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Free Magazine! The Associate’s Guide to
Living Better
NOVEMBER 2015
GivingofSeason
Gifts. Time. Service. Wonder.
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Now at Walmartworld.com!
We want to hear from you! Share your comments—including story ideas—at Walmartworld.com.
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Honoring VeteransRead some of our favorite veteran stories
and learn more about the Greenlight A Vet campaign at walmartworld.com/Veterans.
Thanksgiving TreatsFind recipes—classics and classics
with a twist—plus simple crafts and décorfor a special Thanksgiving at
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Native American CultureJoin us in recognizing Native American
Heritage Month as we feature successful and inspiring associates at walmartworld.com/
NativeAmericanHeritage.
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ContentsNovember 2015
Gift of ServiceBattle wounds led this store manager to the path of giving back.
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Voices 2The Guide 7Inside Walmart 13We Are Walmart 28Milestones 30Checkout 55My Sam Story 64
7Great Gifts for Less Than $25
Make Your Table Unique
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18How Star Wars Became a Big Bet
This lightbulb logo shines a light on the veterans featured throughout this issue.
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Available at Walmart
The dinnerware shown on our cover
is part of the new The Pioneer Woman line now available in
stores and online.
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So we are going to approach philanthropy with the same lack of reverence we gave to the traditional methods of retail business when we started out there.Sam Walton
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Voices / Welcome
FROM THE EDITORS
This time of year is about recognizing the good in our lives and the things we’re thankful for. That’s why so much of this issue focuses on veterans and volunteers—we’re thankful for those whose service to others makes the world a better place. Of course, this issue also offers advice to help you help customers—because exceptional service can make customers’ lives better, too. THE EDITORS
Remembering Ferold
No responsibility can be accepted for unsolicited manuscripts or photographs, which must be accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope. The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher or Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Walmart World is a proprietary publication of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and is intended for use by Walmart at its discretion. The editor reserves the right to select and edit letters for publication. Some stories may appear in other publications, including those intended for external audiences. All material that you submit to Walmart World shall become the property of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and submission shall be deemed a transfer of all right, title, and interest to the materials submitted. Walmart World is not responsible for verifying the accuracy of material submitted by our readers. The views and opinions expressed on third-party websites do not necessarily state or re� ect those of Walmart World and are not meant to substitute for professional advice.
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Printed on partially recycled paper
Ferold Arend, Walmart’s first corporate president and chief operating officer, passed away on Oct. 8, 2015, at the age of 90. Ferold started working for Sam Walton in 1966, when only a handful of Walmart stores existed. By the time he retired in
1982, there were more than 500. In his time at Walmart, Ferold streamlined store operations and frequently spoke on the importance of personal integrity. His Walmart World column, which often appeared alongside Sam’s, held invaluable teachings for all Walmart associates. His role in Walmart’s success was recognized by Sam, who said, in 1978, “I don’t know of anyone who has contributed more toward our total success as a retail company than Ferold Arend.”
Ferold’s name will live on as part of Walmart through The Walmart Museum, home of the Ferold Arend Studio, which is used for interviews with those who have shaped our company’s history and for public radio broadcasts in Northwest Arkansas.
Editor in chiefJohn [email protected]
Content managerAmanda Foster
Editorial inquiries: [email protected]
Why We’re Thankful
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Voices / Just Promoted
Bryan Morrison
Dedication, loyalty, respect, teamwork: Sam Walton brought a lot of military values to Walmart.Bryan Morrison
Promoted to: co-manager, Store 5192, Sacramento, Calif.
What His Manager Says “Bryan works side by side with people and teaches them. If they’re not a good fit in one area, he moves them to areas where they can be successful. He’s fair and consistent, and he holds everyone accountable but earns the respect of the associates. His leadership is contagious.” Steve Tapp, former store manager, Store 5979, Lincoln, Calif. (now store manager, Store 1760, Folsom, Calif.)
What Bryan Says“As an assistant manager [at Store 5979], I wasn’t afraid to get my hands dirty. I get that from the military. Our call-ins were terrible, but I’d get in there, throw freight, and talk to the associates. They saw me out there and didn’t want me to have to throw twice as much, and the call-ins decreased. It’s about respect.”
Lessons From Bryan· Get your hands dirty.· Communicate with your co-workers.· Earn people’s respect.
Have you recently been promoted? Tell us at [email protected]. Learn more about career opportunities at Walmart at careers.walmart.com.
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Voices / You Said It
How does your store or facility give back
to your community?
There are churches and food banks in our community that help the underprivileged, and our store gives to them on a daily basis. We keep track on the computer of what we give and how much. It makes a big difference for a lot of people.
Barbara Smallwood, cash office associate, Store 3249, Coats, N.C.
My personal favorite is when we take donations for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. We do a competition with neighboring stores to see who can get the most. It pushes everybody to work hard and get as much as they can.
Kyle Meyerhofer, department manager, bakery, Store 3891, Waukegan, Ill.
My family is Native American—Choctaw. We did an event where some of my family members educated people about the tribe. They brought food, wore traditional dress, and talked about our history. On the same day, we had the police department, fire department, and some other organizations set up outside to hand out pamphlets and balloons and educate people about what they do.
Justin Davis, office associate, Store 893, Lindsay, Okla.
We have an annual event downtown to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of St. Lucie County. It’s like a big carnival. Managers and associates volunteer for the booths, and we do a food and toy drive for families.
Lisa Williams, asset protection, Distribution Center 7038, Fort Pierce, Fla.
What’s Your Take?Share your thoughts about great events you’ve been involved in at walmartworld.com/GivingBack.
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Walmart’s Past, Online or in PersonAt The Walmart Museum in Bentonville, Ark., you can see Sam Walton’s 1979 Ford F150 (the steering wheel still bears the chew marks of hunting dog Ol’ Roy), now a symbol of Sam’s frugality. Can’t make it to Bentonville? Visit WalmartMuseum.com/SamsTruck to learn more.
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Spending on holiday gifts rose from 2013 to 2014. But budgets still matter this year, especially as Christmas lists grow. Are your customers wondering what to get? Turn the page for ideas that can help.
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Help Customers Find Just-Right Gifts for Everyone
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GiftsUnder
Help customers find gifts to match any
personality with these top picks from
Walmart buyers and category leaders.
The Guide to Gifts for Everybody
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The buyer says: “Customers vote with their wallets, and we keep seeing them buy rawhide, treats, and toys like the Sumo, which is $5 less than our competitors. You fill it with treats, and dogs just love going after it!” Michael Smith, senior buyer, pets
Animal Lover
DogsLove This
Sumo Super Durable Chew
Toy, 9.82
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Keep Your Pup Cozy
Dog Sweaters, 4.97
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Tasty TreatsHoliday Time Rawhide Cane, 33 inches, 9.72
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Perfect for Oven and Stovetop The Pioneer
Woman Timeless Cast Iron 10-inch
Skillet, 17.42
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USA-MadeMainstays
Roasting PanSet, 8.92
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The category VP says: “The Timeless Cast Iron Skillet has a lot of versatility, so you can prepare lots of recipes, from breakfast to dinner.” Shelley Huff, vice president, divisional merchandise manager, cooking and dining
The buyer says:“The No Boundaries Jeansare an amazing quality and value. They’re $7.78 compared to $13.88 last year.”Liz Jehl, buyer, plus bottoms
Style Seeker
Chef
Music and Movie Master
Retains ShapeFaded Glory
Jeggings,coated: 12.44, seamless: 6.94
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StitchingNo Boundaries
Jeans, 7.78
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Water-Resistant Faded Glory Bubble Jackets, shown here, layered in the colors
lunar glow and ultra-blue, 10.00
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Never Miss a BeatiFrogz Toxix
Headphones, 12.88
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Must-See Movies DVDs:
Minions, Mission:
Impossible, Jurassic World, and Inside Out
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The buyer says: The Made by Me Easy to Knot Quilt Making was a surprise hit last year, and we expect to sell over 1.5 million dollars’worth in about seven weeks, according toJ. Michael Hazlewood,senior buyer, crafts. Youngster
Techie or Gamer
Outdoor Adventurer
The Guide to Gifts for Everybody
Crafty ProjectMade by Me Easy
to Knot Quilt Making, 9.97
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Science and Star Wars Combo
Uncle Milton Star Wars Science Air-Powered
Boba Fett Rocket, 14.82
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Photo Fun Selfie Stick,
4.88
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Easy TechLG Power on Straight Talk® Wireless,19.92
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Durable and Holds Color
Danskin Now Tech Fleece
Hoodie, 13.76
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Keep It Hot or Cold Stanley
Thermos 1.4 liter, 19.92
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Always Get the Job Done
Stanley 10-in-1 Axe & Multitool,
10.00
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The buyer says: “The X-O Vision MP3 and FM Receiver is a great way to modernize the old car you love.”Kent Collins, buyer, automotive
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The category director says: The private-label Walmart brand is created in the same factory as other big-name tools, so you get quality and great value, according to Brandon Wilson, category director, hardware.
The buyer says: “The plush throw is a great last-minute gift for less than $10. Customers will love the soft hand-feel. I have a few in my home, and my son loves them.”Geetha Jayaram, buyer, winter seasonal blankets and beach towels
DIY-er
Homebody
Car Bu�
Charge Up Anywhere
Pocket Juice Portable
Charger, 4.88
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Home Projects Made Easy
18-Volt Hyper Tough Cordless Drill, 18.73
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More Soothing Scents
Better Homes and Gardens Scented Wax Cubes, 2.00
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Car TLCArmor All Gift
Pack, 14.97
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Family-Friendly Fun
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden
Warfare, 19.96
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Soothing ScentsAmerican Home™ by
Yankee Candle® 19-ounce Jar Candle, 14.93
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Bundle Up Better Homes and Gardens Velvet Plush Throw, 8.88 and 14.93
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Turn Up the VolumeX-O Vision MP3 and FM Receiver, 19.94
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The Guide to Gifts for Everybody
1.Holiday Time Gift Wrap Tissue
* Decorative and protective, tissue paper keeps gift-shakers from accidentally breaking fragile items.
2.Holiday Time Premium Reindeer Gift Bag
* These eco-friendly gift bags can be used year after year.
3.Holiday Time Premium Gift Wrap Bow
* This glittery8-inch bow canalso be used as a holiday decoration.
4.Holiday Time Gift Card Holder
* The sturdy metal holder can becomea tree ornament—the ribbon isalready attached.
5.Holiday Time Gift Tags
* These three-dimensional tags have the optionof attaching witha ribbon.
6.Scotch Multi-Purpose Scissors
* Sharp scissors are a must for crisp, no-tear cuts.
7.Holiday Time Fabric Ribbon
* Use it to display Christmas cards: Tie the ends around staircase railings and use clothespins to attach cards.
