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News Releases450 Food Items and $230 Donated at Operation Homefront Food DriveA $20,000 Wal-Mart Foundation grant was presented during the event Lebanon, Ore., (May 2009) – More than 450 food items and $230 were donated at a recent food drive for Operation Homefront, held Saturday, May 2, at the Lebanon Walmart store. Operation Homefront operates a local food bank for military families in need of emergency food assistance. During the food drive, Lebanon Walmart store managers presented Operation Homefront with a $20,000 grant from the Wal-Mart Oregon State Foundation Giving Council. “Walmart appreciates the commitment and sacrifice military members and their families make by serving our country,” said Lebanon Walmart store manager Pam Zieman. “We’re honored to support Operation Homefront, which offers much-needed assistance to these heroes and their families, and helps fill their pantries with nutritious food.” ABOUT PHILANTHROPY AT WAL-MART STORES, INC. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and the Wal-Mart Foundation are proud to support the charitable causes that are important to customers and associates in their own neighborhoods. Through its philanthropic programs and partnerships, the Wal-Mart Foundation supports initiatives focused on enhancing opportunities in education, job skills training, sustainability and health. In 2007, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club and the Wal-Mart Foundation gave $296 million to communities across the United States. To learn more, visit www.walmartfoundation.org. ABOUT OPERATION HOMEFRONT Operation Homefront provides emergency assistance and morale to our troops, to the families they leave behind and to wounded warriors when they return home. A nonprofit, Operation Homefront leads more than 4,500 volunteers in 30 chapters nationwide and has provided critical assistance to more than 45,000 military families in need. Operation Homefront’s Oregon Chapter currently offers the following assistance to deployed military families and wounded warriors: emergency food, urgent/critical health care assistance, critical baby needs, financial assistance, vehicle repairs and vehicle donation, furniture and household items, emergency home repairs, vehicle and home remodels for disabled warriors.
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