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Back to Top January 2010
Jan. 28, 2010	-	Walmart Foundation Tax Preparation Partnership Expects to Yield More Than $1 Billion in Tax Savings for Consumers
Jan. 13, 2010	-	Walmart Donates $600,000 in Response to Haiti Earthquake
Back to Top December 2009
Dec. 12, 2009	-	Holiday Wreaths to be Laid at the Memorial site for Flight 93 to Honor Veterans as Part of "Walmart Gives Back" Holiday Giving Campaign
Dec. 12, 2009	-	Holiday Wreaths to be Laid at Fayetteville National Cemetery to Honor Veterans as Part of "Walmart Gives Back" Holiday Giving Campaign
Dec. 12, 2009	-	Holiday Wreaths to be Laid at Battery Park to Honor 9/11 Victims and Veterans as Part of "Walmart Gives Back" Holiday Giving Campaign
Dec. 12, 2009	-	Holiday Wreaths to be Laid at Arlington National Cemetery to Honor Veterans as Part of "Walmart Gives Back" Holiday Giving Campaign Walmart Helps Wreaths Across America Lay 16,000 Wreaths at Nationa
Dec. 11, 2009	-	Holiday Wreaths to be Laid at the Pentagon to Honor Veterans as Part of "Walmart Gives Back" Holiday Giving Campaign
Dec. 04, 2009	-	Walmart Gives $1.1 Million to Support Military Families and Honor Fallen Heroes This Holiday Season
Back to Top November 2009
Nov. 16, 2009	-	Walmart and the Walmart Foundation Donate $100,000 to Provide Legal Services to Low-Income Arkansans
Nov. 10, 2009	-	Walmart and CARE Launch New Initiative to Empower Marginalized Women in India
Nov. 03, 2009	-	Walmart Foundation Kicks-Off $32 Million Holiday Giving Campaign with Historic Hunger Relief Effort
Nov. 02, 2009	-	Leaders Wanted
Back to Top October 2009
Oct. 14, 2009	-	Walmart Donates $350,000 to Support Disaster Relief Around the World
Oct. 06, 2009	-	Walmart Joins Army Spouse Employment Partnership
Back to Top September 2009
Sep. 15, 2009	-	Walmart and Sam's Club Donate More Than $4 Million to U.S. Teachers through New Teacher Rewards Program
Sep. 10, 2009	-	Walmart Helps Even More Hispanics Achieve Their Educational Dreams
Back to Top August 2009
Aug. 25, 2009	-	Walmart's "Write to Change the Classroom" Program Provides School Supplies Nationwide
Aug. 25, 2009	-	Walmart to Host Free Financial Literacy Workshops
Aug. 17, 2009	-	Walmart Foundation Donates $325,000 to 10 Nevada Charities
Back to Top July 2009
Jul. 23, 2009	-	Walmart Helps Launch Chicago Conservation Leadership Corps
Jul. 23, 2009	-	Walmart Supports Chicago Green Jobs
Jul. 21, 2009	-	Walmart Foundation Supports National Latino Education Institute
Jul. 15, 2009	-	Mercy Hospital Receives $25,000 from the Walmart Foundation to Assist with Whole Women, Whole Health Program
Jul. 09, 2009	-	Walmart Foundation Commits $500,000 to Improving Emergency Preparedness for the 54 Million Americans with Disabilities
Back to Top June 2009
Jun. 24, 2009	-	Walmart Foundation Expands Hunger Relief Efforts, Donates More Than $7.8 Million to Support Summer Feeding Programs and U.S. Food Banks
Back to Top May 2009
May 05, 2009	-	Walmart Foundation and CARE Team Up to Empower Young Women Around the World
Back to Top April 2009
Apr. 03, 2009	-	Walmart Salutes Schools Through "Earth Day, Every Day" School Challenge
Apr. 02, 2009	-	Walmart Supports Communities around the Globe with $423 Million in Charitable Contributions
Apr. 01, 2009	-	Walmart Foundation Donates $5 Million To Help Red Cross Chapters Prepare For Disasters
Back to Top March 2009
Mar. 31, 2009	-	Walmart Donates $175,000 to United Way of Kentucky
Mar. 24, 2009	-	President Obama Meets Children's Miracle Network "Champions" from Around the Country
Mar. 13, 2009	-	Walmart Celebrates International Women's Day
Back to Top February 2009
Feb. 18, 2009	-	Children's Miracle Network, Walmart Raise Awareness For Children's Hospitals with "Champions Across America"
Feb. 02, 2009	-	Women Entrepreneurs Accelerate U.S. Economy in Year-Long "Race" to Create Jobs and Build Small Businesses