Sam's Club® Celebrates Fourth of July Holiday with $300 in Savings

June 29-July 4 Event Offers eValues to All Members

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Published: Wednesday, Jun. 29, 2011 - 2:10 am

BENTONVILLE, Ark., June 29, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Sam's Club today opened its eValues savings, a benefit typically reserved for the highest level of membership, to all members and invited them to take advantage of $300 in special savings on hot summer items June 29-July 4.
"Just in time for Independence Day, we are offering all members freedom to sample our eValues and find everything they need for the holiday," said Mike Turner, senior vice president of Membership at Sam's Club. "From TVs and computers to hamburgers, cheese trays and pork barbecue, we are celebrating with summer savings.
"If members take advantage of all our featured items, they could save $300 during the event being held in all Sam's Club locations throughout the country," Turner said.
eValues are extra discounts loaded directly onto a Plus member's Sam's Club card, providing extra savings on products. Current Plus Members will receive the promoted items in addition to their regular eValues savings during the celebration.
Through eValues, Sam's Club Plus Members can experience the convenience of coupons without clipping. Plus Members receive notification of the latest eValue offers regularly, ranging from food to electronics and office supplies. These offers are automatically loaded onto members' Sam's Club cards and remain active for a limited time. Members can check for active discounts online through their Sam's Club account by downloading the Sam's Club Application to a smart phone or at the eValues kiosk at their local club.
The products featured in the June 29-July 4 celebration are some of summer's hottest buys and most in demand for the long holiday weekend.
Featured products and savings* include:

• $2 off Ground Chuck or Lean Ground Beef
• $2 off Byron's Pulled Pork Barbecue, 4 lbs.
• $1 off Seedless Watermelon
• $2 off Lattice Apple Pie
• $2 off American Burger Classics Cheese Tray
• $2 off Artisan Fresh® Chicken Sausage, 3 lbs.
• $2 off Charmin Ultra Soft or Charmin Ultra Strong, 36 family rolls
• $2 off Bounty Select-a-Size Paper Towels, 12 super rolls
• $1.75 off Gatorade® G2, 24-count Variety Pack
• $1.50 off Honey Nut Cheerios Twin Pack
• $125 off HP dv6-6167cl 15.6" Intel® Core™ i5 Notebook or HP Pavilion p7-1037cb Desktop AMD Athlon II 645 Quad-Core
• $50 off Samsung 40" 60HZ LED TV
• $30 off Invicta Angel Monotone Ladies' Watch
• $25 off HP 564 XL Ink
• $20 off Samsung 3D Wi-Fi Ready Blu-ray Home Theater System
• $15 off HP Photosmart Plus e-All-in-One
• $6 off  Prilosec OTC
• $5 off Rubbermaid glass storage
• $5 off Crest Whitening + Scope
• $2.50 off Tide HE Liquid Laundry Detergent or Tide with Febreze Liquid Laundry Detergent, 170 oz.
• $2.50 off Clorox wipes 4-pack

Current Advantage and Business Members can upgrade to a Plus Membership online or in their local clubs. Non-members can also apply for membership online or in their local clubs.
Visit SamsClub.com for a list of other benefits of Plus membership, including early shopping hours beginning at 7 a.m. Monday through Saturday.

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Helping Schools Make a Splash By MELANIE GRAYCE WEST

Deven Parekh
Through the nonprofit Publicolor, Deven Parekh is helping brighten up New York City schools with a fresh coat of paint and, in turn, giving some students a fresh start in school.
Mr. Parekh, 41 years old, is a managing director of New York-based Insight Venture Partners, a private-equity and venture-capital firm. He serves as board chairman of Publicolor and most recently gave a gift of $35,000 in honor of the organization's 15th anniversary.

 Publicolor goes into city schools and provides a fresh coat of colorful paint to liven up drab interiors. With the help of the nonprofit's volunteers and staff members, students participate in the redesign process and do the painting. Through the Publicolor program, students develop excitement, pride and sense of ownership in their surroundings that, in turn, motivate them to be better students, Mr. Parekh says.

"The renovation and the painting of the school has significant impact on absenteeism because people feel proud of their school," he says. "I view the painting as step one to get the kids passionate about their school. Then once you do that, there's a lot you can do with them."
After the painting project ends, the program offers ongoing support to the participants through club activities, including mentoring, life-skills workshops, career training and reading and writing immersion. Those students go on to other schools and help train other student painters.
As students get older, they participate in college preparatory classes, SAT preparation and college tours. Last year, all of the graduating Publicolor students went on to college and the organization provided some gap scholarships to students. About two-thirds of all Publicolor college students use their professional painting skills to earn extra money.
"We're really able to change the course and trajectory of kids' lives," says Mr. Parekh.
Mr. Parekh has been involved with the program for about five years, first learning about the organization at an Aspen Institute breakfast where he was, by chance, seated next to Publicolor's founder and president, Ruth Lande Shuman.
Now, Mr. Parekh's son is involved. His 11-year-old had a birthday painting party in January where the boy's friends painted with students and Publicolor staff. In lieu of giving birthday gifts, guests were asked to donate to the organization. Mr. Parekh regularly volunteers to paint on weekends and jokes that you don't have to be a skilled painter to participate because Publicolor has a touch-up crew.
"It ended up working great because kids like to paint," says Mr. Parekh. "So it was fun, but they also got to see that they're doing something more than just getting gifts."

Zuckerberg tops tech's generous donors list

Donation: $100 million to Newark schools

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a splash in September with a company blog post titled "Startup: Education" -- plus an appearance on Oprah.

