Fifth Third Bancorp today announced that its more than 18,000 employees
celebrated Fifth Third Day by providing more than 800,000 meals to fight
hunger throughout its 12-state footprint. This marked the fourth year
that all of the Company's affiliates joined together to fight against
hunger. More than 770,000 meals were provided in 2014; 550,000 in 2013;
and more than 340,000 in 2012.
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.
"Fifth Third Day affords our employee family a great opportunity to work
together to benefit their local communities," said Kevin T. Kabat, vice
chairman and CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp. "It’s a privilege for us to
help improve lives by providing for the most foundational needs of our
community members.”
Fifth Third's affiliates identified needs in their local communities and
designed their holiday celebrations:
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Fifth Third Bank (Cincinnati) partnered with the FreeStore FoodBank to
assemble Power Packs distributed through schools to ensure at risk
children have something to eat on weekends.
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Fifth Third Bank (Kentucky) employees served lunch at St. Vincent De
Paul of Louisville and the Catholic Action Center of Lexington and
also held a Feeding Our Communities Campaign Food Drive for
these organizations.
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Fifth Third Bank’s South Florida affiliate held a Feeding Our
Communities Campaign Food Drive in April to benefit the Salvation
Army.
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Georgia employees volunteered as food sorters and/or served meals at
three local organizations: Golden Harvest Food Bank, Atlanta Community
Food Bank and Atlanta Union Mission.
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Fifth Third Bank (Central Ohio) is sponsoring Empty Pockets, Full
Plates collection devices at Port Columbus Airport. Passengers
helped fight hunger by depositing their coins in the specially
branded, secured boxes prior to heading to their assigned gate.
Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company
headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. As of March 31, 2015, the Company had
$140 billion in assets and operated 15 affiliates with 1,303
full-service Banking Centers, including 101 Bank Mart® locations, most
open seven days a week, inside select grocery stores and 2,637 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 22.8%
interest in Vantiv Holding, LLC. Fifth Third is among the largest money
managers in the Midwest and, as of March 31, 2015, had $308 billion in
assets under care, of which it managed $27 billion for individuals,
corporations and not-for-profit organizations. 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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