Walmart, Sam’s Club and the Walmart Foundation Announce Relief and Recovery Efforts to Help Those Affected by Hurricane Laura
September 01 2020 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Up to $2.5 million in cash and product
committed to support local response organizations in southwest
Louisiana and southeast Texas
With the catastrophic storm, flooding and power outages
affecting southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas, Walmart, Sam’s
Club and the Walmart Foundation are committing up to $2.5 million
in cash and in-kind product donations to organizations leading
response and recovery efforts.
The funds and product donations will support relief efforts in
the area through four non-profits already active in the response,
including the Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana, SBP USA
(Saint Bernard Project), American Red Cross and the Salvation Army.
In addition to aid for these organizations, the company is donating
more than 600,000 bottles of water to the Louisiana Governor’s
Office on Homeland Security and local non-profits to support
impacted communities.
“Hurricane Laura has significantly impacted our associates,
customers and the communities we call home, leaving many without
power and basic services that may not return for weeks,” said Dan
Bartlett, executive vice president of corporate affairs for Walmart
Inc. “Our hearts go out to those affected, and we gladly leverage
our resources to assist where needed.”
In addition, Walmart and Sam’s Club are also supporting evacuees
in Texas, providing phone charging stations in the Lake Charles
area and hosting food relief organizations in a store parking lot
in Louisiana. As people were evacuated from southeast Texas late
last week, many were housed in San Antonio where Walmart supplied a
shelter with water, snacks and towels. For those without power in
southwest Louisiana, Sam’s Club has set up charging stations at
three area clubs so that people may charge their mobile phones. To
help those that need hot meals, food relief organizations are
handing out food and meal kits to first responders, associates and
those impacted by the storm at the Walmart store on Gerstner
Memorial Blvd in Lake Charles.
At present, only one Walmart store remains closed. All other
stores and Sam’s Clubs in the area are back up and running, some
with limited hours. For store and club operating hours, customers
may check local store Facebook pages or call clubs directly.
During times of disasters, the company’s priority is the safety
of their associates. Walmart and Sam’s Club work to take care of
associates and their families by communicating with store and club
location management teams, reminding associates of emergency
procedures and what to do during and after the storm. The company
is providing disaster assistance to displaced and affected
associates, setting up support centers in the impacted areas and
calling associates to conduct wellness checks.
Walmart has a long history of providing aid in times of
disasters, helping communities prepare and recover by donating
emergency supplies, such as food and water, home, and personal
products. Since FY2017, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have
donated more than $58 million in cash and in-kind donations to
support disaster preparedness and relief efforts.
About Walmart
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world save
money and live better - anytime and anywhere – in retail stores,
online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, over 265
million customers and members visit approximately 11,500 stores
under 56 banners in 27 countries and eCommerce websites. With
fiscal year 2020 revenue of $524 billion, Walmart employs over 2.2
million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in
sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity.
Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting
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About Philanthropy at Walmart
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the Walmart Foundation. By leaning in where the business has unique
strengths, Walmart.org works to tackle key social issues and
collaborate with others to spark long-lasting systemic change.
Walmart has stores in 27 countries, employing more than 2 million
associates and doing business with thousands of suppliers who, in
turn, employ millions of people. Walmart.org is helping people live
better by supporting programs that work to accelerate upward job
mobility for frontline workers, address hunger and make healthier,
more sustainably grown food a reality, and build strong communities
where Walmart operates. To learn more, visit www.walmart.org or
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