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Back to Top February 2010
Feb. 08, 2010	-	The Walmart Foundation and CARE Launch Women's Empowerment Initiative in Bangladesh Factories
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. 11, 2009	-	Walmart Foundation, Thurgood Marshall College Fund® Team Up to Provide Scholarship Funding to College Students in Critical Times
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
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
Back to Top August 2009
Aug. 17, 2009	-	Walmart Foundation Donates $325,000 to 10 Nevada Charities
Aug. 14, 2009	-	Walmart Foundation's Green Jobs Training Initiative Awards $550,000 to Conservation Corps of Long Beach Grant to support local green economy
Aug. 04, 2009	-	Walmart Foundation's Green Jobs Training Initiative Awards $550,000 to Milwaukee Conservation Leadership Corps
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
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 07, 2009	-	Walmart Foundation Awards more than $8 Million in Scholarships to Students Across the U.S.
May 05, 2009	-	Walmart Foundation and CARE Team Up to Empower Young Women Around the World
Back to Top March 2009
Mar. 24, 2009	-	President Obama Meets Children's Miracle Network "Champions" from Around the Country
Back to Top February 2009
Feb. 10, 2009	-	Walmart Foundation Teams Up with United Way and One Economy to Provide Free Tax Preparation and Filing Services
Feb. 03, 2009	-	Walmart Foundation Donates $5.7 Million to Support the Creation of Green Jobs in the U.S.
Feb. 03, 2009	-	Walmart's grants to 12 total $778,000
Feb. 02, 2009	-	Women Entrepreneurs Accelerate U.S. Economy in Year-Long "Race" to Create Jobs and Build Small Businesses