Winn-Dixie Foundation Donates $1.5 Million to 123 Southeast Charities

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Winn-Dixie Foundation announced today it is investing $1.5 million in neighborhoods across the Southeast through partnerships with 123 nonprofit organizations, providing a broad range of services critical to helping communities flourish and individuals triumph.

“We are truly honored to be able to support so many organizations and the dedicated people within them. We are awed each year at the inspiring stories of courage and triumph shared by these organizations.”

“Winn Dixie is not only committed to serving our communities as a business and employer, but to do our part to make our communities stronger,” said Mary Kellmanson, marketing senior vice-president of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., and president of the Winn-Dixie Foundation. “We are truly honored to be able to support so many organizations and the dedicated people within them. We are awed each year at the inspiring stories of courage and triumph shared by these organizations.”

By providing grants to programs that feed the hungry, assist women and children in need, help the sick, and address inequalities in education and health, the Winn-Dixie Foundation touches neighbors in five states across the Southeast.

Last year, the Winn-Dixie Foundation helped fund 112 programs that brighten the lives of people who need a helping hand. Neighborhoods in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi benefited from efforts that are locally based and targeted to local needs.

The Winn-Dixie Foundation grant recipient organizations are:

4 Children’s Sake

6^th Grade Leadership Council of Riverside Presbyterian Day School

America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia

America’s Second Harvest of the Big Bend

Angel Society USA, Inc.

AP Family Life Educational Counseling Svs, Inc.

Avail: Friends of the Houseless

Back Bay Mission

BASE Camp Children’s Cancer Foundation

Bay Area Food Bank

Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry (BEAM)

Blessings Food Pantry

Boy Scouts of America, North Florida Council

Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County

Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Georgia

Bread of the Mighty Food Bank, Inc.

Bridge to Hope (Cornerstone Christian Center of Homestead Fla. DBA)

Brooks College of Health, University of North Florida

Camillus House, Inc.

CASTLE (Safe Families)

Catholic Charities of Central Florida, Inc.

CenterPointe Church, Inc.

Charity Express Inc.

Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity

Charlotte County Homeless Coalition

Christian Care Center, Inc.

Christians Reaching Out to Society, Inc. (CROS)

Clay County Soup Kitchens, Inc.

Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida

Community Center of St. Bernard

Council on Aging of Volusia County

Crosswinds Youth Service, Inc.

Destiny Christian Worship Center

Dreams Come True of Jacksonville, Inc.

East Pasco Meals on Wheels, Inc.

Elder Care Service, Inc.

Feed the Hungry at Village Baptist Church

Feeding America Tampa Bay

Feeding the Valley Food Bank

First Coast International SDA Church

First United Methodist Church of Long Beach, MS

Florida Hospital of Children

Florida United Methodist Children’s Home, Inc.

Friendship Mission, Inc.

Girl Scouts of Gateway Council, Inc.

Good Samaritan Ministry

Grace Jones Community Center, Inc.

Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank

Greater Miami Jewish Federation

Greater St. Paul AME Church

Halifax Urban Ministries

Heartland Rural Health Network, Inc.

Hope Community Resource Center

Hope Helps, Inc.

Hope Station USA, Inc.

Interfaith Emergency Services of Marion County

Jack & Jill Children’s Center

James Elementary/Jaguars Heart Back Pack Program

Jesus House of Hope, Inc. dba House of Hope

Jewish Family & Community Services, Inc.

Junior League of Birmingham

Keys Area Interdenominational Resources KAIR

Kingdom LIFE Community Services, Inc.

League Against Cancer/Liga Contra el Cancer

Magnolia Point Women’s Club, Inc. d/b/a MPWC

Mayo Clinic

McEberGray Place of Hope Organization, Inc.

McGregor Baptist Food Pantry

Meals on Wheels of Polk County, Inc.

Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee

Miami Rescue Mission

Mission In Action For God, Inc.

Montgomery Area Food Bank

Mount Carmel Academy

MSEO Community Association, Inc.

New Beginnings of Lake County, Inc.

New Life Community Center

Northeast Florida AIDS Network

Nutrition and Wellness Across the Ages, Inc.

One Accord Outreach International Church, Inc.

One Way Deliverance Ministries

Open Door Food Bank, Inc.

Operation Homefront Florida

Operations Productive Endeavor Food Bank

Panama City Rescue Mission

Perdido Bay United Methodist Church

Project Serve

Promise Land Ministries Lighthouse

Quantum House, Inc.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Jacksonville, Inc.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida

Seahorse Mission

Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, Inc.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana

Second Harvest North Florida

Seniors First, Inc.

Sis Sheree Marshall and the Bells of Joy Missionary Gospel Group

Social Service Council of the Jewish Federation of Volusia & Flagler Counties, Inc.

St. Petersburg Free Clinic

St. Tammany Cancer Fund

St. Vincent’s HealthCare Foundation

The Cooperative Feeding Program, Inc. dba LifeNet4Families

The First Tee of Jacksonville

The Florida Baptist Children’s Homes

The Hope House Good & Clothing Bank

The Path of Citrus County, Inc.

The Potter’s House Christian Fellowship, Inc.

The Poverello Center, Inc.

The Salvation Army of Melbourne Florida

The Salvation Army of Northeast Florida

The Sanctuary @ Mt. Calvary

The Shepherd Center Tarpon Springs

Treasure Coast Food Bank

Trinity Café

Trinity Rescue Mission

United Negro College Fund, Inc.

United Way of Lake and Sumter Counties, Inc.

United Way of North Central Florida, Inc.

We Care Food Pantry

Wesley House Community Center, Inc.

West Alabama Food Bank

Women in Distress of Broward County, Inc.

Women’s Resource and Empowerment Center

About Winn-Dixie Foundation

Established in 1943, the Winn-Dixie Foundation is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that is dedicated to making each neighborhood Winn-Dixie serves a better place to live. The Foundation awards grants to organizations that support programs and initiatives which help to foster healthy and thriving communities in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi. To learn more about the Winn-Dixie Foundation, please visit www.winn-dixie.com.

About Winn-Dixie

Winn-Dixie is a subsidiary of BI-LO Holding, which is the ninth-largest traditional supermarket chain in the United States. Under the banner names of BI-LO and Winn-Dixie, the company employs 63,000 team members who serve customers in 689 grocery stores and 371 in-store pharmacies throughout the eight southeastern states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. BI-LO and Winn-Dixie are well-known and well-respected regional brands with deep heritages, strong neighborhood ties, proud histories of giving back, talented and loyal team members, and strong commitments to providing the best possible quality and value to customers. For more information, please visit www.bi-lo.com and www.winn-dixie.com.