Walmart Canada announces donation to Food Banks Canada

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Walmart Canada announced on Friday a donation of C$100,000 to Food Banks Canada to help local food banks improve access to food and services for those in need. 



Food Banks Canada's HungerCount 2012 shows 882,000 individuals turned to a food bank each month for help this year, and more than 339,000 of those assisted are children.



Walmart Canada has donated an additional C$85,000 to local food banks across the country, including C$30,000 to Daily Bread Food Bank, C$25,000 to Moisson Montreal, C$25,000 to Banques alimentaires du Quebec and C$5,000 to Edmonton's Food Bank.