Walmart Donates $25,000 for Back to School
Walmart will partner with KidSmart for the third straight year this August by donating $25,000 in support of purchasing back-to-school supplies for St. Louis area children. As part of this generous gift, KidSmart and Walmart have cross-promoted a $10,000 Shopping Spree Essay Writing Contest for 6th, 7th and 8th grade students in the St. Louis area. One hundred 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students will each win a $100 Shopping Spree at Walmart to use during the 2010 Missouri Tax Free Weekend on August 7. Additionally, Walmart has donated $15,000 to support KidSmart's Free Educational Supply Store for back-to-school "shopping." KidSmart opens for shopping for the new school year on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. Walmart's generous $15,000 gift to KidSmart will help supply the most basic of school supplies: paper, pencils, markers, crayons and glue for 45,000 local kids in need. In addition to the Annual KidSmart Push for Pencils School Supply Drive, each year KidSmart uses donated funds to purchase the top needed school supplies to help stock the KidSmart Free Store shelves. Walmart's generosity will support KidSmart and help equip 45,000 St. Louis children in need with the tools they must have to succeed this school year.