Walmart and Sam’s Club Fight Hunger. Spark Change Campaign Returns to Central Louisiana to Help People Facing Hunger

Alexandria, LA – Everyone needs nutritious food to thrive, and in every community in America, people are working hard to provide for themselves and their families. Yet in 2022, 44 million people—1 in 7 people—faced food insecurity in the U.S.

Those are the highest numbers in a decade, underscoring the need for more charitable food assistance in Central Louisiana and beyond.

Now, for the 11th straight year, all U.S. Walmart stores and Sam’s Clubs are launching the Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign, with the goal of providing people facing hunger with access to the food and resources they say they need to thrive. Since its inception in 2014, the campaign has generated more than $186 million and helped secure nearly 1.9 billion meals* for the Feeding America® network of local food banks.

“As we did in 2023, the Food Bank and the families we serve continue to deal with challenges posed by rising costs and inflation. We work hard to serve our neighbors in need and Walmart and Sam’s Club have been true partners in this effort,” said Jayne Wright-Velez, executive director of the Food Bank of Central Louisiana.  “We are grateful for the continued support of Walmart and Sam’s Club as well as their suppliers, customers, and employees.  The money raised through the Fight Hunger. Spark Change. Campaign helps us provide thousands of meals for neighbors across this community.”

The campaign will run in stores and online from April 1-April 29, with three ways for shoppers to participate:

- By donating at check-out in stores or clubs or round up at Walmart.com and the Walmart app.

- By purchasing participating products in-store or online at Walmart.com or SamsClub.com. For every purchase of a participating product, 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.

- By donating at Feeding America’s Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign donation site at either www.FeedingAmerica.org/Walmart or www.FeedingAmerica.org/SamsClub

The 20 participating suppliers for Walmart include: Bush Brothers & Company; CELSIUS® Essential Energy Drink; The Coca-Cola Company; Conagra Brands; Dole Packaged Foods; Ferrara; Ferrero; General Mills; Hain Celestial; Hershey Salty Snacks; Hidden Valley Ranch; Kellanova; W.K. Kellogg Company; Keurig Dr Pepper; Kodiak; Kraft Heinz; Monster Energy; Pepsi-Cola Advertising & Marketing, Inc.; Red Bull North America; Unilever.

The 8 participating suppliers for Sam’s Club include: General Mills; W.K. Kellogg Company; Kraft Heinz; Nestlé; Nissin; Nongshim; Palmetto Gourmet Foods, A Borealis Foods Company; Unilever

*Currently, $1 helps provide at least 10 meals secured by Feeding America® on behalf of local partner food banks.

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