A former Publix Super Markets employee left more than $100,000 of her family trust fund to the United Way of Central Florida. Mildred Jenkins served as a Publix cashier in Lakeland for 28 years before retiring in 1982. Mrs. Jenkins divided the benefits from her trust fund among her family and several area charities, including the United Way of Central Florida which received $129,182.53.

A Winter Haven couple has donated $3,000 to a children’s literacy project supported by the United Way of Central Florida. The check will fund the Dolly Parton Imagination Library – a program that mails age-appropriate books to children each month. The $3,000 donation, courtesy of Nat and Jane West, will provide free books for 100 Winter Haven area children every month, for one year.

The United Way of Central Florida's 2-1-1 helpline is connecting local families to Summer BreakSpot, a Summer Food Service Program for low-income children. Through the Summer BreakSpot, free, healthy breakfasts, lunches and snacks are available to anyone 18 and under all summer long! For information on program sites in your community, please call 2-1-1 or visit http://www.summerfoodflorida.org.