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Oh The Irony!
Of all the hypocrites...WalMart now ranks #1 in my book. I read a letter in the Globe by a man called Chris Buchanan and decided to research him. He is the Director,Public Affairs and Government Relations, Walmart in Plymouth.
The second paragraph is the epitome of irony!
"Its most pressing interest is in hunger" Wow that from a company that refuses to offer their employees a living wage! A wage that would allow them to put food on their tables.
This is the height of Hypocrisy. Of course the good Samaritan's at Walmart are only doing it for all those charitable deductions
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Walmart’s total charitable giving in Massachusetts, including in-kind contributions and charitable donations from individual stores, is about $10 million a year.
While the foundation is likely to fund a wide range of programs and projects, its most pressing interest is in hunger, workforce training and issues of homelessness, said Chris Buchanan, senior manager of public affairs and government relations.
“There are a lot of needs out there. Our (charitable giving) budgets have gone up to reflect tough economic times,” he said.
On a national level, the Walmart Foundation also has increased philanthropic giving, announcing recently that its charitable giving for the year ending Jan. 31, 2010, was more than $467 million in cash and in-kind giving — an $89 million increase over the previous year.
Walmart Foundation increases local nonprofit grants - Boston ...
[Apr 18, 2010] Chris Buchanan. With successive ... its most pressing interest is in hunger, ... said Chris Buchanan, senior manager of public affairs and government relations. ...
www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2010/04/19/story2.html -
Walmart’s total charitable giving in Massachusetts, including in-kind contributions and charitable donations from individual stores, is about $10 million a year.
While the foundation is likely to fund a wide range of programs and projects, its most pressing interest is in hunger, workforce training and issues of homelessness, said Chris Buchanan, senior manager of public affairs and government relations.
“There are a lot of needs out there. Our (charitable giving) budgets have gone up to reflect tough economic times,” he said.
On a national level, the Walmart Foundation also has increased philanthropic giving, announcing recently that its charitable giving for the year ending Jan. 31, 2010, was more than $467 million in cash and in-kind giving — an $89 million increase over the previous year.
Walmart Foundation increases local nonprofit grants - Boston ...
[Apr 18, 2010] Chris Buchanan. With successive ... its most pressing interest is in hunger, ... said Chris Buchanan, senior manager of public affairs and government relations. ...
www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2010/04/19/story2.html -
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a Mr. Chris Buchanan. Congratulations sir - you've earned it. 
