APRIL 18 - MAY 15, 2022
Walmart and Sam's Club Team Members "CALL TO ACTION": There are three ways you can help fight hunger in their local community during the campaign:
1. Purchase Participating Products: Customers and members can purchase participating products in stores and clubs or online or donate.
2. Donate In Store: Customers will have the option to give at check-out. Customers can either round up their purchase, give $1, $5 or any amount they choose.
3. NEW this year: Walmart has also added a "round-up" option on Walmart.com from April 15-May 13. Note that these dates vary from the dates of the campaign.
4. Online Donation: you can donate the amount of your choice online at either www.feedingamerica.org/walmart or www.FeedingAmerica.org/SamsClub.
Hunger Statistics
- Hunger in America is much closer than you may think. In Second Harvest Food Bank's 24 county service region (14 counties in NC and 10 in SC), there are over 512,000 people who live with food insecurity each and every day - this includes over 168,000 children and over 50,000 seniors.
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina provides food for over 950 partner agencies including soup kitchens like Urban Ministries, emercency pantries like Loaves and Fishes, homeless shelters like Center of Hope, senior programs, low-income daycares, veterans assistance organizations, and animal rescues.
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina has programming that directly serves our hungry neighbors - Child Hunger Program including Backpack Programs and Kids Cafe Programs; Senior Hunger Programs including Second Helpings and Fresh Produce Markets; School-Based Mobile Pantries and Rural Mobile Pantries for families and so much more.
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina has been serving our community since 1981.
Click here to read about all of the Food Bank's programs that are working to feed those in need.