8.Holiday Time Foil Gift Wrap
* Grid lines on the back make it easy to trim the paper in a straight line.
9.Scotch Expressions Glitter Tape
* A unique accent for gifts andholiday art projects;available in thecrafts department. (Scotch Desktop Tape Dispenser sold separately.)
10.Holiday Time Premium Box
* The one-piece box has attached bows and a magnetic closure. So easy.
Gift-Wrapping EssentialsHelp customers prep for giving with picks from Renée Simpson, senior buyer,
general merchandise, seasonal, and Xenia Schneider, buyer, office supplies, both of the Home Office.
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WalmartWalmartInside
Our Mission, In Action
Five to Know Page 14 On Location Page 16 Spotlight Page 18 My Day Page 23
What: $0.88 plastic program product line Manufactured by: Merrick EngineeringWhere: Corona, Calif.; Waco, Texas; Clarksburg, W.Va.New jobs created:80Famous for:plastic injection molding
Serve Them Up! These American-made plastics help serve up holiday snacks.
INVESTING IN AMERICAN JOBS
“I am so very proud of the reshoring of our core plastics program. Partnering with Merrick to bring these items to the USA created jobs, lowered our costs, and helped us deliver a new EDLP price point that is unmatched in the market.”
Jasmine Allen, buyer, hard tabletop, home, Home Office
WalmartFive to Know Page 14 Five to Know Page 14 Five to Know
Spotlight Page 18 Spotlight Page 18 Spotlight
“I am so very proud of the reshoring of our core plastics program. Partnering with Merrick to bring these items to the USA created jobs, lowered our costs, and helped us deliver a
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1Simply greeting customers or taking them to products they need is a proven deterrent to shoplifting. In that way, great customer service can help save your store money, maintain inventory, and reduce costs.
Studies conducted around shrink (the loss of inventory due to internal theft, shoplifting, paperwork errors, or supplier fraud) show that everyone can play a role in controlling these losses.
Want to learn more about shrink? Find the Shrink Operations Center in your store. Launched in September, it’s a new, easy-to-use digital hub where managers and asset protection can handle shrink-management activities. The center can help you learn the actions your store is taking to control shrink. Even if you aren’t assigned an action, remember you can help by following the 10-Foot Rule.
2. Check out the Shrink Most Wanted card game in your store. Each card addresses a top item or category, outlines its impact, and lists solutions to address the causes of shrink.
“The best thing about the program is it’s sim-ple, engaging, and fun because everyone can get involved while reaching our ultimate goal of reducing shrink. It will make a huge difference in stores,” says Cora Hausen, asset protection manager at Store 1735 in Wheeling, Ill.
New Programs Fight Shrink
Why the cogs? Our shrink logo (shown above) represents how processes and your actions in stores are all interconnected—and many of those actions can impact shrink.
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Inside Walmart / Five to Know
First Distribution Center Opens in MinnesotaThe first Walmart distribution center (DC) in Minnesota opened in August. The cold-and-frozen storage facility will distribute perishable food to 45 Walmart stores and 23 Sam’s Clubs in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. “The miles from the DC to all these stores/clubs serviced will be 50 percent fewer with the Mankato DC in place,” says Chris Sultemeier, executive vice president of Logistics at the Home Office. “The addition of the Mankato DC to the perishable food distribution network will save almost $15 million a year in transportation costs.” Faster delivery will help improve the freshness of the product, in-stock, and customers’ shopping experiences.
Walmart currently has 163 distribution centers; this is the first to open since 2007. The facility is expected to provide an economic boost to the area with the hiring of more than 400 associates—including more than 50 military veterans—as well as through the goods and services the 450,000-square-foot facility will use.
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53Greenlight A Vet Movement Honors Veterans This is a bright idea: Walmart is kicking off a nationwide movement to show veterans that they’re valued members of our communities. And we’re doing it in a simple way: with green lightbulbs.
What it’s called: Greenlight A Vet
How it works: You simply change one lightbulb to green for Nov. 11 (Veterans Day). The green lightbulbs represent “greenlighting” veterans back into society. You can also volunteer with a local veterans’ group, spread the word on social media with #GreenlightAVet, or display green lights in stores. (You can find bulbs on the Greenlight A Vet pallets in stores.)
To learn more about the movement, visit greenlightavet.com.
Native American Heritage Day Is ComingIn 2009, Congress passed legislation that established the Friday immediately following Thanksgiving Day of each year as Native American Heritage Day.The American Indian and Alaska Native People are the original inhabitants of what is now the United States. This November, help celebrate their contributions, sacrifices, achievements, and cultural legacy.
Learn more about the celebration at walmartworld.com/NativeAmericanHeritage.
Sam’s Club Auto Sales BeginSam’s Club is partnering with online car-shopping service TrueCar Inc. to operate Sam’s Club auto sales. The new program will give members access to more than 10,000 TrueCar dealers with guaranteed savings on new cars and deals on used cars. Another bonus? To help shoppers see if they’re scoring a deal, the service will allow shoppers to see what others paid for the same car. Seong Ohm, senior vice president of merchandise business service at Sam’s Club, says the program was born out of feedback from member surveys, and adds that the response to the program has been phenomenal sofar. “Our service provides customers transparency, and we take all the hassle out of negotiating while giving members knowledge of market prices,” she says. To learn more, visit samsclub.com/auto.
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You Can Win, Too!Get Allen’s top tips on how to make your own VPI a success at walmartworld.com/Allen.
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Must-See TV(PI)Here’s how one electronics associate boosted sales of a TV by roughly 2,300 percent.
It all started with a friendly competition between store manager and associate: This past spring, Walmart relaunched the VPI (Volume Producing Item) program, which encourages associates to get behind a particular product and market it like crazy. Store Manager Gary Wilson of Store 2515 in Phoenix immediately started promoting an Intex queen-size airbed in sporting goods. “He was getting a little too confident about winning,” jokes Allen de la Fuente, who was the zone merchandise supervisor for entertainment. “I started looking at what would sell well from my department. My goal was to beat the store manager!”
First, Allen chose a product that suited his market and was lagging in sales: an Emerson 32-inch flat-screen HDTV, then priced $168. Then, he set up a 16-foot run of 48 TVs in action alley and posted a sign near the store’s entrance to drive customers to the display. For the rest of May, Allen and nine other associates kept the display stocked—no small task since the TVs were reordering so quickly they had to go directly from truck to sales floor. How did they do it? Allen picked a TV that was priced right for the customer base, and the team touted the value of the larger screen when shoppers were checking out smaller TVs.
By the end of May, Allen’s TV outsold Gary’s airbed—and every VPI in the region—and was named regional winner for the month. (Sales rose from $900 in May 2014 to $22,000 in May 2015.) Sales remained steady all summer. Allen, now support manager over entertainment, says he’s now a believer in the power of VPI. “I am blown away by the response.”
Allen de la Fuente (left), support manager, entertainment, used teamwork (one of his successful VPI tips) to sell TVs and breeze past Store Manager Gary Wilson and his airbed.
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The Making of a Big Bet
BigBetFor decades, Star Wars has been a key license for Walmart. But with an intensely anticipated new movie, a corporate supplier demanding secrecy, and $500 million in projected sales, the stakes are higher than ever to deliver a merchandising event the galaxy will never forget. We spoke to Tasha Wilson (left), senior manager, and Andy Prince, senior category director, toys, both at the Home Office, to find out how Force Friday became a reality.
BigBet
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The Making of a Big Bet
BigBetFor decades, Star Wars has been a key license for Walmart. But with an intensely anticipated new movie, a corporate supplier demanding secrecy, and $500 million in projected sales, the stakes are higher than ever to deliver a merchandising event the galaxy will never forget. We spoke to Tasha Wilson (left), senior manager, and Andy Prince, senior category director, toys, both at the Home Office, to find out how Force Friday became a reality.
BigBet
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100+Number of new Star Wars toys available for the first time on
Force Friday (Sept. 4, 2015).
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Oct. 30, 2012
A Franchise Reborn! Disney purchases Lucasfilm, owner of the Star Wars franchise. A new trilogy of films, plus spin-offs, is announced.
April 16, 2014
Throwing Down the GauntletTasha, Andy, and seven other members of Walmart’s entertainment and toy teams travel to California to meet with executives from Disney and Lucasfilm, discussing content, merchandise, and what customers would want. “We threw down the gauntlet that we wanted Walmart to be the destination for Star Wars,” says Andy.
Oct. 15, 2014
A Big Bet Takes Shape Buyers invite Disney leadership to the Home Office to discuss all of the Star Wars merchandise to come. This includes items across just about every department of Walmart: toys and collectibles as well as food, softlines, health and beauty, apparel, and more. Strict rules are laid down by Disney to keep the prod-ucts—which could reveal details about the upcom-ing movie—secret until the very last moment. “No toy has ever been embargoed like this,” says Tasha.
Feb. 14–17, 2015
Behind Closed DoorsAt the 2015 North American International Toy Fair in New York City, Walmart’s toy team gets a first glimpse of the new Star Wars toys. They sign nondisclosure agree-ments (NDAs) barring them from discussing what they’ve seen with any unauthorized people. (Indeed, some product and character names can’t even be used in internal emails, for fear that they could be leaked to the press.) However, the toy team is now able to determine how much space is needed on modulars. They begin planning toy orders.
Nov. 7, 2013
Walmart Awakens Tasha receives an email from account executives working with Disney: Star Wars: Episode 7 (later Star Wars: The Force Awakens) will be released on Dec. 18, 2015. She begins planning meetings with Walmart’s entertainment team to ensure that Walmart will have the merchandise that cus-tomers want. “You have to know what matters to your customers,” Tasha says, “so that you can deliver what they want. And that’s important to us at Walmart.”
X-Wing, 3.75", Star Wars The Black Series
BB-8 of the Rey (Jakku) & BB-8 3.75", Star Wars The Black Series
Kylo Ren, 6", Star Wars The Black Series
spin-offs, is announced. would want. “We threw down the gauntlet that we wanted Walmart to be the destination for the destination for theStar Wars,” says Andy.
Nov. 7, 2013
Walmart AwakensTasha receives an email Tasha receives an email from account executives from account executives working with Disney: working with Disney: Star
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May 3, 2015
Force Friday Announced“StarWars.com is thrilled to announce that Star Wars: The Force Awakens products will land in our galaxy on Sept. 4, 2015.” —press release, StarWars.com
April 2015
Taking OrdersToy buyers begin placing their merchandise orders with suppliers. Buyers need to have “assort-ment discipline,” Tasha says, to ensure that stores have enough Star Wars merchandise to meet customer demand, while still leaving room for other products.
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These toys, available only at Walmart, are just a part of the reason why Walmart is the destination for Star Wars.
