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Over 43,000 votes cast at regions.doingmoretoday.com.
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All participating nonprofits to receive financial support and
volunteer work.
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Top vote-getters receive grand prizes.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The ballots are in. The votes are counted. The winners have emerged.
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Regions
Bank on Monday announced Second
Helpings, an Indianapolis-based nonprofit that provides hunger
relief, prevents food waste and offers free culinary job training, is
the winner of the grand prize in the bank's 2017 "What
a Difference a Day Makes" online contest.
For receiving more votes than any other participating nonprofit, Second
Helpings will receive a $5,000 contribution from Regions as well as 100
hours of volunteer service from Regions associates.
"Second Helpings is thrilled our volunteers and supporters rallied
around Regions' What a Difference a Day Makes contest to vote daily in
support of our mission to transform lives through the power of food,"
said Katie Prine, Senior Director of Philanthropy for Second Helpings.
"This $5,000 gift will provide more than 4,750 meals to Central Indiana
residents in need, rescue 31,250 pounds of food, or provide four
Culinary Job Training students with the essential learning supplies they
need to graduate and achieve self-sufficiency. We're looking forward to
putting this generous gift into action fighting hunger and poverty in
our community."
The second, third and fourth-place nonprofits in the contest,
respectively, are:
For their strong performance in the contest, the second, third and
fourth-place finishers will receive $1,000 from Regions and at least 50
hours of volunteer work from Regions associates. Further, all of the 12
additional nonprofits that participated will receive various levels of
volunteer hours and a financial contribution from the bank.
Regions developed the What a Difference a Day Makes contest to raise
awareness of essential services provided by nonprofits throughout the
communities served by the bank. During the contest, Regions published
online profiles sharing the stories of each participating nonprofit on
the company's news website, regions.doingmoretoday.com.
The nonprofits were also highlighted on Twitter via @RegionsNews.
Members of the public who read the profiles could then vote once each
day for their favorites.
The contest complements Regions' ongoing What a Difference a Day Makes
program. The community service program, which is celebrating its 10th
anniversary, gives all Regions associates a paid day off each year to
volunteer for nonprofits of their choice.
"Our culture at Regions is built on serving others," said Rick Swagler,
head of External Affairs for Regions Bank. "That extends beyond serving
our customers and includes meeting broader needs in our communities as
well. Our goal is to use our time, our talents and our financial
resources to strengthen and improve the places we call home."
This year's contest included 16 nonprofits that were nominated locally
from each of the geographic areas served by Regions across the
Southeast, Midwest and Texas. The organizations provide a wide range of
services, from serving food to people in need to giving at-risk children
a chance to achieve a brighter future.
The What a Difference a Day Makes program is one component of Regions'
comprehensive approach to community support. Further information about
the company's charitable giving, community reinvestment activities and
other programs, can be found at
this link.
About Regions Financial Corporation
Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), with $123 billion in assets, is
a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation's largest
full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth
management, mortgage, and insurance products and services. Regions
serves customers across the South, Midwest and Texas, and through its
subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates approximately 1,500 banking offices
and 1,900 ATMs. Additional information about Regions and its full line
of products and services can be found at www.regions.com.
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Regions Bank
Jeremy D. King, 205-264-4551
Regions News Online: regions.doingmoretoday.com
Regions
News on Twitter: @RegionsNews
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