SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- J. Michael Fulton, president and CEO of Comerica Bank's Western Market, today announced $35,000 in contributions to seven community non-profit agencies that deliver meals and Thanksgiving turkeys to people in need in California and Arizona.

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The non-profit food banks serve families and individuals in seven counties where Comerica Bank has offices - Fresno, Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Francisco and Santa Clara counties in California, and Maricopa County (Phoenix), Arizona.

"Many families living in communities where our Comerica colleagues live and work are struggling," said Fulton. "I'm proud to announce that the Comerica Charitable Foundation has agreed to give $5,000 each to seven community food banks in California and Arizona to provide some emergency relief. I hope that these gifts not only put food on dinner tables, but also stimulate more donations to food banks and other charities."

The recipients of the gifts from the Comerica Charitable Foundation are:

• Community Food Bank in Fresno, $5,000
• Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, $5,000
• Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County, $5,000
• Feeding America in San Diego, $5,000
• San Francisco Food Bank, $5,000
• Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara County, $5,000
• St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance in Phoenix, Arizona, $5,000
  

The food banks will be using the grants for their special Thanksgiving food programs. At the Second Harvest food banks in San Jose and Irvine, for example, the Comerica grant will buy complete holiday meals as part of each food bank's "Operation Gobble" campaign. In San Francisco, low-income seniors and families will receive 2,700 meals because of the Comerica donation. In Los Angeles, the Regional Food Bank will use the Comerica donation to buy more than 400 14-pound turkeys for its holiday turkey drive with the foundation grant. In San Diego, Feeding America will be able to buy Thanksgiving meals with the Comerica funds. In Phoenix, the Comerica funds donated to St. Mary's will go towards the food bank's goal of delivering 10,000 turkeys to families in need.

About the Comerica Charitable Foundation

The Comerica Charitable Foundation gives money to non-profit organizations based on community needs in Comerica Bank's primary markets within Texas, Michigan, California, Arizona and Florida. Priorities include economic self-sufficiency, neighborhood revitalization, education, health care and programs supporting diversity and inclusion. For information, go to www.comerica.com/community.

About Comerica Bank

Comerica Bank is a subsidiary of Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA), a Dallas-based company strategically aligned into three major business segments: the Business Bank, the Retail Bank, and Wealth & Institutional Management. Comerica focuses on relationships and helping businesses and people be successful. In addition to Arizona and California, Comerica Bank locations can be found in Florida, Michigan and Texas, with select businesses operating in several other states, Canada and Mexico. Comerica reported total assets of $63.6 billion at June 30, 2009. For more information, go to www.comerica.com.

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