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Thread #94462   Message #1829745
Posted By: Old Guy
08-Sep-06 - 12:49 AM
Thread Name: BS: A good side of Wal-Mart?
Subject: RE: BS: A good side of Wal-Mart?
Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc.
        
A non-profit organization providing free legal information, advice and representation in civil cases to low-income families and individuals in Central, Southside and Western Tidewater Virgini

         Wal-Mart Donates to VLAS         

Wal-Mart Helps Non-Profits Losing Local Government Funding

WDBJ April 30, 11 PM story from their website

A number of Lynchburg non-profits have lost city funding this year, but one company is stepping in to help.

Today a local Wal-Mart presented five non-profits with one-thousand dollars each.

The organizations were chosen by store employees who say they're simply living out the dream of Wal- Mart founder Sam Walton.