* 3.75" The Black Series action figures
* 6" The Black Series figures from the Star Wars Battlefront video game
* Funko Pop! Sandtrooper and Dewback vinyl bobblehead collectible two-pack
* Star Wars Galactic Connexions trading disc game. Ran-domly inserted in the Connexions packs released around the country are four white redemption discs, which can be traded in for an ultra-rare, 14 karat gold disc featuring an image of Princess Leia, and a Star Wars–themed designer room makeover.
Aug. 14–16, 2015
D-23Disney holds their D-23 Expo in California, revealing more about The Force Awakens, as well as info on Star Wars: Rogue One, coming in 2016. Anticipation for the new movies—and merchandise—grows.
July 14, 2015
Little Shadow FiguresMembers of Walmart’s senior leadership preview modular displays of the new merchandise at the layout center in Bentonville. Disney’s tight security means that boxes contain “little shadow figures,” accord-ing to Tasha, instead of actual product. She says the preview makes sure there is “alignment across the board. You need alignment to ensure you can execute across such a large chain.”
Managers in stores begin receiving word about the first Force Friday event.
Sept. 3, 2015
Countdown to Force Friday
merchandise—grows. alignment to ensure you can execute across such a
Managers in stores begin receiving word about the first Force Friday event.
Aug. 28, 2015
Layaway Begins/ Merchandise ArrivesLayaway begins for the 2015 holiday shopping season; according to Tasha, it begins early this year, in large part to help customers purchase Star Wars merchandise.
Stores begin receiving The Force Awakens merchandise. The Home Office monitors sales closely to ensure that no new merchandise goes on the floor or is sold before the embargo ends on Force Friday.
Aug. 11–14, 2015
Holiday MeetingAt Walmart’s 2015 Holiday Meeting in Denver, store managers get more information about Force Friday. Many packages still feature shadow items, but managers are able to look at pallet trains, signage, and other promotional items. At this point, Tasha says, she and her team have largely done all they can to prepare. It’s up to the stores now to effectively bring the merchandise to customers.
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Millennium Falcon, 3.75", Star Wars The Black Series
Funko Pop! Dewback and Stormtrooper (below) bobblehead collectible two-pack
Star Wars Galactic Connexions trading disc game
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Sept. 4, 2015It’s Here!Force Friday begins. “This was a relay,” Tasha says. “We passed the baton; stores took it and finished the race. They delivered for our customers.”
Sept. 14, 2015
Success!The numbers come in: Force Friday No. 1 was a success. “We beat our sales plan for the first week,” Andy says. Next up: Event No. 2.
Nov. 13–16, 2015 Battlefront Is Unleashed Star Wars Battlefront, the highly anticipated video game that fills in the story between episodes six and seven and revisits classic Star Wars battles, is to be released at 12:01 a.m., Nov. 17. A weekend-long event will allow preorders, and at 3,000 stores, players will be able to demo the game for the first time. It’s Elec-tronic Arts’ largest preplay in-store demo: Preplays are usually only offered online or at a few stores.
The Wait Is OverStar Wars: The Force Awakens will be released.
New Year, More SalesJanuary 2016, typically a slow sales month, is projected to be the sec-ond largest for Star Wars merchandise sales. And with Star Wars: Rogue One due out Dec. 16, 2016 (and four more movies after that), this Big Bet is likely to pay off for years to come.
Dec. 18, 2015
January 2016 and Beyond
The Wait Is OverStar Wars: The Force Awakenswill be released.
Dec. 18, 2015
January 2016
ond largest for Star Wars merchandise sales. And with due out Dec. 16, 2016 (and four more movies after that), this Big Bet is likely to pay off for years to come.
Lego Star Wars First Order Special Forces TIE fighter
Far right: Air Hogs Star Wars remote- control ultimate Millennium Falcon quadcopter
Star Wars Darth Vader Giant 31" Action Figure
The Force Friday ExperienceAt Store 1842, in Greensboro, N.C., Jael Ochoa (right), a Star Wars fan “since I was a little kid,” looks at Black Series action figures. “I want to put these all over my kids’ desk,” she says. “I think they’ll be pretty excited.” Kelisha White, a customer service representative at Store 1842 (center), arranges pins and Galactic Connexions starter packs, while a customer in a Jedi Academy T-shirt snags merchandise.
300,000 Number of Walmart-
exclusive 3.75" Black Series action figures projected
to go to stores this year.
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What’s a typical day like for you?It starts with things like assigning associates throughout the department and scanning and auditing bins through the CAP program. I’ll check out shelf availability after lunch; I’ll look into price changes.
What’s your favorite part of being a department manager? I like planning the merchandising. When sales increase, it’s a good feeling to say you had a part in pushing those sales.
What’s your biggest challenge?You can only do so much in an eight-hour shift. Fitting all your duties into thattime frame can be difficult.
What’s it like during the holiday shopping season? It’s organized chaos. During Blitz, I make sure merchandise is staged for when we’re open at midnight and have features ready to roll out.
Do you prepare for work any differently during the holidays? Usually it’s establishing a plan with the expectation that the plan is going to change five or six times.
What’s the craziest part of the holiday experience?Watching the lines rush in right at midnight. One year we let customers into the front of the store because it was below zero outside.
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Appealing Apparel The holidays can be a hectic time for department managers. That includes Jeremy Wilcox, men’s and boys’ apparel department manager at Store 2013 in Waterville, Maine.
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Staff Sgt. Patrick Shannon, manager of Store 1557 in Fishers, Ind., earned a Purple Heart, a Bronze Star,
and, in 2007, the Sam Walton Hero Award for his actions during a firefight in Iraq. His injuries,
which he still deals with today, led him to reach out to others in a remarkable way.
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My father was a Marine; that’s part of why I wanted to join. And I did so on the day I turned 18—Dec. 7, 1987—before I’d even
finished high school. I served for eight years, doing combat tours in both Somalia and Iraq, before rejoining civilian life in 1996 as a Marine Reservist. At that point, I hoped to work in law enforcement, but the pay was dismal. I looked some more and ended up in retail. At the time, Walmart was starting to build Supercenters; when they built one in Indianapolis, I was recruited. I felt a connection through the company’s commitment to veterans, and I loved the wealth of opportunities there, but I grew to miss the military cause. So, in 2003, when I was a market grocery manager, I joined the Army National Guard. As a guardsman, I helped in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina for three months, all with Walmart’s blessing. They encouraged me to go, and they allowed me to come back—I even got a promotion shortly after I returned. They were amazingly gracious, and they were gracious again when, in June 2006, I was called up to go to Iraq. Five months later, I found myself in the firestorm that ended my trip.
Utter ChaosIt happened on my last day in Iraq: Nov. 29, 2006. I was the Army National Guard’s Police Transition Team Officer in Ramadi, leading about 15 American soldiers in training more than 200 Iraqi police. We’d just returned to the Al Hyria Police Station after walking the neighborhoods—what we call “soft ops,” talking to Iraqis and their families, looking for explosives, noting anything even remotely suspicious. It was just after noon; I remember that it was very warm. Then the world exploded. Mortars
rained down; there was shrapnel and incoming fire. It was utter chaos. A mortar landed close to me as I struggled to get my men in a position to return fire, and the concussive force of the blow and the shrapnel that ripped through me are the sources of my enduring injuries. But I don’t recall feeling much at the time. My adrenalin was raging. I needed to get my wounded soldiers and Iraqis out of there. As the firefight died down, I mobilized the able-bodied to get the wounded—Iraqis as well as
Americans—back to safety at Camp Ramadi. That battle-time decision is why I was awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, and the Sam Walton Hero Award, all tremendous honors. But what I did that day was simply what I had been trained all my life to do.
More Serious Than I ThoughtWhen the wounded had all been evacuated, I finally had the mental space to evaluate my own situation. That’s when I noticed that my wounds, which
were all to my left side—the side closest to the mortar—were more serious than I had thought. I was medevaced to a succession of hospitals, first in Iraq, then in Germany, and finally Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., where I stayed for the next five months. I was in danger of losing my left eye; I’m legally blind in that eye today. I also have little feeling on the left side of my face, so, while I was recovering, I also had to relearn to speak. And there was the pesky problem of a moderate traumatic brain injury to deal with. It wasn’t until a year after my release from Walter Reed that I was able to go back to Walmart. Julie Murphy, then my regional vice president, had been waiting patiently and showing me and my family amazing
What I did that day was simply what I had been
trained all my life to do.
Service.Sacrifice. Strength.
Service. Sacrifice. Strength.
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above-and-beyond support. I needed it: To this day, my brain injury makes it tough for me to remember small things. But I have learned to live with and work around my deficits—the operative word being “live.” So many of my fellow warriors didn’t. It’s something I thought about a lot as I recovered. And I started to think that I could help.
Giving a Helping HandWhile I was at Walter Reed, I got involved in the Wounded Warrior Project, and it was through that organization and my own experience that I came to see an equally urgent need for the families of the wounded and fallen. These are families who’ve had their husbands and fathers taken from them only to then have their homes, their dignity, and their dreams ripped from them, too. At Walter Reed I realized that I got to come back—to my family. To Walmart. I found myself asking, what if I hadn’t been so lucky? So in 2009, I co-founded Helping Hands for Freedom with the goal of helping military families in need. We assist with rent and bills when it’s needed, and we try to fulfill the dreams of the children of the fallen and wounded. We do anything and everything we can—we recently helped the family of a killed-in-action serviceman; the family had fallen on hard times and was homeless. We helped them find a home, paid the first few months’ rent and utilities, and got them clothes and food to help them get a new start. It’s work like this that helps me feel strong and whole. Even healed. It means something to work for a company that stands behind veterans. I saw it and experienced it firsthand through my deployments. But it wasn’t until I got hurt and really needed Walmart’s commitment, and received it, that I saw the sincerity behind the words and the actions behind the words. Those actions, that support—they’re what I want to give back. Just because I can.
Service. Sacrifice. Strength.
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It certainly means
something to work for a
company that stands behind
veterans.
A Family- Supporting WalkHelping Hands for Freedom (hh4f.org)—one of the Hallmark Channel’s National Military Family Charities of the Year in 2014—supports the families of veterans who are either wounded in conflict or don’t return home at all. In spring of 2016, the organization is planning Route for the Brave (routeforthebrave.org), a walk across America to raise funds for a retreat house for families of fallen or wounded warriors. “We’ll be walking across U.S. Route 40,” says Patrick, “and we’d love any Walmart stores along the route to send associates to walk and/or to cheer—and we won’t turn away donations, either.” Visit the walk’s website to see when walkers will be near your town.
Inset: Major General Omer “Clif” Tooley Jr., with Patrick at the formal awarding of Patrick’s Bronze Star and Purple Heart on June 11, 2007.
