Lowcountry Food Bank, Walmart, Sam’s Club and Feeding America launch Fight Hunger. Spark Change. Campaign to combat hunger in the Lowcountry
April 19, 2022
Walmart and Sam’s Club Continue Their Commitment to Address Food Insecurity
in the Lowcountry through the
Fight Hunger. Spark Change. Campaign
You Can Help.
The most recent Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign helped create more than 950,000 meals* for Lowcountry Food Bank in 2019
Now in the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, families and charitable food systems in the Lowcountry continue to feel the economic impact, while also navigating the added effects of inflation and supply chain disruptions.
With more than 11% of people in coastal South Carolina experiencing food insecurity, Walmart and Sam’s Club are supporting the Feeding America® nationwide network of food banks, including Lowcountry Food Bank, through the ninth annual Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign.
The campaign will run in store and online from April 18-May 15. There are three easy ways to support neighbors in need.
For every participating product purchased in store or online at Walmart.com or SamsClub.com, the supplier will donate the monetary equivalent of at least one meal ($0.10) on behalf of a Feeding America member food bank at Walmart and five meals ($0.50) at Sam’s Club, up to applicable limits. See specially marked packages for full details.
Donate at check-out in stores or clubs or round up at Walmart.com.
Donate at Feeding America’s Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign donation site at either www.FeedingAmerica.org/Walmart or www.FeedingAmerica.org/SamsClub.
“The generous donations from Walmart and Sam’s Club through the Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign allows us to provide more children, seniors and families with nutritious food,” said Nick Osborne, LCFB President and CEO. “Nutritious food is a human right, and this campaign goes a long way to help our neighbors fill the meal gap when they may not know where their next meal will come from.”
“Hunger knows no boundaries and affects all of our communities. For the ninth year, Walmart and Sam’s Club invites our customers, members and suppliers to join us in the fight against hunger and help neighbors in need by participating in the Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign,” said Kathleen McLaughlin, executive vice president and chief sustainability officer at Walmart and president of the Walmart Foundation. “Together, we can help communities live better by expanding access to healthy, nutritious food.”
The 21 participating suppliers for Walmart include: Abbott; BIMBO Bakeries, USA; BODYARMOR; Bush Brothers & Company; Campbell Soup Company; Ferrera Candy Company; General Mills; Great Value; Iovate Health Sciences; J. M. Smucker; Kellogg’s; Keurig Dr. Pepper; Kraft Heinz; Materne North America; Monster Energy; Post Consumer Brands; Simply Good Foods; The Clorox Company; The Coca-Cola Company; Unilever; and United States Nutrition.
The participating suppliers for Sam’s Club include: Cascade (Procter & Gamble); Dole Packaged Foods, LLC; General Mills; J. M. Smucker; Kellogg’s; Keurig Dr Pepper; Materne North America; Member’s Mark; Purina; and PEPSICO.
To learn more about the campaign, visit https://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/partners/current-promotions/fight-hunger-spark-change.
*Currently, $1 helps provide at least 10 meals secured by Feeding America® on behalf of local member food banks.
About the Lowcountry Food Bank: Feed. Advocate. Empower.
The Lowcountry Food Bank serves the 10 coastal counties of South Carolina and distributed more than 40 million pounds of food in 2021. The Lowcountry Food Bank helps fight hunger by distributing food to more than 250 partner agencies including on-site meal programs, homeless shelters and emergency food pantries. The Lowcountry Food Bank advocates on behalf of those who experience hunger and helps empower people to make healthy and nutritious food choices. For more information, visit the Lowcountry Food Bank website.
About Feeding America
Feeding America® is the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States. Through a network of more than 200 food banks, 21 statewide food bank associations, and over 60,000 partner agencies, food pantries and meal programs, we helped provide 6.6 billion meals to tens of millions of people in need last year. Feeding America also supports programs that prevent food waste and improve food security among the people we serve; brings attention to the social and systemic barriers that contribute to food insecurity in our nation; and advocates for legislation that protects people from going hungry. Visit www.feedingamerica.org, find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
