LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sixty-two percent, or 59,532 of Jefferson County Public School (JCPS)
students are fed during the week by the free or reduced meal program. On
Thursday, November 14, Steve Trager, Chairman and CEO of Republic Bank
hosted more than 50 concerned Louisville business leaders to discuss the
current hunger crisis among our area’s youth and how a national
nonprofit with local roots, Blessings in a Backpack makes a difference.
Blessings in a Backpack fills the weekend gap for nearly 3,500 JCPS
students at 30 schools by providing backpacks full of food for them to
take home over the weekend.
At the breakfast, companies and individuals stepped forward and raised
more than $100,000 to support Blessings in a Backpack programs across
Jefferson County – which will be used to feed more than 1,200 of
participating students.
“I am thrilled with the generosity of our community to help our young
children in their time of need,” said Trager. “Through this effort I’m
happy to report that starting today, these at-risk students will not go
hungry over the weekend.”
“We are grateful to this group for their help in feeding the students
across Jefferson County who need it most,” said Brooke Wiseman, chief
executive officer, Blessings in a Backpack. “Partnerships such as these
enable Blessings to fulfill its mission – ensuring that impoverished
American school children are fed over the weekends.”
Republic Bancorp, Inc. (Republic) has 45 banking centers and is the
parent company of Republic Bank & Trust Company and Republic Bank.
Republic Bank & Trust Company has 34 banking centers in 12 Kentucky
communities - Covington, Crestwood, Elizabethtown, Florence, Frankfort,
Georgetown, Independence, Lexington, Louisville, Owensboro, Shelbyville
and Shepherdsville, three banking centers in southern Indiana – Floyds
Knobs, Jeffersonville and New Albany, two banking centers in Tennessee –
Cool Springs (Franklin) and Green Hills (Nashville), and one banking
center in Bloomington (Minneapolis), Minnesota. Republic Bank has
banking centers in Hudson, Palm Harbor, Port Richey and Temple Terrace,
Florida as well as Blue Ash (Cincinnati), Ohio. Republic offers internet
banking at www.republicbank.com.
Republic has $3.3 billion in assets and is headquartered in Louisville,
Kentucky. Republic's Class A Common Stock is listed under the symbol
“RBCAA” on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
About Blessings in a Backpack: Hunger has both short- and long-term
negative effects on children’s health and ability to succeed in school.
Blessings in a Backpack is a results-oriented 501(c)(3) program
dedicated to ensuring that impoverished American elementary school
children are fed over weekends. Blessings in a Backpack currently feeds
more than 60,000 children across 43 states. For more information visit www.blessingsinabackpack.org.
Republic Bancorp, Inc.
Michael Sadofsky, 502-561-7125
msadofsky@republicbank.com
Source: Republic Bancorp