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We Are WalmartFor you. By you. About you.
Imagine you’re about 8 years old, driven to a Walmart store on one of the luxury buses used by touring music stars. When you arrive, characters like the Grinch, Shrek, and Raggedy Ann and Andy greet you, then you’re given $150, and you get to go in the store and buy whatever you want.
Donna Yardley, invoice associate at Store 1376 in Hendersonville, Tenn., has been working for 14 years with a nonprofit organization called Christmas 4 Kids Inc. (C4K) to make this scenario a reality. Started in 1982, Christmas 4 Kids is a multipart event: Every November, a country music concert is held at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville (this year’s headliners include The Marshall Tucker Band and Craig Wayne Boyd, the winner of season seven of The Voice) to raise funds. Then in December, tour bus drivers pick up about 400 underprivileged children from the Hendersonville area and bring them to a Christmas party hosted by Santa and Mrs. Claus. After that, they proceed to Store 1376, where they are given a winter coat (purchased by the charity, supplied by Walmart) and $150 to buy whatever they want. The kids are accompanied in the store by a chaperone.
Donna serves on the Christmas 4 Kids board and gives credit to Walmart for not only helping to sponsor the event, but also allowing it to happen during the busy holiday season. “Walmart allows us to take up half the parking lot. We know it’s an inconvenience, but it’s the right thing to do, and we are very grateful,” she says. “When those buses come in, and all the associates are lined up and clapping, and some are in costumes, the kids on the buses have their faces pressed against the glass with awe. They are so excited.”
Christmas Gift
VALUES IN ACTIONService to Our Customers: Give to the local community in ways that connect to our customers.
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Store 1376 associates, from left: Rosie Kilpatrick, phamacy OTC;
Tonya Jones, bakery manager; Donna Yardley, invoice associate;
Daniel Pearson, department manager, meat; Steve Henderson, TLE service tech
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Steve GottoGarden Center/”Mr. Fix-It”Store 82, Perryville, Mo.
Hire date: Nov. 6, 1975Stores worked in: 1Positions held: 5
Steve appreciates the flexibility of his job at Walmart.I started when I was in high school. I needed to make a living, but my dream was to be a farmer. Today, I do both. I have a farm with my father and brother, and we have 60 head of cattle. The flexibility at Walmart is good: My boss works with me when I need to take care of the farm. I also like that my job lets me move around and do maintenance on different things, so I don’t get bored.
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Message From Sam“The single most important aspect now would have to be customer service and satisfaction as we approach our peak traffic and volume during the Christmas season.” Sam Walton, Walmart World, November 1975
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Phyllis HarrellCAP 1 Team AssociateStore 264, Dickson, Tenn.
Hire date: Nov. 13, 1975Stores worked in: 4Positions held: 4
Phyllis enjoys the challenge of new positions. If you want to learn something, just come to Walmart. I started out as a sales clerk, then I became a department manager and had to learn how to do that job. Now, I’m on the CAP 1 team, and I had to learn that. I enjoy it, though. It’s a new challenge, but I like a challenge. I’ve been working with good associates and management all these years. They’ve really been good to me. I like meeting customers, and I try to get along with everybody. I’ve really enjoyed my career.
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Marcie HortonDepartment Manager, Bedding, Large Furniture, PlasticsStore 93, Covington, Tenn.
Hire date: Nov. 15, 1975Stores worked in: 2Positions held: 3
Marcie has been supported by her Walmart family. You should never think a question you have is dumb. When you start out, you can’t know everything, and unless you ask questions, you can’t learn. Walmart’s taught me to be respectful to other people; you have to be nice to everybody, not just at Walmart! It’s family-oriented here. When I’ve needed help, my Walmart family has always come through for me. When someone needs something or is struggling, we all pull together and help.
Susan DuvallGeneral Merchandise Receiving ClerkStore 82, Perryville, Mo.
Hire date: Nov. 21, 1975Stores worked in: 2 Positions held: 5
Susan’s advice: Tackle every project a piece at a time.You learn a lot working in receiving. It would be a good procedure for associates to see the freight flow from receiving to each area of the store to the register in order to understand how each facet works. There’s never a dull minute here. One of my favorite parts of the job is, in the morning, seeing a whole stack of things you need to complete—and as long as the day goes smoothly, at the end of the day there’s nothing left.
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Time Capsule: November 1975Read the rest of Sam Walton’s letter at walmartworld.com/SamLetterNovember75.
The first Texas Walmart opened in Mount Pleasant.Walmart stock closed at $15 on Nov. 28.Legislation passed naming Veterans Day to be on Nov. 11. This law took effect in 1978.
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was released domestically on Nov. 19. It went on to win five Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
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Dwane Hawkins HO 8642 Bentonville, Ark.
James GrahamHO 9592 Bentonville, Ark.
Sally AndersonWM 14 Lebanon, Mo.
Susan RushWM 35 Manhattan, Kan.
Joan MerrillWM 59 Joplin, Mo.
Jimmy FryeWM 65 Sullivan, Mo.
Nancy StoutWM 134 Elk City, Okla.
Dianne Tritch WM 172Washington, Mo.
Ronnie AlvarezWM 186 El Dorado, Kan.
Donna WilliamsWM 209 Ozark, Ark.
Mary FarmerWM 231 Ada, Okla.
Sherry JayroeWM 239 Kosciusko, Miss.
Joan ThorntonWM 305 Carthage, Miss.
Sandi BahamWM 312 Ville Platte, La.
Matilda Hargrove WM 312 Ville Platte, La.
Ann LollisWM 319 Raymore, Mo.
Redema CurryWM 327 Jay, Okla.
Judy Kelley WM 348 Monticello, Ark.
Carolyn HoodWM 355 Opelika, Ala.
Keith ThomasWM 655 Madisonville, Ky.
Rhoda WirtzWM 937 Marietta, Ga.
William CulverWM 1675 Lebanon, Ky.
Jimmy WesterWM 2713 Birmingham, Ala.
Brenda RedingWM 5252 Loganville, Ga.
Kern RadtkeWM 1697 Elk Grove, Calif.
Linda EnnisLG 8098 Bentonville, Ark.
Carlos Ortega PerezWMPR 3688 Corozal, Puerto Rico
Barbara LeeWM 23 Ruston, La.
Dianna ShermanWM 56 Ava, Mo.
Carol WallWM 161 Huntingdon, Tenn.
Susan Mc Grew-MorrisonWM 212 Norman, Okla.
Tammy MilliganWM 352 Chester, Ill.
Jackie CagleWM 681 Guntersville, Ala.
Anita HowardWM 688 Nashville, Tenn.
Patricia HarrellWM 700 Selma, Ala.
Toni ConleyWM 2575 Conway, Ark.
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Alabama 30 years
Edward Click WM 4581 Mobile
Donna Cooper WM 424 Clanton
Connie Ellis WM 715 Tuscaloosa
James Jolley WM 691 Fort Payne
James McCall WM 355 Opelika
Tommy Swann LG 6006 Cullman
Lugusta Treadwell WM 731 Demopolis
Sarah Williams WM 315 Oneonta
25 yearsAvanell Adams WM 1481 Homewood
Sherman Alexander WM 356 Auburn
Barbara Allmon WM 329 Anniston
Helen Bailey WM 301 Gadsden
Becky Bibb WM 1124 Hartselle
Marcia Boyd WM 866 Mobile
Lynda Cook WM 691 Fort Payne
Anita Daugherty WM 1052 Fayette
Earl Drinkard WM 991 Mobile
Deloris Hill WM 930 Montgomery
Annie Hordges WM 938 Montgomery
Annie Howard WM 2165 Slocomb
Bonita Kelley WM 809 Oxford
Dixie Rosie WM 661 Athens
Rita Southern WM 315 Oneonta
Linda Whited WM 315 Oneonta
20 yearsAnthony Alessi WM 991 Mobile
Jason Baker WM 733 Valley
Brenda Blankenship WM 730 Sylacauga
Alicia Carter WM 866 Mobile
Billie Clinard WM 661 Athens
Doris Crawford WM 329 Anniston
Sandra Eddy WM 670 Cullman
Marsha Eldridge WM 1284 Phenix City
Lisa Epperson WM 681 Guntersville
Kimberly Fellers WM 1063 Geneva
Dejarius Ferguson WM 715 Tuscaloosa
Janie Griffie WM 2111 Birmingham
Michael Griffith WM 866 Mobile
Barbara Hardaway WM 661 Athens
Jo Holmes WM 730 Sylacauga
Chad Ingram LG 6006 Cullman
Danny Isom WM 1284 Phenix City
Rosemary Kelly WM 409 Haleyville
Elizabeth Lashley WM 731 Demopolis
Georgia Mallory WM 2739 Bay Minette
Sherrie Matthews WM 1493 Monroeville
Alisa McKay WM 762 Birmingham
Dorothy Miller WM 2723 Sumiton
Llewellyn Murphy WM 730 Sylacauga
Lindsey Newman WM 762 Birmingham
Judy Parker WM 670 Cullman
Bobbie Phillips WM 355 Opelika
Ronald Reaves WM 809 Oxford
Martha Rickard WM 4187 Florence
Ann Rodgers WM 423 Alabaster
Sharon Sandlin WM 7280 Cullman
Jeanette Sewell WM 1174 Thomasville
Preston Steele WM 355 Opelika
Alfredia Thomas WM 356 Auburn
Lymeritis Thomas WM 733 Valley
Angel Wilkins WM 4330 Chelsea
Janet Worrell WM 700 Selma
Carol Wright WM 866 Mobile
Alaska 20 years
Kevin Rupp WM 2074 Wasilla
Arizona 25 years
John Atondo WM 5342 Yuma
Carol Atwood WM 3241 Glendale
Malvice Brown WM 5342 Yuma
Steve Bughman WM 1291 Tucson
Angelita Cano WM 1533 Peoria
Alma Castro HO 9677 Yuma
Luis Castro WM 1474 Yuma
Norma Castro WM 1324 Nogales
Cathleen Cole WM 1598 Phoenix
Carole Cota WM 1240 Sierra Vista
Louise De Marco WM 5331 Phoenix
David Empey WM 2051 Kingman
Deborah Feilen WM 1381 Apache Junction
Margaret Fuqua WM 3845 Glendale
Tina Gillette WM 3896 Peoria
Mary Gonzalez WM 1474 Yuma
Antonia Guerra WM 1218 Casa Grande
Gary Hecker WM 1532 Glendale
Gloria Hernandez WM 1474 Yuma
Hector Hernandez WM 1324 Nogales
Kevin Hinton WM 1612 Tucson
Happy Hollingsworth WM 3465 Glendale
Stephanie Johnson WM 1334 Claypool
Rebecca Limon WM 4603 Tucson
Sharon Lively WM 5342 Yuma
Lupe Martinez WM 3241 Glendale
Susan Molyneux WM 4325 Yuma
David Monypeny WM 1474 Yuma
Lynn Newcomb WM 1474 Yuma
Kenneth Nichols WM 1149 Safford
Steven Ouellette WM 4325 Yuma
Kathleen Perales WM 1474 Yuma
Linda Stewart WM 1474 Yuma
Carole Swanson WM 2112 Scottsdale
20 yearsDebbie Arrietta WM 4264 Oro Valley
Deborah Black WM 2512 Phoenix
Lorenzo Brinkley WM 5429 Surprise
Karen Brodie WM 1291 Tucson
Stacey Burt WM 1291 Tucson
Cynthia Corning WM 1381 Apache Junction
Celia Corral WM 1324 Nogales
Dawn Curran WM 1532 Glendale
Alvina Encinas WM 1411 Sahuarita
Susan Foster WM 2768 Mesa
Gloria Garino WM 1324 Nogales
Billy Hilton WM 1474 Yuma
Glenda Jackson WM 4430 Maricopa
Maria Jimenez WM 1324 Nogales
Connie Jones WM 1646 Mesa
Tiffany Kaler WM 1417 Prescott
Matthew Langstraat WM 2515 Phoenix
Nichole Martinez WM 1019 Mesa
Richard McGlinn WM 1328 Winslow
Judy Mendoza WM 5330 Phoenix
Andrea Newman WM 3807 Benson
Kimberly Ore WM 1370 Bullhead City
Maria Quinonez WM 1324 Nogales
Maria Rodriguez WM 1324 Nogales
Bob Snyder LG 6031 Buckeye
Mario Sotelo WM 1324 Nogales
Adriana Valencia WM 1324 Nogales
Maria Vargas WM 4337 San Luis
Josephine Ybarra WM 6480 Chandler
Debra Zeller WM 1370 Bullhead City
Arkansas 30 years
Bryce Bolton HO 9584 Bentonville
Teresa Brimer LG 6018 Searcy
Wilburn Carter HO 8747 Bentonville
M.Kaylene Cooper WM 36 Paragould
Earlene Craft WM 1 Rogers
Suzanne Engleman- Neighbors WM 281 Heber Springs
Robert Engler HO 9145 Bentonville
Edna Haynes LG 6003 Searcy
Angela Lemaire WM 126 Little Rock
Rebecca Scates HO 8048 Bentonville
Kathy Scott HO 6191 Bentonville
Deborah Snow WM 2587 Cabot
25 yearsRobert Anderson HO 8495 Bentonville
Curtis Ballance WM 126 Little Rock
Brian Barger HO 8000 Bentonville
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MIKE GOODMAN | ASSET PROTECTION MANAGER | STORE 580 | BARTOW, FLA.
