed $27 billion for individuals, corporations and
not-for-profit organizations. Investor
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Fifth Third’s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq® National Global
Select Market under the symbol “FITB.” Fifth Third Bank was established
in 1858. Member FDIC.
Fifth Third Bancorp
Stephanie Honan, APR, 513-534-6957