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 an incredible $2 million dollars in Florida to help give all babies a healthy start and educating moms-to-be about the importance of taking the B vitamin folic acid http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/173_769.asp.

The company’s 932 stores and some 142,000 employees simply asked customers to donate a dollar to purchase a paper sneaker at the checkout and write their own name or the name of a baby to display inside the store. 

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.