Second Harvest Food Bank of Lehigh Valley and Southern Eastern Pa., will receive a donation of $58,573 from Wegmans stores in Allentown, Bethlehem and Nazareth.

Check Out Hunger and Care About Hunger programs allowed customers to donate $1, $2, $3, $5 or any other amount at checkout with 100 percent of the proceeds going to each store's local food bank.

During the fall 2012 checkout scanning campaign at 45 Wegmans stores in Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, and the Greater Rochester region of New York, hunger relief donations totaled $1.38 million.

In addition to money raised for emergency food services, Wegmans also donated 16 million pounds of food to local food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens across all of its market areas.

"We're thankful for our customers and employees who step up to give in such a generous way," said Linda Lovejoy, Wegmans' community relations manager. "Their donations at checkout help reduce hunger that exists right in our own neighborhoods and communities."