What Others Are Saying
- “I was raised in a family that believed we have a responsibility to help our fellow man in need, and I’m proud to see Walmart – a corporate constituent – embrace that same belief.” Senator Blanche Lincoln, Co-founder of the bipartisan U.S. Senate Hunger Caucus
- “Walmart brings economic development, job opportunities and an opportunity for us to shop locally.” Pat Porter, Mayor of Kenai, Alaska
- “Walmart’s return to Pass Christian is critical to the city’s recovery, and it is also critical to the entire Gulf Coast coming back bigger and better than ever.” Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi
- “Walmart certainly fills a need that has been missing in our community for a long time…” Brenda L. Thorton, Executive Director of the Potsdam (NY) Chamber of Commerce, 8/12/08
- “We are very fortunate to have Walmart here in our community…It has been a great partnership.” Chuck Burtcher, Mayor of Guthrie, Oklahoma
- “Walmart’s Green Jobs Council is driving collaboration among a variety of companies that are focused on America’s most valuable resource; the American worker. To overcome both rising unemployment and dwindling natural resources, we must invest in our nation’s workforce through the development of jobs that preserve the environment for generations to come. I believe the goals of the Green Jobs Council are highly achievable.” Christopher Spain, chairman and chief strategy officer for HydroPoint, Data Systems
- “The bottom line, as always, for Walmart is low prices. It’s the company’s mantra, and it’s luring back shoppers more concerned with saving money now than they have been in over a decade. “Walmart has a distinct advantage,” according to Joe Feldman, an analyst at retail specialist Telsey Advisory Group. “They’re able to get product from a manufacturer into a customer’s trunk cheaper than any other retailer.” US News and World Reports
- “The Walmart Foundation has played a vital role in the development of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial by first making a $1 million donation in 2005 and now providing a $12.5 million letter of credit. Walmart’s partnership demonstrates the company’s ongoing commitment to the community and to the causes important to its associates and customers. The company’s continued support helps to uphold the ideals of hope, democracy, justice and love for which Dr. King stood.” Harry E. Johnson, President and CEO, Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Foundation
- “These contributions from Walmart are a true example of the essential role that corporate partners have in supporting the non-profit community. By infusing Ohio’s foodbank network and HEAP with such substantial support, many Ohio families will have food and heat they might not otherwise have.” Ohio Governor Ted Strickland
- “The public health community has long recognized that the cost of either cigarettes or smoking cessation medications has served as a determining factor for smokers to continue smoking or finally to decide to quit. This move by Walmart to provide science-based smoking cessation therapies that smokers can more easily afford is a huge step forward in helping millions of smokers finally quit for good.” Cheryl G. Healton, Dr. P.H., president and CEO of the American Legacy Foundation
