Walmart beats goal

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Shannon LeClair – Times Reporter

Since May 14 Walmart has been selling paper balloons for a minimum of $1 to raise money for the Alberta Children’s Hospital.  The store will continue fundraising until the end of the week, and the Walmart head corporation will match dollar for dollar the amount raised. The store had a goal of $64,000 and have already surpassed that and brought in $67,000.

“It’s pretty amazing the community support we get. We’re always number one in our district because of the community,” said store manager Gerry Montgomery. The money raised has come from donations made by the community and some of the suppliers. Montgomery said this is probably the store’s number one charity, because the money goes back into the community. He can’t think of one person who hasn’t needed the Children’s Hospital at one time or another. The annual Walmart Walk for Miracles is also coming up on June 13, and will be taking place at Pumphouse Park in Calgary.