HomeMy WebLinkAboutPresentation - Walmart Apprciation Day - Shop with a Cop ProgramWhereas, the Palm Desert Walmart Supercenter Store and Walmart Foundation
strive to provide opportunities that improve the lives of individuals in our community
through financial contributions, in -kind donations, and volunteerism; and
Whereas, the Walmart Foundation supports initiatives focused on enhancing
opportunities in four main areas: (1) Education, (2) Workforce Development/Economic
Opportunity, (3) Environmental Sustainability, and (4) Health and Wellness; and
Whereas, Walmart encourages its associates to support programs that make a
positive difference in their communities through volunteer efforts and financial
contributions; and
Whereas, the Palm Desert Walmart Supercenter Store, under the leadership of
Store Manager David Murphy, enthusiastically participated with the Palm Desert Police
Department in the 2011 "Shop with a Cop" program, brightening the holiday season for fifty
children and their families who might not otherwise have much cause to celebrate; and
Whereas, the Palm Desert Walmart Supercenter Store contributed $2,000 and the
support of its associates toward the 2011 "Shop with a Cop" program; and
Whereas, the City of Palm Desert acknowledges and appreciates the support and
effort of Walmart and its associates in meeting the unmet needs of underserved
populations and supporting organizations that give individuals access to a better life.
Now, Therefore, I, Robert A. Spiegel, Mayor of the City of Palm Desert,
California, Do Hereby Proclaim Thursday, January 12, 2012, as
Walmart Appreciation Day
in the City of Palm Desert and urge all residents to pay tribute to an organization that
believes in community support and participation and leads by example in this belief.
CITY COUNCIL ACTION In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and have
APPROVED DENIED _ caused the Official Seal of the City of Palm Desert,
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Original on File with City Clerk's Office