Sarasota food bank among those benefiting from Publix’s $5 million initiative

Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets Charities announced a $5 million initiative to fight hunger throughout the Southeast, including a $150,000 donation to the All Faiths Food Bank in Sarasota.

Food banks affiliated with Feeding America within Publix’s footprint of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia will benefit from the money.

Eight donations of at least $50,000 are being made to Florida food banks, including $100,000 to Feed Tampa Bay.

Food banks in Fort Myers, Fort Pierce, Jacksonville, Orlando, Pembroke Pines and Tallahassee also will receive donations.

This story was originally published August 30, 2017 at 1:44 PM with the headline "Sarasota food bank among those benefiting from Publix’s $5 million initiative."