A Real HeroWhile in the military, Mike Goodman, an asset protection manager at Store 580, in Bartow, Fla., learned many skills that have served him well in his Walmart career. One skill he wound up having to use on the job: CPR.
Last December, while working as an asset protection associate at Store 725, in Haines City, Fla., Mike noticed a woman on the floor in the grocery vestibule. It was customer Ann Carnes, who’d suffered a heart attack. She wasn’t breathing and had no pulse.
Mike sprang into action. “I instructed the assistant manager to call 911 while I did CPR,” he says. After eight minutes, Mike managed to restore her pulse, and paramedics soon arrived to take Ann to the hospital.
Doctors told her the only reason she survived is because Mike kept her blood pumping.
“I owe a lot to Mike for stepping up, thinking out of the box, and doing what needed to be done,” Ann says. “He saved my life.”
Mike’s quick thinking was inspired by his military training, and Walmart’s commitment to veterans and military personnel is part of why he’s grateful to work for the company. “Walmart recognizes the need for veterans to be able to get good jobs,” he says. “And to have such a big player in society acknowledge what’s going on with troops and encourage support with things like the Greenlight A Vet campaign (see Page 15), it really means a lot.”
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Vince Biondo HO 6164 Little Rock
Tena Brooks WM 2587 Cabot
Kimberlee Cisneros HO 9788 Bentonville
Joseph Cordasco HO 8604 Bentonville
Jean Cox HO 9337 Bentonville
Betina Crawford LG 6001 Rogers
Michele Curtis HO 8783 Bentonville
Dorothy Dobbs WM 102 Stuttgart
Loretta Dougherty WM 6943 Jonesboro
Dewayne Edens LG 6094 Bentonville
Kendell Efurd WM 3231 Greenwood
Lasalle English WM 714 West Helena
Carol Farmer HO 9690 Bentonville
David Foster LG 6001 Rogers
James Frayser LG 8098 Bentonville
Sheila Gambill WM 128 Jonesboro
James Green HO 8471 Bentonville
Barbara Isham WM 380 Waldron
Don Kirn HO 8439 Bentonville
Connie Kitchens WM 85 Benton
Walker Lee LG 6003 Searcy
Jimmie Mabry WM 127 Malvern
Dana Martin WM 235 Corning
Jay Mealing HO 9258 Bentonville
Debra Norton WM 126 Little Rock
Malihe Nouyoui WM 359 Fayetteville
Debra Paull HO 4701 Bentonville
Lisa Reader WM 100 Bentonville
Darrell Reading II HO 8050 Bentonville
Charlotte Richardson WM 2686 Bentonville
Candice Rowe WM 1147 Flippin
Lucinda Rudy WM 388 Fort Smith
Richard Stark LG 6008 Bentonville
John Taylor WM 11 Mountain Home
Patricia Teeling WM 124 Little Rock
Linda Townzen HO 8008 Bentonville
Douglas Ward HO 8544 Bentonville
Vicki Williams WM 58 Russellville
Arnetta Wright WM 91 Forrest City
Earvin Young HO 9558 Bentonville
20 yearsConnie Alston WM 5260 Rogers
Patricia Aylor WM 133 Ashdown
Sandra Barton WM 54 Springdale
Gloria Biggs WM 230 Paris
Charlotte Breland WM 128 Jonesboro
Cora Brown WM 91 Forrest City
Terry Corp HO 8624 Bentonville
Cesar Cruz LG 6094 Bentonville
Susan Daniel WM 160 Ash Flat
Jill Edwards HO 8002 Bentonville
Tammy Fentress WM 76 Berryville
Mary Flowers HO 8312 Bentonville
James Hancock HO 8110 Bentonville
Kathryn Harmon LG 6094 Bentonville
Teresa Hearne HO 8602 Bentonville
William Holder LG 6082 Clarksville
Monica Jines WM 2575 Conway
Linda Johnson WM 171 Camden
Kayla Lewis HO 8763 Bentonville
Kathryn Marshall HO 8902 Bentonville
Ann McCready HO 9817 Bentonville
Michelle Mitchell LG 6094 Bentonville
Tisha Montgomery HO 8646 Rogers
Billy Owens WM 171 Camden
Darla Powell LG 6018 Searcy
Denise Sauls WM 3331 Pine Bluff
Janet Self WM 8 Morrilton
Joelinda Shannon HO 8056 Bentonville
Tammi Shook LG 6082 Clarksville
Shelly Sory WM 85 Benton
Alan Stepp LG 6082 Clarksville
Donna Straw LG 6003 Searcy
Susan Sullivan WM 57 Walnut Ridge
Jeremy Sweat HO 8032 Bentonville
Kenya Taber WM 124 Little Rock
James Thompson WM 160 Ash Flat
Stephen Warrick WM 5433 Hot Springs Village
Cynthia Watson WM 127 Malvern
Luciannia Wiley WM 52 Hot Springs
Carol Winters HO 9297 Bentonville
Deanna Wright HO 9015 Bentonville
Susan Yess WM 70 West Memphis
California 25 years
Francisco Ahumada WM 1747 Perris
Febe Bonilla WM 1941 Glendora
Belinda Bos WM 1914 Highland
Pete Cimo LG 7033 Apple Valley
Robert Flowers WM 1575 Oroville
Susan Graham WM 1555 El Centro
Jesse Herrera Jr. WM 5134 Bakersfield
Luis Jacobo WM 1756 Fontana
Carmen Madrid WM 1859 Calexico
Jacquline McLeod WM 3652 West Sacramento
Wesley Morris HO 9677 Lakewood
Margarita Munoz WM 2150 San Diego
Veronica Nides WM 1587 Modesto
Margarita Nunez WM 3248 La Habra
Elizabeth Ramirez WM 1587 Modesto
Paula Ramirez WM 1555 El Centro
Jose Rangel LG 6021 Porterville
Elma Reece WM 1583 Madera
Natalia Steele WM 1555 El Centro
Norma Wehner WM 2052 Ukiah
Brinda Williams WM 1917 Santee
Gregory Wright WM 5133 Anderson
20 yearsFrances Alanis WM 2277 Clovis
Monique Almaguer WM 2251 City of Industry
Patricia Ante WM 1574 Bakersfield
Jose Arellano LG 6021 Porterville
Phyllis Bedell WM 2099 Paso Robles
Scott Beringer WM 1697 Elk Grove
Elsie Bojorquez WM 2401 Duarte
Leota Bonneau WM 1853 Hemet
Leanne Borden WM 1574 Bakersfield
Angelia Brundage WM 1697 Elk Grove
Adrienne Calderon WM 1756 Fontana
Dianna Canning WM 1914 Highland
Launa Canning WM 2536 Tulare
Maria Conner WM 1963 Turlock
Kathleen Curran WM 2401 Duarte
Willard Deuel WM 5133 Anderson
Christine Dunne WM 2177 San Diego
Richard Ebersole WM 3712 Citrus Heights
Bernice Elrick WM 2251 City of Industry
John Enos LG 6026 Red Bluff
Katrina Enyeart WM 2251 City of Industry
Phyllis Espinosa WM 5766 Morgan Hill
Darryll Flores WM 2401 Duarte
Dusti Fobroy WM 2735 Sacramento
Losa Foster WM 2119 Milpitas
John Galvez WM 3464 Chino
Amparo Garcia WM 1747 Perris
Bertran Gomez WM 4392 Victorville
Omar Gonsalez WM 2948 Santa Fe Springs
Nancy Gonzales WM 2251 City of Industry
Stephanie Goodman WM 2030 Sonora
Manuel Gutierrez WM 2288 Pomona
Fredesvinda Heredia WM 1660 Palmdale
Regina Herndon WM 2218 Foothill Ranch
Todd Hildan WM 5136 Marysville
Karen Hinojos WM 3133 La Puente
Brenda Holguin WM 2251 City of Industry
Michele Hughes WM 2536 Tulare
Judie Hurd WM 2537 Redding
Georgia Hutchens LG 6826 Red Bluff
Diane Jimenez WM 2297 Stevenson Ranch
Jeffrey Knittle WM 1912 Corona
Michelle Latice Leftridge WM 1922 Rancho Cucamonga
Christina Lemmon WM 2002 Gilroy
Deanna Lessard WM 2401 Duarte
Frances Lofton WM 2048 Fairfield
Randall Lueck WM 1700 Poway
Nancy Macinnis WM 2242 Anaheim
Elsa Marron WM 3248 La Habra
Isabell Martinez WM 2536 Tulare
Roxanne Martinez WM 1941 Glendora
Joanna McClain WM 1645 Hanford
Celia Medina WM 2292 Covina
Ramona Melgarejo WM 1555 El Centro
Misty Mellinger WM 5956 Visalia
Tracy Mendez WM 5154 Rosemead
Lucinda Meyer WM 2553 Windsor
Margarita Montanez WM 2288 Pomona
Armand Oliver WM 2989 Fremont
Michael Ortiz LG 6026 Red Bluff
Patricia Padda WM 2537 Redding
Zandra Palmer WM 2082 Cerritos
Mary Parker WM 2960 Los Angeles
Anna Pendergrass LG 6032 Hanford
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Cynthia Prichard WM 2077 Lake Elsinore
Imelda Pulido WM 2401 Duarte
Patricia Quintero WM 2288 Pomona
Kathryn Quirke LG 6826 Red Bluff
Jesse Ramirez WM 4392 Victorville
Roberta Ramos WM 1826 Visalia
Harry Redmond WM 4101 Long Beach
Emma Rhodehouse WM 1910 Crescent City
Katherine Robey WM 1651 American Canyon
Hector Rodriguez WM 2251 City of Industry
Clementina Romero WM 1805 La Quinta
Mey Saelee WM 5956 Visalia
Tammy Sanchez WM 1922 Rancho Cucamonga
Venita Smith WM 1563 Lancaster
Virginia Smith WM 3494 San Marcos
Nathan Stines WM 5156 Beaumont
Roy Stoops WM 2044 Chico
Diane Thomas WM 5072 Torrance
Patricia Trammel WM 1554 Stockton
Monica Vandaveer WM 3477 Long Beach
Paula Watkins LG 6021 Porterville
