You Can Make A Difference With FirstMerit Bank

AKRON, Ohio, March 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstMerit Bank is encouraging their employees and customers to support the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank's annual Harvest for Hunger campaign. To become involved in the campaign, simply bring a non-perishable food item or monetary donation to any of the 47 FirstMerit Bank locations in Akron or Canton for the entire month of April.

"Since 1845, FirstMerit has been dedicated to supporting and improving the communities in which we serve, especially in our hometown of Akron," said Nick Browning, president and CEO of FirstMerit's Akron region. "In the previous years we have had a large response from the residents of the Akron-Canton communities. By working together, we can help our communities by enhancing the resources that make them stronger and healthier, and I am confident they will continue to reach out and help those in need."

Harvest for Hunger, one of the nation's largest food & funds drives, is a 21-county effort that runs through the end of April. Every dollar donated through Harvest for Hunger provides four meals to those facing hunger in the community. All donations made at FirstMerit remain local, and provide nourishing food at no cost to this facing hunger in Northeast Ohio.

"Because of donations made during Harvest for Hunger, millions of meals will be on the tables of those in need locally," said Dan Flowers, president & CEO of the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank. "We are extremely grateful for FirstMerit Bank who is truly invested in this campaign, and in helping those in need all-year long."

To learn more about the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, please visit akroncantonfoodbank.org.

The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank is a non-profit organization with a mission to Feed People and Fight Hunger. This year, 1 in 7 people in Northeast Ohio will face hunger, and the Foodbank will be there to help. The Foodbank is the source of emergency food for 500 food pantries, hot meal sites shelters and other hunger-relief programs that directly serve individuals and families in Carroll, Holmes, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties.

The Foodbank, with its supporters and partners are leading the fight to end hunger in the communities they serve. In 2013, it distributed 24 million pounds of food, providing 20 million meals locally for people in need. To join the hunger-relief efforts, please visit akroncantonfoodbank.org or facebook.com/akroncantonfoodbank.

About FirstMerit
FirstMerit Corporation is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with assets of approximately $24.9 billion as of December 31, 2014, and 383 banking offices and 411 ATM locations in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Pennsylvania. FirstMerit provides a complete range of banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses through its core operations. Principal affiliates include: FirstMerit Bank, N.A., FirstMerit Mortgage Corporation and FirstMerit Title Agency, Ltd. For more information, visit us at firstmerit.com.

Contact:

Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank
Kat Pestian, 330.777.2317
[email protected]  

FirstMerit Bank
Rob Townsend, 330-384-7075
[email protected]

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