The north Georgia community helped to raise more than $378,000 for local families in need through the 12^th annual Walmart and Sam’s Club Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign. 

Supported by local shoppers, associates, and dedicated partnerships with food and beverage brands, the campaign helped provide important donations to The Atlanta Community Food Bank during a critical time for the estimated 1 in 8 people in metro Atlanta and north Georgia who are experiencing food insecurity.

“More households and neighbors in our communities are facing food insecurity. During our most recent fiscal year, the Food Bank distributed 112 million meals to children, families and seniors struggling to make ends meet.  And the need continues to grow,” said Kyle Waide, President and CEO of the Atlanta Community Food Bank. “We are grateful for the support of people in our community and for  the tireless support of Walmart and Sam’s Club.”

To date, the campaign has helped secure more than 2.3 billion meals* for Feeding America^® food banks throughout the country. The Atlanta Community Food Bank will be able to provide over 1,134,000 meals for neighbors in need thanks to the generosity of local community members. Through a network of more than 700 community-based, nonprofit partners, the Food Bank distributes and provides access to fresh, nutritious food across communities in metro Atlanta and north Georgia.  

“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 ACFB.org. 

*$1 helps provide at least 10 meals secured by Feeding America on behalf of local partner food banks.