The Paso del Norte Community Foundation announced Monday that Walmart will award up to $300,000 in matching grants to eligible El Paso non-profit organizations through the El Paso Giving Day initiative. “We are grateful for Walmart’s commitment to El Paso and for the continued generous financial support they have pledged to local non-profits through the […]Read More
EAGLE PASS — Professor Michael Ortiz stood, hands clasped, in a Uvalde classroom, waiting for students in another room 75 miles away in Del Rio to fix a broken monitor so they could continue to watch a broadcast of his math lecture. “Can y’all still see in Eagle Pass?” he asked a third class of […]Read More
The El Paso Community College (EPCC) Student Government Association (SGA) received a $500 check from Walmart check to support the Tejano Food Pantry. EPCC officials say this donation will be used to purchase food items to help students in need during Thanksgiving season. “Food insecurity is an issue that almost half of our student body […]Read More
The Texas Department of Transportation El Paso District is launching a new partnership this week with Walmart and the El Paso Police Department. Under the collaboration, the group will provide child car seat inspections at local Walmart superstore locations. “This is the first time we have joined forces with Walmart,” said TxDOT Traffic Safety Specialist […]Read More
Tony Fernandez, a fourth-grade student at Sgt. Roberto Ituarte Elementary School, has been named Walmart’s Everyday Hero in El Paso for his contributions to the community. As a reward for his community service, a local Walmart store manager and team presented Fernandez with some $300 worth of school gear at a special school gathering Wednesday […]Read More
Walmart recently launched its “Fight Hunger. Spark Change.” campaign, a nationwide initiative calling on the public to take action in the fight against hunger, and a local food bank could reap the benefits. The Feeding America nationwide network of 200 food banks, of which El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank is a member, stands to […]Read More
Students at Deanna Davenport Elementary got a boost as they head back to school this fall. A community service project partnership between Canutillo ISD, St. Francis on the Hill Episcopal Church, and Walmart provided a shopping spree for new school clothing and school supplies. Give ‘em a Boost is targeted to the Westway community where […]Read More
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