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Fighting hunger. Feeding hope.

Fighting hunger. Feeding hope.

Walmart, Sam’s Club and Feeding America Launch Fight Hunger. Spark Change. Supporting Families in Central Florida

April 5, 2021 by Erika Spence Leave a Comment

Walmart and Sam’s Club are kicking off the eighth annual Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign, which benefits Feeding America®, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization and nationwide network of 200 local food banks. In Central Florida, the Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign supports Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, through a partnership with Walmart and Sam’s Club suppliers, customers and members. This year’s Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign will run in-store and online from April 5 – May 3.

The need for food assistance has increased due to the ongoing economic fallout from COVID-19. Prior to the pandemic, 35 million people faced hunger in the U.S., according to the USDA. Now, millions more people may struggle to put food on their tables. Feeding America estimates that 42 million people may face hunger, including 1 in 6 children, as a result of the pandemic.

“Central Florida has faced a number of challenges this past year and we have worked hard to serve our neighbors in their time of need. Walmart and Sam’s Club are longstanding partners in the fight to end hunger,” said Dave Krepcho, President and CEO. “Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida is grateful for Walmart, Sam’s Club and their suppliers, members and customers for their generous support of this campaign.”

There are three easy ways for customers and members to participate:

  • Donate at check-out in stores and clubs, or at either www.FeedingAmerica.org/Walmart or www.FeedingAmerica.org/SamsClub. 
  • Round-up at check-out on Walmart.com and the Walmart app.
  • 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 member food bank at Walmart and five meals ($0.50) at Sam’s Club, up to applicable limits. See specially marked packages for full details.

“Fighting hunger means more than just feeding people. It means helping them on a path to fulfill their potential because nutritious food is the foundation for good health and wellbeing,” said Kathleen McLaughlin, executive vice president and chief sustainability officer for Walmart. “Central to our mission at Walmart is helping people live better and that includes ensuring they have access to nutritious food. In its eighth year, Fight Hunger. Spark Change. continues to provide communities a way to support local food banks alongside their neighbors, trusted brands and their local Walmart and Sam’s Club.”  

To support Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, customers and members shopping at Walmart and Sam’s Clubs can look for select products from these 27 participating suppliers: Abbott, Bodyarmor, Bush Brothers & Company, Campbell Soup Company, Clif Bar & Company, Ferrera Candy Company, General Mills, GoGo squeeZ, Great Value, Iovate Health Sciences, J.M. Smucker, Kellogg’s, Keurig Dr. Pepper, Kitu Coffee, Kraft Heinz,  Mighty Spark, Monster Energy, PepsiCo, Post Consumer Brands, Purina, Simply Good Foods, Strong Roots, The Coca-Cola Company, The Clorox Company, This Saves Lives, Unilever and United States Nutrition.

To learn more about the campaign visit https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom.

1 in 7 Central Floridians may experience hunger this year.

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Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida is a member of Feeding America – the largest charitable domestic hunger-relief organization in the United States. SHFBCF secures and distributes food and grocery products to more than 500 local nonprofit feeding partners throughout Central Florida. Through the help of food and financial donors, volunteers and a caring, committed community, the food bank distributes enough food for a quarter of a million meals every day to the six-county service area. Feeding our neighbors facing hunger is only the beginning. By investing in job training programs, advocating for access to nutritious foods, and inspiring our community to get involved, SHFBCF is leaning into the root causes of hunger and transforming lives. With the support of our Central Florida community, Second Harvest Food Bank is feeding inspiration, change, achievement, health — and families facing hunger. To learn more about SHFBCF, visit FeedHopeNow.org.

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