Susan Weaver WM 1704 Vacaville
Donna Webster WM 2277 Clovis
Phyllis Williams WM 2251 City of Industry
Janet Workman WM 5156 Beaumont
Rosemary Ycong WM 1815 Fresno
Colorado 30 years
Yvonne Madril WM 842 Pueblo
Theresa Medina WM 869 Alamosa
Karen Ward WM 842 Pueblo
25 yearsKevin Ayers HO 8975 Denver
Jeanette Caligaris WM 3382 Pueblo West
Julie Frank WM 5957 Lakeside
Jerry Inman WM 1280 Grand Junction
Robert Lohrer WM 953 Loveland
Bianca Reed WM 3127 Denver
Marci Schortzmann WM 5099 Grand Junction
Patricia Siegal WM 953 Loveland
Dale Snyder WM 1200 Colorado Springs
Jeffery Wagers WM 1252 Highlands Ranch
Joanne Whitcomb WM 1019 Canon City
20 yearsGlenn Andrade LG 6019 Loveland
Jennifer Bagwell WM 1252 Highlands Ranch
Felix Betancourt WM 1273 Fountain
Kathleen Curlee WM 1252 Highlands Ranch
Theresa Finn WM 1273 Fountain
Beverly Halvorson WM 1200 Colorado Springs
Seth Kendall WM 4599 Timnath
Victoria Lang WM 5341 Broomfield
Jo Lawrence WM 2892 Parker
Pat Lederman WM 1252 Highlands Ranch
Malloree Montez WM 2729 Fort Collins
Barbara Muklebust WM 5137 Aurora
Deborah Schaefer WM 3019 Thornton
Karen Shain WM 2293 Evergreen
Nathan Trout LG 6019 Loveland
Peggy Wood WM 2270 Durango
Connecticut 25 years
Gwendolyn Boyd HO 9689 Waterford
Zelma Woodson WM 2303 West Hartford
20 yearsLinda Behan WM 2371 Wallingford
Beverly Buttner WM 2371 Wallingford
Paul Gratta Jr. WM 2371 Wallingford
Annemarie Kovacs WM 2371 Wallingford
Denise Richardson WM 2299 Cromwell
Ana Romero WM 2371 Wallingford
Celia Shatava WM 2371 Wallingford
Evelyn Smiles WM 2371 Wallingford
Delaware 20 years
Luis Pagan WM 3802 Middletown
Florida 30 years
Cathy Barath WM 860 DeLand
Dale Ferrebee WM 818 Panama City Beach
Peggy Fludd WM 551 Palatka
Felicia Harris WM 860 DeLand
Barbara Hurst WM 818 Panama City Beach
Richard Loutzenhiser II WM 968 Winter Haven
Geneva McDonald WM 860 DeLand
David McKenzie HO 9755 Tallahassee
Catherine Mitchell WM 818 Panama City Beach
Raquel Newell WM 1207 Callaway
Sibyl Parramore WM 1375 Marianna
Russell Prosser WM 649 Titusville
Ronald Schnieders WM 2387 Brandon
Deborah Sloan WM 779 Lakeland
Jeanelle Wynn WM 547 Plant City
25 yearsLinda Alsept WM 974 West Melbourne
Josefina Angeles WM 721 Port Charlotte
Andrea Armstrong WM 1205 Macclenny
Cynthia Baird WM 819 Cape Coral
Michael Berry WM 3702 Jacksonville
Patricia Beverage WM 174 Cocoa
Sherry Blomberg WM 4669 Pinellas Park
Jennifer Cook WM 968 Winter Haven
Kathryn Cook WM 929 Port St. Lucie
Eileen Dautel WM 819 Cape Coral
Reginald Davis WM 5054 Jacksonville
Nancy Denson WM 860 DeLand
Mike Faris WM 649 Titusville
Thomas Flad WM 1536 St. Petersburg
Enrique Flores WM 1398 Lake Worth
Jack Fuller WM 1589 Delray Beach
Cynthia Gaskins WM 4588 Orlando
Denita Goodman WM 987 Fort Myers
Susan Gorwitz WM 2151 Sunrise
Teresa Graham WM 767 Lake City
Marie Guzzardo WM 1085 Port Richey
Bettie Halle WM 551 Palatka
Dawn Harvey WM 3474 Bradenton
Susan Horne WM 1297 Chiefland
Stacey Jenkins WM 582 Port Orange
Janet Johnson WM 1283 Starke
Kristin Loveall WM 941 Brandon
Paul Lovell WM 613 Ormond Beach
Sheila McCarthy WM 1087 Stuart
Kelly Meizinger WM 929 Port St. Lucie
Cynthia Meyer WM 721 Port Charlotte
Cindy-Lu Mooney WM 1589 Delray Beach
Renee Mullican WM 649 Titusville
Phyllis Parker WM 1375 Marianna
Elizabeth Payne WM 4262 The Villages
Brenda Robinson WM 1224 Pensacola
Michelle Rodgers WM 779 Lakeland
Elizabeth Scordato WM 5772 Lecanto
Malinda Scott WM 1501 Tampa
Gayle Shores WM 5301 West Palm Beach
Elizabeth Smith WM 4332 Orlando
Steve Smith WM 1213 Brooksville
Susan Smith WM 779 Lakeland
Stephen Stein WM 1220 Orlando
Karen Trexler WM 1702 Melbourne
Brenda Underwood WM 3349 Port Charlotte
Linda Velasquez WM 1589 Delray Beach
Pamela Ward WM 2695 Clermont
Rhonda White WM 1375 Marianna
Chantill Williams WM 1589 Delray Beach
Mary Williams WM 721 Port Charlotte
20 yearsWilliam Andress WM 1222 Pensacola
Indiana Arauz WM 1680 Kendall
Deborah Barkley WM 1213 Brooksville
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Patricia Baumgartner WM 5326 Ocala
Jason Bell WM 5299 Clermont
Thomas Benson WM 3538 Melbourne
Vastiana Boatswain WM 1511 Miramar
Mark Brennan WM 4354 Naples
Felicia Brinson WM 1349 Sunrise
Douglas Brinton WM 174 Cocoa
Karen Buchanan WM 1501 Tampa
Roger Cabrera WM 2091 Doral
Maria Carrigan WM 3387 North Port
Delmena Carroll WM 1387 Coral Springs
Cindy Castleman WM 1032 Lynn Haven
Michael Chace WM 5894 Oviedo
Cynthia Chiari WM 1081 Gainesville
Christine Clem WM 1391 Daytona Beach
Cat Cooper WM 1362 Destin
Elsa Cordova WM 1225 Orange Park
Mariana Cotz LG 6020 Brooksville
Norman Dennies WM 1536 St. Petersburg
Cheryl Dewey WM 582 Port Orange
Carmen Diaz WM 3858 Boca Raton
Dorothy Dickerson WM 1605 Pensacola
Kelley Dolihite WM 919 Fort Walton Beach
Bertha Dominguez WM 4161 Miami
Holly Elliott WM 1408 Tallahassee
Susan Ferrieri WM 721 Port Charlotte
Ellen Gloff WM 1297 Chiefland
Lydia Gray WM 1205 Macclenny
Joseph Guarino WM 1068 Sebastian
Beverly Guzman WM 2091 Doral
Caroline Henry WM 1589 Delray Beach
Donna Hernandez WM 908 Orlando
Horst Hoffmann WM 778 Punta Gorda
Sandra Hudson WM 718 Auburndale
Wanda Irizarry WM 563 Orange City
Jeffrey Irvine WM 5872 Santa Rosa Beach
Windy Isais WM 1172 Jacksonville
Mitzi Jarrard WM 613 Ormond Beach
Arthur Joiner Jr. LG 6020 Brooksville
Teresita Kimball WM 1083 Jacksonville
Joanne Klein WM 1845 Cooper City
Patricia Klise WM 3538 Melbourne
Peggy Larson WM 3207 Sanford
Carol Lister WM 919 Fort Walton Beach
Pablo Lopez WM 2176 Jupiter
Lisa Maddux WM 5772 Lecanto
Debra Martorano WM 3417 Fort Myers
Rebecca Mathis WM 968 Winter Haven
Teresa McKenzie WM 3307 Crawfordville
Elizabeth Mitchell WM 1387 Coral Springs
Jacqueline Moore WM 1845 Cooper City
Robert Navara WM 987 Fort Myers
David Pomaranski WM 819 Cape Coral
Elizabeth Pommer WM 579 St. Augustine
Evelyn Ramgopaul WM 1398 Lake Worth
Kathleen Redmond WM 705 Mount Dora
Dawn Richter WM 1845 Cooper City
Emilia Rivera WM 890 Orlando
Nilca Rosa WM 908 Orlando
Sharon Rose WM 974 West Melbourne
Karen Sachs WM 1589 Delray Beach
Martha Smith WM 944 Crestview
Patricia Stephens WM 2920 Orange Park
Joyce Taylor WM 613 Ormond Beach
Wanda Thearl WM 767 Lake City
Mary Thomas WM 613 Ormond Beach
Daniel Tingue WM 1712 Largo
Kathy Totten WM 3387 North Port
Mary Jane Troso WM 3538 Melbourne
William Tucker LG 6020 Brooksville
Jacinto Valdes WM 2091 Doral
Dian Valentino WM 941 Brandon
Angelo Varvaro LG 6020 Brooksville
Christina Waldrop WM 5300 Gibsonton
Grace White WM 1004 Bradenton
Toni Woods WM 4444 Jacksonville
Shirley Youngblood WM 1444 Jacksonville
Pat Ziegler WM 1205 Jacksonville
Georgia 30 years
Judy McKinnon LG 6010 Douglas
Debra Reaves WM 686 Fitzgerald
Frances Smith WM 862 Hinesville
25 yearsMillicent Adeduro WM 1578 Roswell
Daniel Bellew WM 1338 Columbus
Brenda Bennett WM 1586 Austell
Bobbie Bradford WM 548 Lawrenceville
Marie Brunson WM 1293 Augusta
Tommy Cofield WM 555 Dublin
Jeffrey Collins WM 1373 Lilburn
Cathy Colson WM 459 Covington
Revela Commander WM 1340 Lithonia
Kathy Cook WM 614 LaGrange
John Cullifer WM 588 Albany
Mary Duckworth WM 3201 McDonough
Catherine Duggar WM 4409 Rockmart
Deborah Faulkenberry WM 1458 Fort Oglethorpe
Eldora Grant WM 1720 Snellville
Connie Helms WM 518 Canton
Patricia Holcomb WM 3748 Acworth
Peggy Kahn WM 1403 Cornelia
Alice Parker WM 1153 Macon
Cathy Smith WM 889 Thomasville
Ronald Taylor LG 6010 Douglas
Anthony Travis WM 1458 Fort Oglethorpe
20 yearsLinda Abernathy WM 1458 Fort Oglethorpe
Patricia Arellano-Ramirez WM 1586 Austell
Benjamin Beckum WM 1076 Macon
Tiffany Binder-Grier WM 459 Covington
Mary Blanche WM 3389 Snellville
Gail Cash WM 855 Union City
