This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Walmart Foundation for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
Vote to fight spring hunger with Walmart
It’s amazing that in America so many Americans go hungry. Did you know that more than 50 Million Americans have no idea where their next meal will come from? During the Spring, food banks experience a decrease in foods and donations. That makes sense. Thanksgiving and Christmas brings lots of donations, but what about the rest of the year? And what is a main reason for the cause of hunger – unemployment.
To help fill the food banks with food this Spring, Walmart is working with Feeding America and four popular food brands in America- ConAgra, General Mills, Kraft and Kellogg’s. From Monday April 9 through April 30, these five companies will be working together in a nationwide Fighting Hunger Together initiative. You can join the fight against hunger in-store or through Facebook.
What do you do? Vote.
On Facebook Walmart will be hosting a campaign where fans can choice among 200 communities with the highest unemployment rates determined by the Department of labor. Make sure to vote between April 9th and April 30th to help make a difference.
After you vote, share the word and encourage friends to do the same!
Not into Facebook? That’s okay. You can also go into a Walmart and purchase select products from ConAgra, General Mills, Kellogg’s and Kraft. By doing so, you can donate meals to Feeding America or Action for Healthy Kids. See signs in store for more information.
So what actually will happen? Walmart will donate a total of $2 million to the 21 communities receiving the most support: $1 million to the winner and $50,000 each to the 20 runners-up. On May 1st, winning communities will be announced.
The Fighting Hunger Together campaign is expected to generate 43 million meals for families in need. Wow!
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Will you vote?
Thank you – that’s a wonderful thing that WalMart is doing and I would never have known had I not stopped here to read your blog. I’m going to vote now.
I love that you can vote; that makes it so much more personal!
Walmart always comes up with great ideas.
What a wonderful thing. I’m off to vote now.
This is such a wonderful cause! I can’t imagine anything worse than going to bed hungry 🙁
“The Fighting Hunger Together campaign is expected to generate 43 million meals for families in need. Wow!” That’s some impressive results!
This is a wonderful cause to donate money and food too!
It is great to hear that Walmart is helping their communities.
What a great thing. I love seeing companies give back!
I’ve voted! Thanks for letting me know about this. 🙂
awesome. I’m going to go vote!
Great cause! And makes me feel better about Walmart.
It’s great that they are supporting a good cause.
I voted! Thanks for the heads up 🙂
Great campaign!
what a great campaign they are doing!