Walmart, Sam's Club kick off hunger campaign with Feeding America
For the 12th consecutive year, all U.S. Walmart and Sam's Club locations are teaming up with their customers, members, suppliers and associates for the Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign to support the Feeding America network of partner food banks.
The annual donation campaign, running March 1-31, kicks off a celebration of 20 years of partnership between Walmart, Sam's Club and Feeding America that's grown into one of the most transformative collaborations in the hunger relief space—with approximately $271 million in donations—including more than $177 million from the company and the Walmart Foundation and nearly $95 million from customers and members, the retailer said.
Walmart and Sam's Club also have donated more than 9 billion pounds of food to the Feeding America network of local food banks and partner agencies since 2006.
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"Our extraordinary partnership is grounded in a shared belief that ending hunger in America is possible," said Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, Feeding America's CEO. "For two decades, Walmart and Sam's Club have brought bold, impactful ideas to the table, and executed them consistently and with purpose. We are grateful for all they've done and all that's to come."
The Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign will run online and in stores from March 1-31. Shoppers can support people facing hunger three ways:
For every participating product purchased in store or online at Walmart.com or SamsClub.com, the supplier will donate the monetary equivalent of at least one meal ($0.10) on behalf of a Feeding America partner food bank at Walmart and five meals ($0.50) at Sam's Club, up to applicable limits. See specially marked packages for full details.
Donate at check-out in stores or clubs or online at Walmart.com and the Walmart app.
Donate at Feeding America's Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign site at either www.FeedingAmerica.org/Walmart or www.FeedingAmerica.org/SamsClub.
During the campaign, all donations stay local. Sales-activated supplier donations and register donations are directed to a local Feeding America partner food bank located within a store or club's community. Since its inception in 2014, the campaign has helped to secure nearly 2 billion meals for people facing hunger.
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The 24 participating suppliers for this year's Fight Hunger. Spark Change campaign for Walmart include: B&G Foods, Ben's Original, Bush Brothers & Company, Celsius, The Coca-Cola Company, Conagra Foods, Dole Packaged Foods, Ferrero USA, General Mills, Hershey Salty Snacks, Hidden Valley Original Ranch, Kellanova, Keurig Dr. Pepper, Kodiak, Kraft Heinz, Lipton Tea, Materne, Mondelez International, Olipop, Pepsi-Cola Advertising & Marketing, The Hain Celestial Group, WK Kellogg Co, Unilever and Utz Quality Foods.
The six participating suppliers for Sam's Club include: General Mills, Kellanova, Kodiak, Kraft Heinz, Nestlé and Unilever.
To learn more about the campaign, visit here.