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Good Deed: Food City distributes $800,000 to regional schools

Contributed photo / Food City officials are busy distributing funds raised as part of their annual School Bucks program. They recently visited Dayton City School to present a check for $1,867 to the staff there. From left are Joint Principal Cameron Burton; Food City Human Relations Coordinator Bonnie Kaplan; Dayton City Superintendent Trish Newsom; Food City Store Manager Chris Farrar; Dayton City School Principal Brittany Mairena; and Dayton City School Librarian Jennifer Spengler.
Contributed photo / Food City officials are busy distributing funds raised as part of their annual School Bucks program. They recently visited Dayton City School to present a check for $1,867 to the staff there. From left are Joint Principal Cameron Burton; Food City Human Relations Coordinator Bonnie Kaplan; Dayton City Superintendent Trish Newsom; Food City Store Manager Chris Farrar; Dayton City School Principal Brittany Mairena; and Dayton City School Librarian Jennifer Spengler. Contributed photo / Food City officials are busy distributing funds raised as part of their annual School Bucks program. They recently visited Dayton City School to present a check for $1,867 to the staff there. From left are Joint Principal Cameron Burton; Food City Human Relations Coordinator Bonnie Kaplan; Dayton City Superintendent Trish Newsom; Food City Store Manager Chris Farrar; Dayton City School Principal Brittany Mairena; and Dayton City School Librarian Jennifer Spengler.

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Each year, Food City’s School Bucks program awards $800,000 in contributions to more than 1,000 area schools. Company officials are currently in the process of presenting checks from their 2024-2025 School Bucks program to participating schools, according to a news release.

“Food City is committed to supporting the education of our youth,” Steven C. Smith, Food City president and chief executive officer, said in the release. “Our Food City School Bucks program provides much-needed support to schools across our market area. Since the program’s inception, we’ve awarded over $22.9 million to participating schools.”

School allocations are based upon the percentage of customer purchases assigned to their school.

The 2025-2026 School Bucks program begins officially this week — Sept. 3, 2025 — and will continue through May 5, 2026. For every $1 customers spend using their Food City ValuCard, their designated school will receive 1 School Buck point.

Tammy Baumgartner