REUNITING FAMILIES Every day, thousands of children are reported missing from their families, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Thanks to  Wal-Mart and SAM’S CLUB Customers and Associates,  20 children – a record number – were reunited last year as a  direct result of recognizing and responding to the pictures on  our Missing Children’s Network bulletin boards.  In 1996, Wal-Mart teamed with NCMEC to begin the Missing Children’s Network bulletin boards, which include photos of missing children, relevant personal data  about each child and the toll-free NCMEC hotline. The boards are posted in Wal-Mart stores, SAM’S CLUBS and Neighborhood Markets across the country.  Since the program began,  3,400 children have been featured on our boards and more than 2,100 have been recovered.  There have been more than  50 recoveries as a direct result  of our Customers or Associates recognizing one of the photos and reporting it to the NCMEC hotline. “The Missing Children’ Network is  program that our Associates and Customers feel strongly about. Ever parent can empathize with the heartache a family must feel each and ever day their child is missing. I really have to give credit to our Customers and Associates for the tremendous success of  this program,” H. Lee Scott, President & CEO of W al-Mart Stores, Inc., said. These are just a few of the many ways in which Wal-Mart Associates are making a difference in their communities. Their generous donation of time, talent and money has made corporate citizenship an programs through financial grants,  in-kind donations, and most importantly, through the leadership and volunteer efforts of our  caring Associates. integral way  of life at  Wal-Mart.  Our pledge is that we will never lose sight of the responsibilities of good corporate citizenship, and that  Wal-Mart  will continue  to support worthy citizens and orphans. Wal-Mart Germany Associates raised money to fight Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a debilitating disease for which there is no cure. In South Korea, Wal-Mart’s Inchon store donated glasses to needy children and provided scholarships for students in their local communities. Wal-Mart de Mexico, along with the National Vaccine Center, organized three national weeks throughout the year when people were given free vaccinations in stores across the country. Wal-Mart’s  Missing Children’s Network $31,195,296 $1,879,111 $5,200,000 $1,302,817 $20,432,657 $3,145,186 $7,365,342 $3,024,752 $7,630,946 $2,132,001 $1,513,000 $19,391,752 $14,751,360 $71,365,980 Grand Total: $190,330,200 Children’s Miracle Network Volunteerism Always Pays Holiday Charitable Contribution Environment Store Contribution Account In-Kind Contributions Scholarships Make A Difference Day Other Donations Economic Development T eacher of the Year United Way World War II Memorial Community Matching Grants Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Community Involvement In Fiscal Year 2001 bs I Educ ation Education WAL*MART |