The community of North Texas helped raise more than $360,000 for local families in need through the 12th annual Walmart and Sam’s Club “Fight Hunger. Spark Change.” campaign.
Supported by local shoppers, employees and partnerships with food and beverage brands, the campaign helped provide donations to North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) during a critical time for the estimated 744,000 people in North Texas who are experiencing food insecurity.
“As food costs remain high and food banks experience increased pressure from the growing number of people experiencing food insecurity, we are working hard to get food and resources to communities who need it most,” said Trisha Cunningham, president and CEO for the North Texas Food Bank. “We are grateful for the support of people in our community and for Walmart and Sam’s Club tireless support.”
To date, the campaign has helped secure more than 2.3 billion meals for Feeding America and more than 9.4 million meals through partner food banks in North Texas.
“Helping our neighbors put food on the table is at the heart of what we do here in our community,” said Kayla Burton, senior manager of cause marketing and customer engagement at Walmart.
“We’re thankful for our Walmart and Sam’s Club associates, customers, members and suppliers who joined forces to support our local Feeding America food banks during this year’s campaign. Together, we’re making a real difference for families.”
The annual donation campaign, which ran March 1-31, continued 20 years of partnership between Walmart, Sam’s Club and Feeding America, with about $281 million in donations – including more than $177 million from the company and the Walmart Foundation, nearly $105 million from customers and members and more than 9 billion pounds of food donated from Walmart stores and Sam’s Clubs since 2006.
The 24 participating suppliers for this year’s Fight Hunger. Spark Change campaign for Walmart include: B&G Foods Inc., Ben’s Original, Bush Brothers & Company, Celsius, The Coca-Cola Company, Conagra Foods, Dole Packaged Foods LLC, 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 Inc., 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.
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