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CHariTy news

Treasure Coast Food Bank largest hunger relief organization on Florida’s Treasure Coast,
Receives $175,000 Donation providing the community each year with millions of meals
valued at more than $50 million through robust programs and
From Publix Super Markets in partnership with 300 charitable organizations in Indian
River, St. Lucie, Martin, and Okeechobee counties. In addition
Charities For The Purchase to emergency food distribution, Treasure Coast Food Bank

Of A Mobile Food Pantry operates a full roster of direct service programs that not only
solve the immediate problem of hunger, but help individuals and
families gain long-term food security, better health outcomes,
Publix Super Markets Also Will Donate and self-sufficiency. Treasure Coast Food Bank is a member of
500,000 Pounds Of Fresh Produce Feeding America, the nationwide network of 200 food banks
that leads the fight against hunger in the United States. For
Treasure Coast Food Bank has received a $175,000 donation more information on Treasure Coast Food Bank, call (772)
from Publix Super Markets Charities to purchase and equip a 489-3034, log on to stophunger.org, visit our Facebook page
self-select, mobile food pantry. Publix will also donate 500,000 Erin Cox at left, Treasure Coast Food Bank CFO; Judith at facebook.com/tcfoodbank, or follow us on Twitter at twitter.
pounds of fresh produce during the first year to stock the pantry. Cruz, president and CEO, Treasure Coast Food Bank; com/tcfoodbank.
Treasure Coast Food Bank serves 225,000 people facing food and Michael Thompson, Treasure Coast Food Bank food About Publix Super Markets Charities
insecurity in the four-county area of Indian River, St. Lucie, procurement manager; display a big check from Publix Super George Jenkins, founder of Publix Super Markets and
Martin and Okeechobee counties. Markets Charities. Photo by Treasure Coast Food Bank affectionately known as “Mr. George,” believed in giving. From
The self-select mobile food pantry will expand Treasure the day he opened his first Publix, he made sure his associates,
Coast Food Bank’s program known as Market Fresh on the This gift brings the total donations to Treasure Coast Food customers and community were taken care of. In 1966, Mr.
Move that delivers affordable nutritious food to communities that Bank from Publix Charities to $305,000 in 2022. George established the foundation with the vision it would
lack access now. Market Fresh on the Move’s “grocery stores “So many of our neighbors struggle with accessing nutritious continue giving long after he was gone. Publix Super Markets
on wheels” are stocked with fresh produce, dairy and meats as food, but with this donation to purchase a mobile food pantry Charities remains committed to serving the communities in which
well as pantry staples. They make regular stops in so-called food and donating fresh produce, we hope to change that,” said Publix Publix operates. To learn more, visit www.publixcharities.org.
deserts, enabling those communities to shop for healthy food. CEO Todd Jones. “We are proud to continue our commitment About Publix Super Markets
“We are so grateful to receive this donation from Publix and of providing hope through nourishment for people in our Publix, the largest employee-owned company in the U.S. with
Publix Super Markets Charities, which will provide thousands of communities.” more than 240,000 associates, currently operates 1,312 stores in
pounds of fresh produce to our neighbors in need and expand our The donation from Publix Charities to Treasure Coast Food Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North
Market Fresh on the Move program,” said Judith Cruz, president Bank is one of 22 donations made this year to help mobile Carolina and Virginia. For 25 consecutive years, the company
and CEO of Treasure Coast Food Bank. “Market Fresh on the food pantries. With this $3.85 million gift, Publix Charities has has been recognized by Fortune as a great place to work. In
Move has been successful in providing fresh, nutritious food donated $9.5 million to Feeding America member food banks addition, Publix’s dedication to superior quality and customer
to communities that lack access, and we’re excited about the and other nonprofit partners in 2022. service is recognized among the top in the grocery business. For
opportunity to expand the program with an additional vehicle About Treasure Coast Food Bank more information, visit the company’s newsroom at corporate.
that this gift will provide.” Treasure Coast Food Bank is the only food bank and publix.com/newsroom.

Tampa general news

Tampa General Hospital ages 12 and up. She is proactive, analytical, and known Dr. Abraham Schwarzberg with the TGH Cancer

Launches Concierge Health wholeheartedly committed to providing comprehensive, Institute for more than a decade, and we have collaborated
to help care for many patients over the years.”
compassionate, and evidence-based patient care. Rothman
Care For Residents Of Palm also prides herself on her strong collaborative and Florida’s East Coast, Rothman can also provide her patients
As part of TGH’s expanding physician network on
leadership skills, facilitating the entire medical team to
Beach County perform at its optimal level for the benefit of her patients. As with access to the TGH Health Ambassador Program,
a former attending physician in the emergency department which combines world-class medical care with white-glove
Dr. Laurie P. Rothman joins at Overlook Hospital in Summit, N.J., Rothman can also service. When local patients need to be transferred to TGH,
TGH as the first concierge provide her patients with emergency room advocacy. Most a dedicated health ambassador handles all the details for
care physician to be part of recently, she served the brave men and women in law them, including making general appointments, scheduling
Florida’s leading academic enforcement as the dedicated doctor for the Palm Beach tests, preparing for surgeries or inpatient stays, arranging
medical center. County Sheriff’s Department. travel needs, and coordinating any follow-up care.
As part of its commitment “I’m very excited to join the Tampa General network For those interested in learning more and/or becoming a
to connecting the Palm and help start this concierge practice,” said Rothman. “I’ve TGH Concierge Health patient, please call (561) 559-0955.
Beach County and Treasure
Coast communities to world-
class care, Tampa General
Hospital (TGH) is launching
a concierge primary health
care practice on Florida’s East Coast. Laurie P. Rothman,
M.D., is the first doctor to join TGH Concierge Health.
Dr. Rothman is a concierge primary care physician,
board-certified in family medicine and in obesity medicine.
She has two decades of experience delivering world-class
care to the selective patients of Palm Beach County and has
been practicing medicine for nearly 25 years. For an annual
membership fee, her patients will receive the highest level of
primary care, including personalized plans, along with after-
hours and weekend access to the concierge medical team.
“I love what I do. I love taking care of patients and
families, and the time I spend with people, and the
relationships we build, are most important to me. It’s
challenging in a traditional practice to take that time because
you’re trying to see 20 or 30 patients a day, one after the other,
and it can be more difficult to connect,” said Rothman. “This
practice will allow me to have more time with my patients,
and to be there for them when they need me.”
Other advantages of TGH Concierge Health include same-
day or next-day appointments, after-hours communication
with the concierge physician or staff, executive-level physical
examinations annually, coordination of specialty or hospital
care, more one-on-one time with the doctor, and telephone
consultations or video visits.
“If someone isn’t feeling well, they don’t want to wait two
weeks for the next available appointment,” Rothman said. “In
addition to more time, my patients will also have increased
access. If there is an emergency or they’re not feeling well,
and it’s nine o’clock at night, they can call me or text me and
we’ll be able to talk it through and make a plan.”
Rothman’s clinical focus is on preventative care,
wellness, and metabolic health for adults and adolescents