In the post, Zuckerberg waxed poetic about the problems in school systems nationwide -- and especially that of one troubled New Jersey city. "Newark has unfortunately become a symbol of public education's failure -- of a status quo that accepts schools that don't succeed," Zuck wrote.
Zuckerberg said he would donate Facebook stock valued at $100 million to Newark's public schools. As part of the deal, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie handed some control of the state-run school system to Newark Mayor Cory Booker.
Zuckerberg, who dropped out of Harvard in 2002 to get Facebook off the ground, wrote that he looked forward to giving Newark's 40,000 students the same educational opportunities he had received.

By Julianne Pepitone, staff reporter

Legacy Of Lacrosse By WKBW News

BUFFALO, NY –(release) The East Aurora High School Lady Blue Devils lacrosse team will be celebrating more than just their senior game against West Seneca West on Friday, April 29th. Students, staff, and community members will join together for the third year in a row to commemorate the life and legacy of long-time supporter, Michael Schafer.
Mike was a strong supporter of East Aurora lacrosse programs serving as President of the booster club and member of the Board of Directors. With his leadership and fundraising abilities Mike assisted the program by helping to provide scholarships for athletes to attend lacrosse camps, play in the winter league and have indoor preseason practice time. With his help, the program grew from one club team of varsity boys to four teams - varsity and junior varsity boys and girls - plus two club teams at the modified level. As a lacrosse dad, Mike could often be found on the sidelines cheering on his son, David (class of ’03) and daughter, Jennifer (class of ’07). With Mike’s passing two years ago, his children lost their biggest fan, and the lacrosse program lost a major advocate. Yet, Mike’s passion and enthusiasm for the game will forever remain a constant in the hearts of all who knew him.

Upon his death and in accordance with his generous personality, Mike gave the gift of life through organ donation with Upstate New York Transplant Services. Thanks to this selfless act, numerous people have received a second chance at life. As a reflection of the impact Mike made on the East Aurora lacrosse program, the Lady Blue Devils will be wearing lime green jerseys during their game specially designed by Laux Sporting Goods displaying the Upstate New York Transplant Services logo on the front, and Mike’s nickname, “Schafe,” across the back.
In preparation for the April 29th event, members of the Lady Blue Devils lacrosse team have designed posters promoting the Donate Life memorial game. Students will also be offered green Donate Life wristbands in exchange for “loose change” that will benefit UNYTS. In addition, team members will be giving educational morning announcements throughout the week of the game to increase awareness among the student body regarding the importance of organ donation.
The third annual Michael Schafer Memorial Lacrosse Game will be held on Friday, April 29th at 7:30pm at East Aurora High School, 1003 Center Street in East Aurora.
In attendance at the game will be Mike’s son and widow, Tracey. Time will be dedicated prior to the game’s start and during half-time to commemorate Mike’s life and to present Tracey with flowers.
Over 110,000 individuals are waiting for a life-saving transplant across the country, 10% are from New York State… 800 people live right here in Western New York. Sadly, an average of 18 patients dies everyday while waiting, simply because the organ they needed did not become available in time. A single donor can save or enhance the lives of up to 50 people through organ, eye, tissue & blood donation.

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Sam's Club Giving of Health

 

Grants fund The Y-USA, Sesame Workshop, The OASIS Institute and Alliance for a Healthier Generation in cities throughout the United States

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BENTONVILLE, Ark., April 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease and obesity, are some of the most costly and deadly, but fortunately, they are also among the most preventable.* This week, as part of a national philanthropic effort, the Sam's Club Giving Program will award more than $2.8 million to organizations with programs that help prevent disease and promote healthy living. Prevention and awareness programs that help people from all walks of life make healthy choices and lifestyle changes can make a significant difference in reducing obesity, diabetes, heart disease and a host of other conditions.
The donations will be given to YMCA of the USA (Y-USA), Sesame Workshop, Alliance for a Healthier Generation and the OASIS Institute. Each of these organizations has sustainable, innovative programs that focus on disease prevention by creating awareness and providing education in an effort to target specific health and wellness issues. Most importantly, these programs can have a positive effect on the communities where Sam's Club Members and Associates live and work.
"At Sam's Club, we can make a difference by partnering with organizations that have the resources to implement national programs on a local level," said Jill Turner-Mitchael, senior vice president, Health and Wellness at Sam's Club. "These four organizations each address very different needs, and we hope that with these grants, they can make a lasting change in communities all across the country."
$2.8 MILLION IN ACTION
The Sam's Club Giving Program will award funding to the following organizations to support their programs that help prevent disease and promote healthy living.
places for kids to learn and staff to work.
FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY
In addition to financial support for deserving organizations, Sam's Club demonstrates a commitment to health and wellness issues in many other ways.
On Saturday, April 9 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in more than 500 Sam's Club locations, the company will provide free health screenings in the pharmacy areas. These events are open to the public and those who choose to participate will be measured for body mass index (BMI), blood pressure and lung capacity. The YMCA, Alliance for a Healthier Generation and the Oasis Institute will also participate at select clubs in a ceremonial check presentation. For more information, times and locations of health screenings of participating Sam's Club locations, visit SamsClub.com/HealthyLiving.
About the Sam's Club Giving Program
Sam's Club supports community-based programs that empower young people, families and small businesses to make smart choices that lead to healthy and bright futures. In 2009 alone, on behalf of Sam's Club, the Walmart Foundation gave more than $73 million in cash and in-kind gifts to support local U.S. organizations focusing on education, health and children's programs including donating more than 38-million pounds of food to Feeding America food banks.
For more information about Sam's Club Giving, visit SamsClub.com/Giving.
* The Power of Prevention: Chronic Disease…the public health challenge of the 21st century Center for Disease Control (2009). http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/pdf/2009-Power-of-Prevention.pdf

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