Walmart and Sam’s Club’s “Fight Hunger. Spark Change.” Campaign Aims to Achieve Big Impact Toward Hunger Relief
April 22 2019 - 12:01AM
Business Wire
Campaign Aims to Help Feeding America Secure 1
Billion Meals for Local Food Banks
In communities across the U.S., one in eight Americans, or
nearly 40 million people, struggle with hunger, according to the
U.S. Department of Agriculture. To raise awareness and combat the
issue, Walmart, Sam’s Club, Feeding America® and member food banks
are kicking off their sixth annual nationwide “Fight Hunger. Spark
Change.” (FHSC) campaign, which will run from April 22 to May
20.
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Walmart and Sam's Club's "Fight Hunger.
Spark Change." Campaign Aims to Achieve Big Impact Toward Hunger
Relief. (Photo: Business Wire)
In partnership with Feeding America and 18 large supplier
partners, Walmart and Sam’s Club invite their 150 million weekly
shoppers to help achieve Feeding America’s ambitious goal of
securing 1 billion meals with easy ways to participate – purchasing
a participating item in-store or online, a donation in one of the
stores or clubs or donating on Feeding America’s website:
www.feedingamerica.org/walmart.
With 749 million meals achieved over the last five years,
Walmart and Sam’s Club’s customers and members can help Feeding
America achieve its 1 billion cumulative meals goal in three easy
ways. They can track the number of meals donated by visiting
www.walmart.com/fighthunger.
- For every participating product
purchased at U.S. Walmart stores, Sam’s Club, on walmart.com or
samsclub.com during the campaign, the supplier will donate the
monetary equivalent of one meal ($0.10) on behalf of a Feeding
America member food bank, up to applicable limits.
- Donate money to your local Feeding
America member food bank at participating Walmart stores or Sam’s
Clubs in the U.S.
- Donate at
feedingamerica.org/Walmart
Walmart kickstarted the campaign with a $3 million donation to
Feeding America and member food banks. A purchase of one of the 267
participating items helps secure the equivalent of one meal. Each
Walmart and Sam’s Club will partner with at least one of Feeding
America’s local food banks, and the 18 participating suppliers
represent some of the nation’s leading food companies. Some of the
participating products customers and members can buy include Bush’s
Original Baked Beans, Pace Chunky Salsa, Clif Bar Chocolate Chip
Energy Bars, Hidden Valley Original Ranch Salad Dressing and
Topping, Gold Peak Sweet Tea, Birdseye Broccoli Florets, Bubbly
Lime Sparkling Water, Nature Valley Crunchy Variety Back, Cinnamon
Toast Crunch Breakfast Cereal, Great Value Bowties Pasta, Kellogg’s
Frosted Flakes Breakfast Cereal, Cheez-It Baked Original Snack
Crackers, Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice:
Spanish Style, McCormick Original Taco Seasoning, Hawaiian Punch
Fruit Juice, Post Oreo O’s Breakfast Cereal, Folgers Classic Roast
Ground Coffee, Jif Creamy Peanut Butter and Knorr Cheddar Broccoli
Pasta Side Dish, and exclusively at Sam’s Club, Nature Nate’s Raw
Honey.
“As we go into our sixth year of the ‘Fight Hunger. Spark
Change.’ campaign, it’s exciting to approach the 1 billion mark in
terms of charitable meals secured by Feeding America over the life
of the program,” said Kathleen McLaughlin, chief sustainability
officer for Walmart. “Food insecurity continues to affect
communities across the United States. Working with Feeding America,
our customers, members, associates and suppliers, Walmart and Sam’s
Club aim to be part of the solution.”
“The Feeding America nationwide network of 200 member food banks
serves people in every single county in the United States. Food
banks are not just providing food to our neighbors in need, they
are providing nourishment, hope, and dignity. We are tremendously
grateful to Walmart, Sam’s Clubs and the 18 dedicated campaign
suppliers for coming together through ‘Fight Hunger. Spark Change’
to help people who struggle to put food on their tables and for
providing everyone the opportunity to give back,” said Claire
Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America.
To learn more about the campaign visit
www.walmart.com/fighthunger.
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 275
million customers and members visit our more than 11,300 stores
under 58 banners in 27 countries and eCommerce websites. With
fiscal year 2019 revenue of $514.4 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 http://corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at
http://facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/walmart.
About Feeding America
Feeding America® is the largest hunger-relief organization in
the United States. Through a network of 200 food banks and 60,000
food pantries and meal programs, we provide meals to more than 46
million people each year. Feeding America also supports programs
that prevent food waste and improve food security among the people
we serve; educates the public about the problem of hunger; and
advocates for legislation that protects people from going hungry.
Individuals, charities, businesses and government all have a role
in ending hunger. Donate. Volunteer. Advocate. Educate. Together we
can solve hunger. Visit www.feedingamerica.org, find us
on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
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