Community shoppers pair with retailers for annual Fight Hunger. Spark Change campaign

Mobile, AL–The 12th annual Walmart and Sam’s Club Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign raised more than $291,000 to help local families facing hunger. Supported by shoppers, associates, and food and beverage brand partners, the campaign delivered critical resources to Feeding the Gulf Coast at a time when an estimated 384,260 people in the service area are experiencing food insecurity.

“Across our community, more families and hardworking individuals are facing food insecurity, and Feeding the Gulf Coast is committed to ensuring they have the food and resources to overcome these challenges,” said Michael Ledger, President & CEO of Feeding the Gulf Coast. “Strong partnerships are essential in the fight against hunger, and we are thankful for Walmart, Sam’s Club, and the neighbors who join us in providing this tremendous support.”

“Helping our neighbors put food on the table is at the heart of what we do here in our community,” said Kayla Burton, senior manager of Cause Marketing and Customer Engagement at Walmart. “We’re thankful for our Walmart and Sam’s Club associates, customers, members, and suppliers who joined forces to support our local Feeding America food banks during this year’s campaign. Together, we’re making a real difference for families.”

The annual donation campaign, which ran March 1-31, continued 20 years of partnership between Walmart, Sam’s Club and Feeding America, with approximately $281 million in donations – including more than $177 million from the company and the Walmart Foundation and nearly $105 million from customers and members, and more than 9 billion pounds of food donated from Walmart stores and Sam’s Clubs since 2006.

The 24 participating suppliers for this year’s Fight Hunger. Spark Change campaign for Walmart include: B&G Foods, Inc., Ben’s Original, Bush Brothers & Company, Celsius, The Coca-Cola Company, Conagra Foods, Dole Packaged Foods, LLC, Ferrero USA, General Mills, Hershey Salty Snacks, Hidden Valley Original Ranch, Kellanova, Keurig Dr. Pepper, Kodiak, Kraft Heinz, Lipton Tea, Materne, Mondelez International, Olipop, Pepsi-Cola Advertising & Marketing, Inc., The Hain Celestial Group, WK Kellogg Co, Unilever and Utz Quality Foods.  The six participating suppliers for Sam’s Club include: General Mills, Kellanova, Kodiak, Kraft Heinz, Nestlé and Unilever.

To learn more about how you can join the fight to end hunger, visit feedingthegulfcoast.org.