Congratulations to Publix Super Markets Inc., Florida’s top corporate partner and number one March for Babies Team in 2009 for the 8th year in a row.

One of the 10 largest-volume supermarket chains in the United States with locations in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee, Publix customers and associates raised $1.8 million dollars in Florida alone to help give all babies a healthy start and educating moms-to-be about the importance of taking the B vitamin folic acid.

The company’s 1,000 stores and some 142,000 employees sold cutouts at the checkout and customers write their own name or the name of a baby for an in-store display.  Publix associates coupled with family and friends joined the Publix Team and supported local March for Babies campaigns by providing food, volunteers, and individual fund raising efforts.

Click here to see Publix at March for Babies in Florida.