Sam’s Club of Auburn supports foundation
Published 3:58 pm Wednesday, September 3, 2014
For the Reporter
Sam’s Club of Auburn gave a $10,000 donation to the Auburn Public Schools Foundation (APSF) during preview night of the new Auburn High School on Aug. 21.
The local Sam’s Club won a national Helen R. Walton Excellence in Community Leadership Award. The award, named after the wife of store founder Sam Walton, is given to one Sam’s Club in the country each year for leadership in store employee charitable giving, community involvement and volunteerism.
The award was based not only on how much money the Auburn store raised but also on the number of associates. The Auburn Sam’s Club has about 150 employee associates.
In 2013, Sam’s Club of Auburn donated more than $50,000 to community. The contributions include Seattle Children’s Hospital ($5,000); The American Cancer Society ($5,000); MS Society ($5,000); American Legion Auburn Post 78($5,000); Auburn Food Bank ($5,000); Children’s Miracle Network ($4,000); and Sandy’s Soldiers Fight for MS ($3,000).
Sam’s Club of Auburn also donates an average of $300 monthly to nonprofit organizations that request a small gift card for their community event.
The Sam’s Club corporate office gives $10,000 to the award-winning store to donate to a local charity of its choice.
Mike Hancock said the APSF is honored to receive the funds to benefit Auburn students.
“I’m really proud of Sam’s Club for all their work supporting the community and for getting national attention for Auburn,” Hancock wrote in an email. “Great things happen in Auburn.”
