Local Wal-Mart donates $5,910

Wal-Mart in Fort Frances has made a donation of $5,920 to the Children’s Miracle Network.
The money will help support 14 children’s hospitals across Canada in caring for the most critically-ill children.
Staff here raised money through an in-store fundraising event, and part of the money raised was matched by Wal-Mart Canada’s home office in Mississauga.
The donation is part of Wal-Mart Canada’s Local Matching Grant Program, which provides support to hundreds of local Canadian charities across the country every year.
Under the program, Wal-Mart associates identify causes in their communities and proceed to raise money for those causes locally.
The company’s home office then matches the amount raised by the associates to a set amount.
“We’re pleased to provide support for this important local cause,” said local Wal-Mart manager Darryl Skinner. “Community involvement is as much a part of our business as providing every-day low prices of friendly customer service.”
Established in 1994 and headquartered in Mississauaga, Ont., Wal-Mart Canada operates one of the strongest community involvement programs in the country under the Wal-Mart “Good Works” banner.
Every week, Wal-Mart Canada raises and donates $290,000 to Canadian charities—and last year alone contributed more than $15 million to causes across Canada.
Over the past 12 years, the company has contributed more than $50 million to Canadian charities and organizations in need.