Sam’s Club Launches Nationwide “Meals from Members” Campaign to Support Feeding America®
February 28 2017 - 12:07PM
Business Wire
Campaign to help fight hunger in communities
across the country;Aims to secure 2.5 million meals on behalf of
Feeding America food banks
Today, Sam’s Club launches the “Meals from Members” campaign to
support Feeding America®, the largest hunger-relief and food rescue
organization in the United States. The nationwide campaign will
help fight hunger by securing up to 2.5 million meals on behalf of
local Feeding America member food banks.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that 42
million people in the United States are food insecure, including
more than 13 million children. With Feeding America, Sam’s Club
will work to help families and individuals facing hunger gain
access to a balanced meal and the food they need. One in seven
people in communities across America receive help through the
Feeding America network of 200 food banks each year.
Through “Meals from Members,” Sam’s Club members can help secure
12 meals for their local Feeding America network food bank every
time they purchase a select product from the participating
suppliers and redeem their purchases online at
www.SamsClub.com/GiveMeals. Sam’s Club members can also participate
by sending a text message with their zip code to have 12 meals
routed to their local food bank. Four major supplier partners have
joined the campaign – General Mills, Nissin, Nature Nate’s Natural
and Prego – providing members with 14 different products to
purchase to help generate a donation.
“This campaign builds upon the long-standing commitment of our
club members in support of causes that strengthen their local
communities,” said Rob Burns, vice president of Sam’s Club dry
grocery. “We’re proud to work alongside Feeding America, an
organization that sets the standard in our country when it comes to
tackling the issues of hunger in the United States. Together, we
can make the strongest possible impact in the lives of the millions
of adults and children who deal with the issue of food insecurity
in the communities where we operate our clubs.”
Sam’s Club members will be able to purchase from a list of
participating items including, but not limited to, Cheerios, Nature
Valley, Prego, Cup O-Noodles, and Nature Nates Honey. From February
28 to March 31, there are two easy ways for members to give back to
a local Feeding America food bank:
1) Purchase: Purchase qualifying
item(s) from participating suppliers at Sam’s Club and go online to
www.SamsClub.com/GiveMeals to redeem their purchases and route the
meals to their local food bank by zip code.
2) Text: Text ‘Meals’ to 35350 and
enter their zip code to have a donation sent to their local food
bank. Participants can text a donation from their phone number one
time. *
“There are families in every community across the country that
are challenged consistently to provide balanced meals for their
household,” said Diana Aviv, CEO at Feeding America. “With millions
of families in the U.S. facing hunger, this is a critical time for
our network to collaborate with other advocates for hunger relief
to help provide support for people in need. Support from programs
like “Meals from Members” brings much-needed awareness and an
opportunity for anyone to join the fight to end hunger in
America.”
For more information and to get involved now, please visit
www.SamsClub.com/GiveMeals.
*The purchase of 1 participating item secures a
total of 12 meals. One text message triggers a donation to Feeding
America from General Mills – enough to help secure 12 meals on
behalf of local foodbanks. One dollar and eight cents helps provide
12 meals secured by Feeding America on behalf of local member food
banks.
ABOUT SAM’S CLUB
Sam’s Club®, a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT), is
a leading membership warehouse club offering superior products,
savings and services to millions of members in 659 clubs in the
U.S. and Puerto Rico. To learn more about Sam’s Club, visit
the Sam’s Club Newsroom, shop at SamsClub.com, and
interact with Sam’s Club
on Twitter and Facebook.
ABOUT FEEDING AMERICA
Feeding America is the nationwide network of 200 food banks that
leads the fight against hunger in the United States. Together, we
provide food to more than 46 million people through 60,000 food
pantries and meal programs in communities across America. Feeding
America also supports programs that improve food security among the
people we serve; educates the public about the problem of hunger;
and advocates for legislation that protects people from going
hungry. Individuals, charities, businesses and government all have
a role in ending hunger. Donate. Volunteer. Advocate. Educate.
Together we can solve hunger. Visit www.feedingamerica.org, find us
on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
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