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Wal-Mart's moves have not been without controversy. When the company's plans were first detailed in 2003, there was a near-immediate negative reaction from privacy advocates. Groups such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation claimed RFID threatened privacy and civil liberties, possibly allowing Wal-Mart to track its customers without their knowledge.
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A gift from the Wal-Mart & SAM'S CLUB Foundation to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Foundation will provide M.A.C.K Packs to every member of the armed services deployed overseas. M.A.C.K. stands for Military Assistance Communications Kit. Each kit includes a phone card, writing paper, note cards, envelopes, a folder with a 2005 calendar and a letter of support. The kits will be Fed Ex'ed to the troops overseas beginning on Veteran's Day, allowing some 900,000 members of the military to call and write loved ones from virtually anywhere in the world this holiday season.
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BOSTON, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In celebration of Black History Month, the Wal-Mart Foundation today announced that it is donating $250,000 to the Museum of African American History in Boston. These funds will be used for the restoration of the African Meeting House, a National Historic Landmark and the oldest extant black church building built by free African Americans in the United States.
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BENTONVILLE, Ark., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Responding to escalating needs for assistance with relief efforts for the wildfires in Southern California, the Wal-Mart Foundation today announced that it is increasing its cash donation to the American Red Cross to $1 million. The Red Cross confirms that this is the largest contribution they have received to date to provide aid with disaster relief for the fires.
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The program, offered through the Wal-Mart/SAM'S CLUB Foundation, will run three years for a total financial commitment of $500,000. Wal-Mart will award $50,000 to 10 select journalism programs at universities nationwide: Arizona State University, Columbia University, Hampton University, Howard University, Northwestern University, Syracuse University, University of Florida, University of Missouri at Columbia, University of Southern California, and University of Texas at Austin. The universities were selected based on the quality of their journalism programs and student demographics.
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Bake sales, hot dog carts and other fundraising efforts are conducted year-round by individual Wal-Mart stores and SAM'S CLUBS to qualify for inclusion in the golf tournament. The Wal-Mart Foundation matches the first $1,000 raised by each store. Thirty participating vendors make up a large part of the final donation as well.
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