Judy Cripps WM 1658 Thomson
Betty Elkins WM 5173 Dalton
Larry Harris WM 3471 Kennesaw
Patricia Harris WM 2154 Duluth
Gwendolyn Hicks WM 2860 Pooler
Willie Hobbs WM 639 Brunswick
Deborah Jackson WM 754 Statesboro
Louise Jarrell WM 856 Bremen
Ruth Kilgore WM 856 Bremen
Johanna Kurek WM 1227 Augusta
Chassica Lanier WM 1121 Milledgeville
Billy Love WM 843 Camilla
Everea Malek WM 4185 Cumming
Flossie Mobley WM 858 Cairo
Janet Nelson WM 459 Covington
David Pace LG 6010 Douglas
Donald Rabideau WM 1586 Austell
Yvette Richardson WM 2890 Macon
Nora Richmond WM 5735 Grovetown
Sandra Roman WM 3388 Lawrenceville
Caprina Smith WM 2733 Perry
Penny Smith WM 556 Waycross
Bridgette Solomon WM 1121 Milledgeville
Wilma Stephens WM 722 Carrollton
Bonnie Stockard WM 669 Dalton
Patsy Stowers WM 1122 Eastanollee
Brenda Threatt WM 1076 Macon
Sondra Turner WM 1314 Buford
Ella Wright WM 2360 Dunwoody
Rowland Young WM 510 Gainesville
Hawaii 20 years
James Dobesh WM 3478 Honolulu
Anita Gambol WM 2126 Mililani
Maxine Hoohuli WM 2314 Waipahu
Violet Lippincott WM 3149 Honolulu
Darren Nishimura WM 2126 Mililani
Winona Reyes WM 2126 Mililani
Gary Simmons WM 2126 Mililani
Idaho 25 years
Cindy Reed WM 3511 Hayden
20 yearsAngela Garman WM 2781 Nampa
Illinois 30 years
Carol Bates WM 633 Kewanee
Theresa Buhr WM 786 DeKalb
Cindy Daugherty WM 933 Rochelle
Vicki Fisher WM 216 Marion
Lisa Hardin WM 852 Ottawa
Debbie Katcher WM 4699 Streator
Mary Lou Klein WM 852 Ottawa
June Peterson WM 852 Ottawa
Deborah Rohwer WM 852 Ottawa
Sharon Saager WM 852 Ottawa
Linda Snow WM 786 DeKalb
Debra Swett WM 852 Ottawa
Carol Van Loo WM 213 Litchfield
Crystal Vanwassenhove WM 633 Kewanee
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“For me, serving the community is all about life fulfillment,” says Eric Neuyou, replenishment manager, adult, youth, and kids bedding, at the Home Office. That passion for helping others is why Eric volunteered to lead his department’s community-involvement activities— starting with Boys & Girls Club of Benton County.
The project was a community garden. According to Hannah Whitehead, Boys & Girls Club program director, it was meant to help teach kids about gardening while providing fresh produce to low-income families. Unfortunately, a late snow and lack of manpower stalled the
project, and Hannah feared they wouldn’t be able to plant before it got too hot. Then Eric stepped in.
He and eight other associates spent an afternoon building boxes [for raised beds], moving compost and soil, and planting tomatoes, peppers, carrots, onions, and more. “They were crucial” to the success of the project, Hannah says. Eric also applied for a Volunteerism Always Pays (VAP) grant, which earned $500 for Boys & Girls Club of Benton County.
“The kids love the garden,” Hannah says. “They like to see how simple it is to grow your own food. It amazes and intrigues them. Walmart helps us a lot.”
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Cheryl Vogel WM 852 Ottawa
Trudy Zak WM 786 DeKalb
25 yearsGeorgia Abernathy WM 197 Macomb
Andrea Albamonte WM 4531 Romeoville
Sandra Baker WM 1386 Pontiac
Steven Baker WM 197 Macomb
Frank Ballard WM 1421 Washington
Chris Barnes WM 1401 Naperville
Mary Chambliss WM 224 Mount Vernon
Judy Clark WM 1596 Bolingbrook
Mary Cluver WM 1548 Watseka
Theresa Colvin WM 200 Jacksonville
Sharon Conrad Jackson WM 1548 Watseka
Dawn Degeorge WM 1531 East Dundee
Terri Dix WM 1228 Round Lake Beach
Rosalie Embrich WM 222 Sparta
Lisa Fagan WM 1386 Pontiac
Maryanne Hantak WM 1596 Bolingbrook
Diana Keath WM 1548 Watseka
Carolyn Kemper WM 936 Effingham
Kyle Knapp WM 1386 Pontiac
Patricia Leppard WM 1548 Watseka
Scott Macleod WM 844 Morris
Cynthia Maertens WM 957 Geneseo
Tom Meyer WM 1071 Wood River
Sandra Miiller WM 1548 Watseka
Baljit Mudhar WM 4531 Romeoville
Lisa Nimrick WM 3460 Peoria
Gail Orlak WM 1377 Johnsburg
Patricia Peters WM 1548 Watseka
Chrystal Pounds WM 343 Taylorville
Deborah Reynolds WM 1386 Pontiac
Barbara Ross WM 4695 Godfrey
Colleen Slagell WM 1386 Pontiac
June Smajda WM 1596 Bolingbrook
Joyce Stollenwerk WM 633 Kewanee
Joanne Thompson WM 460 Pana
Peggy Tooley WM 1386 Pontiac
Cynthia Trumble WM 1548 Watseka
Kim Vergo WM 1256 Joliet
Lloyd Warning WM 1454 Quincy
20 yearsKathy Abbinanti WM 1401 Naperville
Lynnette Adams WM 1323 Peoria
Christine Arnold WM 198 Salem
Carolyn Barker WM 1713 Canton
Larry Bingham WM 222 Sparta
Phyllis Blazier WM 833 Carmi
Lynn Bouska WM 1735 Wheeling
Lori Cluver WM 1093 Rantoul
Jay Coleman WM 3790 Lockport
Carol Craig WM 222 Sparta
Ivan Crossman WM 603 Pekin
Shawna Cunningham WM 747 Cahokia
Carlos De Leon WM 1256 Joliet
Tina Dierks WM 222 Sparta
Mary Dine WM 1761 Granite City
Janet Douros WM 1713 Canton
Mary Evans WM 1814 Elgin
Diane Faivre WM 1421 Washington
Mia Falge WM 1818 Aurora
Martha Flaherty WM 636 Princeton
James Funk WM 1377 Johnsburg
Evelio Garcia WM 262 Benton
William Gooden WM 1420 Streamwood
Steven Greenberg WM 1998 Skokie
Heather Hall WM 1093 Rantoul
Carole Hammer WM 2215 Darien
Aloma Heroy WM 262 Benton
Claudia Herrara WM 1404 Lake Zurich
Rebecca Hileman-Clark WM 216 Marion
Cinda Holland WM 891 Sterling
Syed Hussain WM 1489 Vernon Hills
Craig James WM 775 Galesburg
Ghazala Khan WM 2215 Darien
Liana Lada WM 3004 Cicero
Angela Las Cola WM 1892 Hodgkins
Peggy Ledbetter WM 596 Herrin
Christine Mayer WM 222 Sparta
Sandra Mingus WM 197 Macomb
Maureen Murphy WM 1596 Bolingbrook
Tracy Oneil WM 328 Waterloo
Linda Pennington WM 317 Vandalia
Cynthia Perron HO 7896 Des Plaines
Theresa Pytlewicz WM 1897 Elk Grove Village
Charna Rothbaum WM 3255 Savoy
Dana Russell WM 1323 Peoria
Michael Shavers WM 1386 Pontiac
Dawn Shelton WM 262 Benton
Tammy Taylor WM 3597 Belvidere
Deborah Tomaso WM 2815 Rolling Meadows
Diane Twardoski WM 1418 O’Fallon
Joice Tweedy WM 256 Glen Carbon
Carlos Uriostegui WM 3891 Waukegan
Kathleen Walowski LG 6092 Spring Valley
Greg Wecker WM 435 Highland
Bradley Wilson WM 1938 Bedford Park
Connie Witt WM 328 Waterloo
Izabela Zdrojkowski WM 1553 Bloomingdale
Indiana 30 years
Pamela Hamm WM 617 Sullivan
25 yearsKenneth Boggs WM 2786 Avon
Evelyn Bolin WM 1310 Terre Haute
Harold Brown WM 1304 Warsaw
Glenda Burton LG 6817 Seymour
Sharon Carter WM 884 Shelbyville
Cheryl Durick WM 1141 Greenfield
Molly Ferree WM 1709 Angola
Jackie Graves WM 1341 Evansville
Janet Hadley LG 6817 Seymour
Helen Hampshire WM 1419 Fort Wayne
Rhonda Harding HO 9692 Fort Wayne
Diane Macke WM 2788 Brownsburg
Nancy Mallett WM 1783 Princeton
Terri Parish WM 4216 Columbus
Mark Perkon WM 1518 Indianapolis
Beth Scroggins WM 1557 Fishers
Tanya Sells WM 995 Franklin
Allen Smith LG 6817 Seymour
Carolyn Stockman WM 1304 Warsaw
Lana Tuttle WM 1141 Greenfield
Angela Vaughn WM 5406 Indianapolis
Denise Woodcock WM 1388 Kendallville
Cheryl Yeoman WM 1557 Fishers
20 yearsJames Arthur WM 492 Vincennes
Lisa Atkins WM 1141 Greenfield
Shelly Atteberry WM 1479 Valparaiso
Kathy Barnes WM 1487 Michigan City
Amy Bingham WM 1783 Princeton
Robert Bottorff WM 870 Jasper
Brenda Bowman WM 1033 Seymour
Christina Carrington HO 9065 Crawfordsville
Susan Conwell WM 1160 Aurora
Angela Davis WM 566 Boonville
Gail Davis WM 2276 La Porte
Hal Driver WM 1033 Seymour
Betty Duncan WM 1356 Martinsville
Margie Estes WM 1676 Tell City
Lori Fisher WM 2311 Huntington
Carey Gibbs WM 1371 Columbus
Jayne Gold WM 1601 Carmel
Marcia Hegyi WM 2339 West Lafayette
Ronald Jones WM 1263 Evansville
Evangelia Kazakos WM 1576 Schererville
Christine Kelly WM 2786 Avon
Catherine Kerns WM 492 Vincennes
John Lenn WM 1676 Tell City
Heather Melvin WM 1425 Columbia City
CELEBRATING 35 YEARS “I always loved the way all the associates are one big family.”
