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Walmart and General Mills Hosts "Stuff the Truck" Event on Thursday at New MLK Walmart

The 'Stuff the Truck' food donation will benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank as part of Fighting Hunger Together initiative.

The following was submitted by BRG Communications.

Walmart and General Mills will host “Stuff the Truck” event driving food donations that will go directly to the Atlanta Community Food Bank in support of hunger relief programs on Thursday, April 11th.

General Mills Outnumber Hunger will be presenting a $10,000 check and donating pallets of food to the Atlanta Community Food Bank to kick off the food drive.

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This event is part of the “Fighting Hunger Together” spring initiative, led by Walmart, General Mills and nine other grocery partners have joined forces to generate millions of meals and bring much needed food and funding to Feeding America food banks and agencies across the county.

The event is open to the general public and food donations are encouraged. Customers can drop donated product in marked Atlanta Community Food Bank bins throughout the area.

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Schedule:   
10:00 a.m.: Thomas Rhett meet ‘n greets

10:15 a.m.: Truck loading of General Mills donated pallets by volunteers

10:30 a.m.: Check presentation, followed by media interviews with all spokespeople and autograph signing

Where:
Walmart Store #3008, 835 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA 30314

Why:         
It’s estimated that more than 50 million Americans are currently living in food insecure households. In Atlanta alone, more than 900,000 individuals are food insecure, including over 300,000 children. While the need to combat food insecurity is ever present, spring is a particularly difficult time as the season traditionally brings a decrease in food donations, leaving hunger organizations with limited resources and leaving their clientele vulnerable. The Fighting Hunger Together initiative is part of Walmart and the Walmart Foundation’s $2 billion commitment through 2015 to fight hunger.


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