The final week of Hunger Action Month focuses on Donations. Walmart in Burlington, both the Fairview store and the north Burlington store (at Dundas & Appleby) are regular donors to us in terms of food. Walmart ran its annual national ‘Fight Hunger. Spark Change.‘ campaign February 20 to March 18 to raise awareness about the food security crisis in Canada and raise enough funds to provide 15 million meals for Canadians in need through Food Banks Canada.

Customers were invited to join Walmart and its supplier partners in the fight against hunger in four ways:

1 – Food donation drop-off: Walmart stores across the country are accepting non-perishable food donations for local food banks. Donation bins can be found at the front of each store.
2 – Donate in-store: Customers are given the opportunity to round up their purchase at the register to the nearest dollar to support the campaign. All donations made in-store, by customers, will support local food banks.
3 – Donate online: Customers can make a $1, $2 or $5 donation online at Walmart.ca.
4 – Purchase participating products: For every purchase (in-store and online at walmart.ca) of select products, participating brands will donate a portion of the proceeds to Food Banks Canada, up to a maximum of $1.2 million. Partners include: Bimbo Canada, Danone, Dare Foods, General Mills, Hershey, Kellogg’s, Kraft Heinz, Maple Leaf Foods, Mars Canada Inc., McCormick Canada, Mondelez, Nestle, Pepsi Canada and Unilever.