Wal-Mart sends out food, trucks

$32 million effort will aid food banks in 35 cities across U.S.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

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Shannan Lowe (left) and Bette Tatum, both with First Baptist Church of Lowell, select food Tuesday for the church’s food pantry inside the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank in Bethel Heights.

Shannan Lowe (left) and Bette Tatum, both with First Baptist Church of Lowell, select food Tuesday for the church’s food pantry inside the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank in Bethel Heights.
Photo by Jason Ivester

A national food drive announced Tuesday by the Wal-Mart Foundation will provide new refrigerated trucks and food to places including Miami, New Orleans, Boston and Memphis, along with food banks in Northwest Arkansas and Little Rock.


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