There’s one in six people in America that doesn’t know where their next meal will come from throughout the year. That means millions of people are lacking proper nutrition they need to thrive. As if it doesn’t get any worse, the data at Feeding America indicates that many food banks experience a decline in food donations during the first quarter. That is why many food banks are going through what is often called a “spring hunger gap” when their food supply is at its lowest level.
The hunger crisis is at its historic high and is sadly and continuously on the rise. We can spark change in this epidemic by breaking the cycle of the hunger crisis by giving back throughout the year. That’s why my heart jumps in joy and happiness when campaigns, such as Fight Hunger. Spark Change. Campaign, are striving to make a difference.
Between now and May 3rd, Walmart’s mission is to donate up to 3 million to Feeding America. Their social media challenge involves taking a picture of 6 friends and posting it via social media with the #WeSparkChange hashtag. Walmart will make a donation of $10 to Feeding America for every social post that has the #WeSparkChange hashtag. Their goal is to donate up to $1.5 million for the social media challenge.
In addition, Kellogg Company, Kraft, Campbell’s ConAgra Foods, General Mills and Unilever are joining the fight against the hunger crisis by donating to Feeding America to secure 75 million meals for their member food banks.
Lastly, Walmart customers can also donate to a local Feeding America food bank at the cash register during checkout.
Join The Motherhood for a Twitter Party on Friday, April 24, at 1 PM EST to learn how you can join the fight against hunger and spark change in local communities across the United States with Walmart, all through its Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign.
I participated in this campaign on behalf of Walmart Fight Hunger and The Motherhood. All opinions expressed are, as always, my own.
This is a great thing Walmart are doing. It’s always great to see big companies giving back, it makes me want to support them even more.
Two thumbs up to Walmart and for the other companies that are part of this initiative. I will participate and I wish for the success of #WeSparkChange.
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Way to go, Walmart, for giving back to the community and helping to stop hunger! It’s sad that hunger is an epidemic in the USA. I try to always do my part in my local community (and nation wide) to help stamp out hunger. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
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It is sad to know that there are people out there hungry when I sit at the table and eat until I can’t eat any more. The #WeSparkChange is a great way to help.
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This is such a great program. Childhood hunger is just about the most horrible thing I can think of.
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It really is heartbreaking that so many children have no idea where their next meal will come from. I appreciate that places like Walmart make it easy to donate to such a great cause.
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What a great way to give back to those who are less fortunate! I am always trying to find ways to give back for what I have been blessed with. This is something I will be doing myself.
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This looks like a great campaign that Walmart is doing! I’m from Chicago and there are a lot of homeless people there. When I go out for food and have leftovers I almost always give them to someone sitting outside the restaurant or down the street from where I am
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I love that this program allows you to donate. Such a great program, going to see how I can get involved.
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This is great- I really love that Walmart is doing this. It’s awesome to see when bigger companies give back and do things to help!
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I love Wal-mart for this reason. When I was younger, I was a Girl Scout leader for girls, some of them were not well off. Wal-Mart donated money to our troop every month, so I could get snacks and craft supplies for them. Awesome.
I love that idea. I will have to check that out!
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I love that Wal-Mart is doing this! Its so sad that there are many that have to go hungry. I try to donate whenever I can to help those in need.
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This is such an amazing campaign and a wonderful way to give to those in need. I love that in addition to Walmart, other companies have taken the initiative to help fight against hunger.
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I love that Walmart is participating to this program, I mean it would help a lot of people and consumers will also have the chance to help others by buying products.
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I love this campaign and I really love that WalMart is involved in it. They are such a huge player in the retail game so for them to pitch in and bring awareness to this issue that really plagues every city around the globe, is awesome!
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I love to see that companies are using their voices and giving back to the community. No one should have to worry about a basic need like their next meal.
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This is a really great idea, and I love when I see company’s giving to those in need. There are so many hungry people in the world.
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This is such a cool way to fight hunger and increase awareness at the same time. I think this will help a lot of people.
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Walmart should be commended for this inventive hunger campaign. Hopefully, I can get enough friends together at one time to make my own social media contribution!
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Bravo to Walmart. Sometimes people don’t appreciate what they have and how good they have it. Thanks for the thoughtful post.
I’m going to join! Thank you for sharing, great cause 😀
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Those statistics are mind-boggling! Sometimes you need to see them in writing to really understand the degree of the problem. This is a wonderful initiative!
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This is pretty fabulous! What a great campaign! This is great of Walmart. So glad to hear it! It will help a lot!
That’s an easy way for everyone to help. It’s very generous of Walmart too. I’m happy to read about it and def. sharing with the hashtag.
I love that you are taking the initiative to share this important message. It’s a great cause.
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Love this message! We need to change – and support. I’d rather donate than give money (because I know it will actually be used on something useful!)
Glad to see Walmart stepping up to help! This is a great cause!
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Glad to see Walmart stepping up to help! This is a great cause!
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What a great cause! I love helping people and I really want to participate! Thanks for sharing!
This post makes me appreciate what I have and how blessed my family is. I hate wasting food and sometimes the kids don’t understand that. I’m so glad Walmart got involved and good on you for blogging about it! Well done.
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Kudos to Walmart for giving back to the community! I think companies like Walmart that have so much money should give back, but it is nice to know that they feel the same way too!
I have known a few people in my lifetime that didn’t know where their next meal was going to come from. To see Walmart helping to fight hunger does my heart good!
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Hunger is a terrible thing to face. We donate to our local food bank a few times a month.
I just heard about this yesterday and this is so awesome! Love seeing companies give back and help those in need!
I love the support Walmart is giving to Feeding America. Nobody should be hungry. I marked the party on my calendar
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We volunteered at a local Food Bank last week and we were sad to know that there are a lot of kids in our area who are food insufficient. Kudos to Walmart for creating this campaign.
This sounds like such a worth while cause. I’m glad that there are initiatives like this for people to get involved in.
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Kudos to Walmart! Glad to hear this on Earth Day. Sharing this campaign to everyone.
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All right, Walmart!!! Way to step up to the plate and help end hunger!
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This is a great way to help the community. IT’s a perfect campaign and a cause to stand behind
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This is such a great thing that Walmart does this. I am all support for companies that has a heart.
Thumbs up for Walmart on this one. I definitely support these type of campaigns.