{"id":12769,"date":"2018-09-21T18:41:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T18:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/?p=12769"},"modified":"2026-09-25T18:58:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T18:58:28","slug":"salvation-army-receives-1-25-million-from-the-walmart-hurricane-relief-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/index.php\/2018\/09\/21\/salvation-army-receives-1-25-million-from-the-walmart-hurricane-relief-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvation Army Receives $1.25 Million from the Walmart Hurricane Relief Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ALEXANDRIA, Va. <\/strong>\u2013 Because of the generosity of Walmart and Sam\u2019s Club customers, the Walmart 2018 Hurricane Relief Fund at Foundation For The Carolinas has contributed $1,250,000 to The Salvation Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The $1.25 million grant will support The Salvation Army\u2019s response and long-term recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Florence. Services include providing food, hydration, and emotional and spiritual support to survivors and first responders. With the grant, The Salvation Army can continue to offer these services in addition to identifying and meeting the unique needs of each impacted community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs our neighbors in the Carolinas continue to recover, we are proud to support organizations on the front line providing critical support,\u201d said Julie Gehrki, vice president of programs for the Walmart Foundation. \u201cThanks to the generosity of our customers, we fully met our match. The funds from Walmart and Walmart customers will immediately assist communities with response and sheltering while investing in essential long-term recovery across the Carolinas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Salvation Army committed more than 80 mobile feeding units to Hurricane Florence relief operations across four states. Each canteen can furnish up to 1,500 meals per day. As of September 20, The Salvation Army had provided more than 103,000 meals, 92,000 drinks, 44,009 snacks, and thousands of hours of emotional and spiritual care to 7,724 hurricane survivors. More than 33,000 hours of employee and volunteer service have been logged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because The Salvation Army has more than 7,600 centers of operation in the U.S., it is often first on the scene. As part of the communities they serve, they help people recover now and later rebuild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Salvation Army has a long history of providing disaster relief and recovery. We also live and work in the areas affected and are committed to staying and rebuilding each community,\u201d said Commissioner David Hudson, national commander of The Salvation Army. \u201cPartners like Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are critical to our efforts to restore the areas and lives of those impacted by Hurricane Florence\u2019s destruction.\u201d&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have partnered with The Salvation Army for over 40 years, providing support through grants and contributions to the Red Kettle Campaign. Each year, nearly 5,000 red kettles are stationed outside Walmart stores and Sam\u2019s Club locations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-12770\">The Salvation Army <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALEXANDRIA, Va. \u2013 Because of the generosity of Walmart and Sam\u2019s Club customers, the Walmart 2018 Hurricane Relief Fund at Foundation For The Carolinas has contributed $1,250,000 to The Salvation 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