Employees of one Petal retailer were “cooking up” new ways to help children’s hospitals.
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Four centers aiming to teach local families financial literacy and independence have opened their doors in Providence.
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The Walmart Foundation and the Orlando Science Center will host “Walmart $5 Day” at the Orlando Science Center this Saturday, April 23. All guests to the Science Center on that day will enjoy exhibits, films and live programs for the significantly discounted price of $5. (General admission fees are usually $17 for adults and $12 for children ages 3-11).
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Easley resident Yolanda Clinton said the city’s new Walmart Supercenter that opened last week in the Easley Town Center retail complex will bring more income into the area as customers shop there.
“I love it,” Clinton said. “(I’ve been) waiting for a super Walmart in Easley for a long time now. … The shopping area, the parking area is great.”
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The Little Rock School District has been selected out of thousands of school districts nationwide for a new breakfast program that will make sure all the kiddos have a full tummy.
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About a year ago the SR published news that Wal-Mart would put another new store in Spokane Valley, about six blocks east of the Costco, about 5601 E. Sprague.
There hasn’t been a lot of progress so far on that project, which we wrote about first here. Why not?
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The Walmart Foundation presented the Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina with a $36,000 check for the agency’s new program, Membership Extension Journey Leadership, at a ceremony Monday in Florence.
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The Walmart Foundation presented the Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina with a $36,000 check for the agency’s new program, Membership Extension Journey Leadership, at a ceremony Monday in Florence.
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Despite being among the wealthiest states in the country, more than 428,000 Connecticut residents — or 12.3 percent of the state’s population — are considered food insecure, according to a new study by the Connecticut Food Bank and Feeding America. Such alarming figures have attracted the attention — and philanthropic support — of Walmart, which has committed $2 billion in cash and in-kind donations to a five-year national initiative to address hunger related issues. Christopher Buchanan, director of public affairs and government relations for southern New England and New York, Walmart
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“Hunger and need are our only criteria.”
There’s plenty of each out there these days, and this statement on the website of El Caldito Soup Kitchen, 999 W. Amador, is both an invitation and a challenge.
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Walmart Helps Locals Fight Against Hunger May 17, 2012
Missouri’s First Walmart Neighborhood Market Opens in Springfield MO May 17, 2012
Agencies Share Plans for $1M WalMart Grant May 16, 2012
Wal-Mart Ups the Stakes In Its Supplier Sustainability Scorecard Program May 16, 2012
Creating jobs, providing opportunity and saving the average family $3,100 per year.
A common sense approach to improving our health care systems.
We may operate globally but we give back locally through volunteer hours and charitable giving.
Being efficient and profitable goes hand in hand with being a good steward of the environment.