Sixth Annual "Fight Hunger. Spark Change" Campaign Underway
Monday, April 29th, 2019 -- 10:44 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -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.” campaign, which runs through May 20. 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.
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