Walmart and the Walmart Foundation Donate $500,000 to Support Texas and Oklahoma Flood Relief Efforts
May 28 2015 - 4:04PM
Business Wire
Cash and in-kind donations will be used to
provide supplies and assistance to those affected by area
floods
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation today announced donations
totaling $500,000 to organizations helping with relief efforts for
those affected by the floods in Texas and Oklahoma. The amount
donated includes cash along with in-kind donations such as food,
water, cleaning supplies, baby and personal care products. When
flooding began earlier this week, Walmart immediately donated and
delivered 75,000 bottles of water to affected areas in the Texas
communities of Henderson and San Marcos. The company has also
donated cleaning products, diapers, work gloves and other supplies
to support flood relief efforts and supply shelters in Houston,
Wimberley and San Marcos. These donations are in addition to the
$80,000 the Walmart Foundation committed to the America Red Cross
to provide relief assistance in Texas and Oklahoma when severe
storms hit those states earlier this month.
”We are committed to helping families throughout Texas and
Oklahoma impacted by the flooding this week. Because those affected
include our own store associates and customers, many associates in
these communities immediately jumped into action to help others
when the flooding began,” said Dan Bartlett, executive vice
president of Corporate Affairs for Walmart. “Having been raised in
Texas, my thoughts and prayers are with the local communities, our
customers and our associates. Walmart takes pride in using our
strengths to help the thousands of communities in which we operate,
especially during times of natural disaster, as we’ve done in the
U.S. and countries all over the world. We will continue lending
support to the people of Texas and Oklahoma as we work to
rebuild.”
For Walmart, helping communities in need during times of tragedy
is personal, with associates living and working in communities
affected. The company has sent people into the field to aid in
relief efforts, and associates at Walmart store #404 in San Marcos
have volunteered their time to help clean and repair homes of
fellow associates and customers after the flood.
“At our store, we consider both our customers and associates as
part of an extended family that supports one another during times
of crisis,” said Nikki Gonzalez, assistant store manager at
Walmart. “We assembled a group of associates who wanted to
volunteer, and under the direction of the City of San Marcos, the
team was given addresses of residents who needed help. We ripped
out carpets and helped clean up their homes. There were so many
people that needed help, and we were just trying to make a
difference where we could. It makes me very proud to work for a
company that supports us in going out and helping people in our
community. There is a lot more work to be done, but I know that
together we can overcome this natural disaster that has affected so
many families here.”
Walmart will continue to work closely with disaster relief
organizations such as the American Red Cross, The Salvation Army,
Feeding America and local agencies to determine the needs of
individual communities.
“We are extremely thankful for Walmart’s generosity as we work
to help people in Texas and Oklahoma by providing shelter, food,
relief supplies, first aid and a shoulder to lean on,” said Derrick
Chubbs, division vice president, American Red Cross Southwest and
Rocky Mountains Division. “Support from donors such as Walmart will
allow the Red Cross to sustain relief efforts in these affected
areas to help people get back on their feet.”
Walmart has a long history of providing aid in times of disaster
by donating emergency supplies, such as food and water, home and
personal products, and by creating ways for associates and
community members to locate and help one another. Over the past 10
years, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have donated more than
$43 million to assist in disaster relief efforts.
About Walmart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world
save money and live better – anytime and anywhere – in retail
stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, we
serve nearly 260 million customers who visit our 11,462 stores
under 72 banners in 28 countries and e-commerce websites in 11
countries. With fiscal year 2015 revenue of $486 billion, Walmart
employs more than 2 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues
to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and
employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be
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at http://facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter
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About Philanthropy at Walmart
By using our strengths to help others, Walmart and the Walmart
Foundation create opportunities for people to live better every
day. We have stores in 28 countries, employing more than 2.2
million associates and doing business with thousands of suppliers
who, in turn, employ millions of people. We are helping people live
better by accelerating upward job mobility and economic development
for the retail workforce; addressing hunger and making healthier,
more sustainably-grown food a reality; and building strong
communities where we operate and inspiring our associates to give
back. Whether it is helping to lead the fight against hunger
in the United States with $2 billion in cash and in-kind donations
or supporting Women’s Economic Empowerment through a series of
grants totaling $10 million to the Women in Factories training
program in Bangladesh, China, India and Central America, Walmart
and the Walmart Foundation are not only working to tackle key
social issues, we are also collaborating with others to inspire
solutions for long-lasting systemic change. To learn more about
Walmart’s giving, visit www.foundation.walmart.com.
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