Southeastern Grocers Markets Return to School with $272,000 Donation to Southeast School Partners

Southeastern Grocers, parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, together with the SEG Gives Foundation,

will donate more than $272,000 in gift cards to local school partners throughout the Southeast to help support teachers, staff and students prepare for the unique school year. As a special thank you to teachers, each BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery store will decorate its entrance path with a creative chalk tribute in honor of their commitment to educating and protecting our youth.

Anthony Hucker, President and CEO of Southeastern Grocers, said, “At Southeastern Grocers, we have a rich history of supporting educational facilities, teachers and students. It is our privilege as community members to expand educational opportunities for our young neighbors and future leaders. As a grocer, we remain dedicated to ensuring our teachers are supported and our students have access to nutritious meals inside and outside of the classroom to fuel young hearts and minds.”

The grocer’s addition of education as the SEG Gives Foundation’s fourth charitable pillar directly aligns with the Foundation’s support of causes that are important to the communities it serves as it works to strengthen and improve the lives of its neighbors. Since its founding, the SEG Gives Foundation has remained steadfast in its commitment to alleviate hunger throughout the Southeast, aid in disaster relief efforts and support military service members and their families.

This latest commitment to foster the education, development and the wellness of children is in addition to the grocer’s efforts to combat the rise of childhood hunger this summer. The SEG Gives Foundation has also pledged more than $100,000 to Feeding America’s network of partner food banks throughout the Southeast. The donation of $15,000 each will help provide needed support for continued summer hunger relief efforts to seven Feeding America partner food banks, including:

• Feeding Northeast Florida – Jacksonville
• Feeding Tampa Bay – Tampa
• Feeding South Florida – Miami
• Feeding the Valley – Albany, Georgia
• Feeding the Gulf Coast – Theodore, Alabama
• Second Harvest Food Bank Feeding South Louisiana – New Orleans
• Harvest Hope Food Bank – Columbia, SC

In addition, generous BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie customers recently donated more than $213,000 in support of Feeding America and its network of food banks through SEG’s Positive Change Round Up Campaign introduced to help minimize the impact of the current nationwide coin shortage. Customers were encouraged to round up their total grocery bill to the nearest dollar at check out from July 24 through Aug. 4 to help in the fight against hunger, an ongoing issue that has increased an estimated 46 percent during the pandemic.