Walmart 2002 Annual Report Download - page 13

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SAM’S CLUB directs a $1,200 grant to
local police, fire, rescue and emergency
management organizations.
Wal-Mart’s community involvement
is truly an international effort, as the
Company’s 300,000 Associates outside the
United States enrich their communities.
Last year, our Company, our Associates
and customers in eight countries and
Puerto Rico raised and contributed nearly
$15 million to their communities.
In Canada, for example, Wal-Mart stores
nationwide launched a campaign to support
the building of The Juno Beach Centre,
a memorial museum and information
center commemorating the important role
Canadians played in World War II. And
after the September 11 tragedy, Associates
opened their homes, took merchandise to
Canadian airports and kept Wal-Mart stores
open longer – all to help airline passengers
stranded in Canada by grounded flights.
In Mexico, each store partnered with
a local orphanage or home for the elderly
and collected Christmas gifts for more than
32,000 residents. SAM’S CLUB Associates
also purchased 19,000 toys that were given
to needy children on Three Kings Day.
And in the United Kingdom, ASDA
Colleagues spent nearly 68,000 hours
volunteering in their communities. They
also raised $800,000 for a breast cancer-care
program called “Tickled Pink.” And they
raised and contributed another $860,000
for disadvantaged children through
the BBC Children in Need Appeal.
Because Wal-Mart stores and
SAM’S CLUBS are located in so
many communities, our Associates
have a unique opportunity to respond
to a diversity of local needs and enrich
the lives of people around the world –
one community at a time.
Community
Matching Grants
$77,303,474
Children's Miracle
Network
$31,778,955
Store Contribution
Account
$33,018,212
United Way
$18,605,163
Other Contributions
$14,827,963
Education
$12,275,888
In-Kind
Contributions
$3,400,000
Volunteerism
Always Pays
$3,335,000
Environment
$1,720,549
Community Involvement 2002
Total Giving
$196,265,204