Walmart is giving 500k for Haiti.. WOW!

[IdClaire]

One of the most profitable corporations in the world and they are only giving $500k and 100k worth of food kits. Even Giselle Bunchen, supermodel is giving 1.5mm of her own money. My opinion of her just went way up. Here's a list of corporate donations...
http://www.uschamber.com/BCLC/Haiti_CorporateDonations
Even Godaddy.com is giving $500k!

[YOY]

1. Now if they'll just give their workers a living wage and let them work 40 hours/week

and stop instructing them to go for public health care...because a 500K pr stunt ain't dick for a company willing to drop millions at the slightest whimper of unionization.

[stray cat]

2. I doubt if anyone will turn the money down because its not enough to bother with....

I would expect more but its a donation not a requirement

[baldguy]

3. It's only a requirement if they want to retain their humanity.

Oops - too late.

[Buzz Clik]

4. If they were donating $500 million, would you still judge them? Of course you would.

The self righteous attitudes of DU posters during this crisis has been nauseating.

:puke:

[TicketyBoo]

5. I agree.

Any donation should be met with appreciation from everybody.

No individual or corporation is forced to donate a dime. It's a shame when they get put down because someone doesn't approve of the size of the donation. If it becomes a common criticism, they may just forgo the donation the next time around.

[IdClaire]

8. of course they don't have to give anything

I can criticize their amount though and I don't think they will not give next time around. In fact they may give more if there is enough public pressure.

[TicketyBoo]

18. I think it's rude

to criticize someone (person or corporation) for giving, no matter the amount, especially if you're not in a position to donate more than they have.

[CrispyQ]

12. Read post number 1 - specifically this part:

"...because a 500K pr stunt ain't dick for a company willing to drop millions at the slightest whimper of unionization."

I could not have said it better.

[TicketyBoo]

17. Well, next time there's a disaster

if people are going to bitch and moan about their "paltry" donation, they may decide not to contribute at all.

It's not polite to look a gift horse in the mouth and count his teeth.

[IdClaire]

7. I would be impressed if they gave a million

I'm not so self righteous... just considering Walmarts sheer size, they could give more and it wouldn't hurt them one little bit.

[WolverineDG]

10. No kidding

My particular fave are the posters who insist that the world in general & the US in particular, acted too slowly because the majority of the victims are black and/or because THEY (the posters) would have acted faster (apparently because they get everything done with a snap of their fingers & have access to a transporter). :eyes:

And who is to say that this is the ONLY donation that Walmart will send?

dg

[daa]

15. Right you are nt

[zonkers]

19. Gotta agree. Cash is cash. And you never know if someone is going to donate again.

[ThomWV]

6. Even Pepsi and Coke sent a Million Each - CitiBank sent help (probably our money) for christsakes

[Xenotime]

9. More proof of Walmarts greed

[Lochloosa]

11. Giselle Bunchen

Bündchen lends her support and image to a number of charities and humanitarian causes, such as the I am African campaign, in which she painted her face to protest the lack of attention given to Africa's HIV/AIDS victims.<28> Without receiving payment, Bündchen was, in 2006, the face of American Express Red Card, an initiative launched by U2 front man Bono and Bobby Shriver to send a percentage of monies earned from the financial transactions of this credit card to Africa's HIV/AIDS victims.<29>

In 2009, she appeared almost simultaneously in more than 20 covers of the international issues of Elle magazines wearing (Product) Red clothing and posing with products from companies who support the same cause. (RED)’s primary objective is to engage the private sector in increasing assistance for the Global Fund, to help defeat AIDS in Africa. Companies whose products take on the mark contribute a percentage of the sales or portion of the profits from that product to the Global Fund to finance AIDS programs in Africa, with special attention on the health of women and children.<30><31>


At the Fashion Rio Inverno 2006In 2003, Bündchen designed an exclusive and limited edition of platinum hearts, working with Platinum Guild International and Harper’s Bazaar, crafted by jewelers Gumuchian Fils. These platinum hearts were sold to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital which specializes in cancer treatment. She served as the spokesperson and campaign model for Fashion Targets Breast Cancer.<32><33> Bündchen already gave a São Paulo Fashion Week's payment check for Zero Hunger (in Portuguese: Fome Zero), a Brazilian-government program introduced by Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva also in 2003.

She was, in 2009, one of the celebrities to sign up for the auction fundraiser of celebrities autographed iPods to raise cash for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, organised by Tonic.com., alongside former U.S.A.'s president Bill Clinton, Cher, Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Ellen DeGeneres and others.<34> The money is for the Music Rising institution which aims to recover and invest in the musical culture of the destroyed areas.

She promotes protecting the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and Amazon Rainforest water sources, donating to this cause a percentage of profits from her line of sandals named Ipanema Gisele Bündchen. Also, Bündchen helps projects such as Nascentes do Brasil, ISA, Y Ikatu Xingu and De Olho nos Mananciais.

Bündchen and Grendene, the company that produces and disseminates her line of sandals, also joined the Florestas do Futuro project for the reforestation of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The project was created by the NGO named SOS Atlantic Forest in 2004.<35><36> The new forest, named for Gisele Bündchen Sementes, started with 25,500 shoots of 100 different species, enough to revitalize an area of 15 hectares.<37><38>

On 20 September, 2009, she was designated Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).<39>

[undeterred]

13. And how many Walmarts will they be building?

[liberalmuse]

14. Honestly...

It's wonderful to see so many celebrities digging into their pockets to give large sums of money most of us can only dream of giving. At least in these instances, we can be assured that the money we dole out to see a movie, buy a cd or silly fashion magazine eventually ends up doing a lot of good.

Good for WalMart, but they sort of have to do this. I mean, it's something, but it's almost insulting considering that is just a drop in the bucket, especially when compared to the human misery they are responsible for propogating around the planet with their business practices. You'd think the richest corporation on the planet could give at least a million when you see the likes of Gisele and Brangelina donating at least that much, and they don't make a smidgeon of what Wally World does.

[lonestarnot]

16. woofuckinghoodie.

They have to keep up their image.