Tools for Back to School campaign nets more than $590K in donations

By FOX 13 News staff

Published August 25, 2021 10:42pm EDT

The program will be from Thursday, July 22 to Monday, August 2. Donations can be made at Publix registers.

TAMPA, Fla. - FOX 13 viewers who donated to the Tools For Back-to-School campaign at Publix registers helped raise nearly $600,000.

Between July 22 and August 2, Publix customers and associates in the Tampa Bay area donated more than $590,0000 towards the campaign.

That's a 136% increase over donations collected in 2020.

Those funds will be used to help students in need and teachers purchase school supplies.

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