[StBernard] Walmart presents Community Center of St. Bernard with $10, 000 donation

Westley Annis westley at da-parish.com
Tue Mar 16 21:01:59 EDT 2010


Walmart presents Community Center of St. Bernard with $10,000 donation
By The Times-Picayune
March 16, 2010, 12:22PM
Walmart officials delivered a $10,000 donation to the Community Center of
St. Bernard this morning during a ceremony in Chalmette.

Company officials were in Chalmette to celebrate the opening of the chain's
1,000 "MoneyCenter,'' an in-store facility that provides some financial
services to customers such as check cashing, bill paying and pre-paid debit
cards.

The Chalmette Walmart, flooded during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, was
recently reopened.

Jane Thompson, president of Walmart Financial Services, said employees of
the local Walmart chose the Community Center for the donation.

"They're helping a lot of people in the community who are also our
customers,'' she said.

The Community Center, located in Arabi, opened after Katrina to provide
hurricane recovery resources to area residents. Free services range from tax
preparation and food distribution to community movie nights and financial
literacy.

Iray Nabatoff, executive director of the Community Center of St. Bernard,
said the donation will help finance the outreach efforts.

"We're thrilled,'' he said.



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