Sherry Jayroe, assistant manager, Store 239, Kosciusko, Miss.
CELEBRATING 35 YEARS “I always loved the way all the associates are one big family.”
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Christine Nowak WM 1487 Michigan City
Ann Rasche WM 870 Jasper
Chess Ruddick LG 6017 Seymour
Connie Salmon WM 1033 Seymour
Patrick Sexton WM 1459 Indianapolis
Mary Smith WM 1459 Indianapolis
Marylee Steinmetz WM 870 Jasper
Sarah Stewart WM 870 Jasper
Gloria Stoll WM 1378 Goshen
Christine Stone WM 923 Noblesville
Carol Wampler WM 1327 Madison
Laura Weglarz WM 2818 Hammond
Robert Wethington HO 8387 Noblesville
Kenneth Wilson WM 1263 Evansville
Mary Wilson WM 1371 Columbus
Michael Zimmerman WM 2788 Brownsburg
Iowa 30 years
Rockie Bunting WM 559 Muscatine
Kyla Luckie HO 9694 Mason City
25 yearsLisa Billings WM 1526 Storm Lake
Diane Brewer WM 1625 Le Mars
Janet Brouwer WM 1526 Storm Lake
Dixie Carder WM 1285 Ottumwa
John Dale LG 6709 Mount Pleasant
Jacque McDonald WM 5115 Davenport
Robert Neff LG 6009 Mount Pleasant
David Pospisil WM 1528 Cedar Rapids
Roger Yakel WM 1546 Iowa Falls
20 yearsCynthia Abell WM 1393 Oskaloosa
Craig Becker WM 1764 Des Moines
Lynn Bement WM 3762 West Des Moines
Kristen Christ WM 797 West Burlington
Amy Gandy WM 749 Ames
Charliemae Holland WM 1431 Keokuk
Kristopher Kane WM 2889 Clinton
Pam Kaska WM 559 Muscatine
Brenda Kayser WM 749 Ames
Bette Keeney WM 1723 Des Moines
David Macfarlane WM 1965 Council Bluffs
Brenda Miller WM 1526 Storm Lake
Catherine Mitchell WM 1723 Des Moines
John Penrod LG 6009 Mount Pleasant
Smith Shoars WM 810 Mason City
Jackie Sime WM 1965 Council Bluffs
Brenda Sisson WM 1431 Keokuk
Leigh Sloan WM 1721 Iowa City
Lesa Swailes LG 6009 Mount Pleasant
Tracy Theobald WM 1764 Des Moines
Marlene Wrage WM 1496 Waterloo
Carol Zimmer WM 1787 Carroll
Kansas 30 years
Joleen Bolinger WM 557 Emporia
Mary Lloyd WM 799 Liberal
Dawn Malott WM 664 Hays
Lucinda Resz WM 4611 Shawnee
Jackie Smith WM 557 Emporia
25 yearsMathilda Bowman WM 794 Hutchinson
Patricia Goul WM 577 Olathe
Joseph Hill WM 370 Wellington
Shelia Holcomb WM 372 Dodge City
Jerry Leathers LG 6835 Ottawa
Kurtis Miller WM 799 Liberal
Elizabeth Nichols WM 43 Junction City
Betty Reid WM 1507 Wichita
Loren Wade WM 369 Winfield
Brian Widow WM 1802 Topeka
Nancy Yancey WM 1187 Iola
20 yearsPeggy Bradley WM 2893 Independence
John Cain WM 799 Liberal
Lisa Chaney LG 6835 Ottawa
Shelia Deshon WM 372 Dodge City
John Dionne LG 6035 Ottawa
Joseph Gabel WM 2131 Topeka
Connie Graham WM 978 Arkansas City
Eleonora Haag WM 3283 Wichita
Penny Hutchinson LG 6835 Ottawa
Cindy Keith LG 6035 Ottawa
Brett Kough WM 1214 Colby
Ruby McKay WM 382 Ottawa
Nannette Pfannenstiel WM 1151 Kansas City
William Souser WM 26 Leavenworth
Kentucky 30 years
Martin Lowery WM 204 Princeton
Vetra Mallory WM 282 Franklin
25 yearsJudy Beasley WM 1426 Ashland
Harry Bratcher WM 589 Louisville
Lorrie Caird WM 2060 Lexington
Henrietta Curtsinger WM 692 Danville
Kelly Evans WM 655 Madisonville
Barbara Gillis WM 507 Lawrenceburg
Cheryl Isaacs WM 719 Richmond
Lori McMurtry WM 491 Paducah
Shirley Pichler WM 702 Winchester
Jacqueline Pollard WM 692 Danville
Deanna Renfrow WM 333 Beaver Dam
Janice Sells WM 204 Princeton
Edd Smith WM 711 Glasgow
Terri Thacker WM 719 Richmond
John Whitaker WM 1259 Corbin
20 yearsHugh Allen WM 545 Manchester
John Berry WM 1426 Ashland
Michael Burkhart LG 6097 London
April Cobb WM 665 Campbellsville
Vicki Creamer WM 694 Henderson
Elizabeth Dean WM 299 Bowling Green
Darlene Dilullo WM 1510 Florence
James Gastineau WM 689 Somerset
Tracey Gray LG 6097 London
Margaret Hayes WM 655 Madisonville
Margaret Highley WM 1140 Mount Sterling
Paul Hobbs LG 6097 London
Russell Humphrey WM 711 Glasgow
David King WM 431 Paducah
Clarence Lacefield WM 445 Leitchfield
Debra Lawson WM 1510 Florence
Kenneth Mabrey WM 589 Louisville
Michael Mathis LG 6097 London
Henry McKenzie WM 696 Prestonsburg
Chris McKnight LG 6097 London
Vernon Messer LG 6097 London
Shelby Morgan WM 410 Murray
Tommy Niece II LG 6097 London
Judy Nose WM 1113 London
Delores Page WM 431 Paducah
Herbert Proffitt WM 711 Glasgow
Eugene Reynolds LG 6897 London
Timothy Richardson WM 665 Campbellsville
Crystal Ridge WM 1234 Monticello
Bernadette Robinson WM 3362 Oak Grove
Janis Robinson WM 702 Winchester
Anita Rushing WM 431 Paducah
Heather Seat WM 571 Georgetown
Ricky Sizemore LG 6097 London
Charles Smith LG 6097 London
Glenda Sneed WM 689 Somerset
Tommy Stewart LG 6097 London
Eufracia White WM 410 Murray
Mary Wilder WM 1510 Florence
Ellen Williams WM 4523 Louisville
Barry Wilson LG 6097 London
Elizabeth Wood WM 736 Russellville
Karen Woodcock WM 709 Elizabethtown
Patricia Wurth WM 491 Paducah
Norman Wyatt LG 6097 London
Louisiana 30 years
Mary Boudreaux WM 415 Broussard
Danielle Doucet WM 761 Raceland
Kateri Duckworth WM 531 Lafayette
Verla Foster WM 428 Zachary
Mary Jo Guidroz WM 911 Marrero
Delta Polk WM 531 Lafayette
Ladoris Richardson WM 75 Pineville
Mamie Thornton WM 428 Zachary
25 yearsLynn Avery WM 935 Denham Springs
Debbie Barre Stockman WM 5022 New Orleans
Tiffany Carriere WM 533 New Iberia
Mary Caston WM 1342 Kenner
Brenda Derouen WM 386 Jennings
Sheila Durbin WM 244 Winnfield
Diane Farmer WM 4129 Ponchatoula
Barbara Gray WM 401 Plaquemine
Sandra James WM 1353 Harahan
Annette Karr WM 533 New Iberia
Regina Kemp WM 1016 Thibodaux
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Julynn Kieff WM 2665 Slidell
Rebecca Lemke WM 331 Sulphur
Dawn Leonard WM 909 Chalmette
Shirley Marbley WM 1193 Monroe
Charlotte Melancon WM 839 Baton Rouge
Marjorie Moncayo WM 278 Shreveport
Eva Nelson WM 1353 Harahan
Brenda Odem WM 450 Shreveport
Ruth Saucier WM 2665 Slidell
Della Sauseda WM 278 Shreveport
Merion Seamster WM 87 Minden
Charlene Veuleman WM 386 Jennings
Rosalyn Waits WM 1163 New Orleans
Kathy Williams WM 533 New Iberia
20 yearsDavid Adkins WM 541 Covington
Sheila Avant HO 8085 Covington
Gwinville Baham WM 3616 Amite
Ernestine Bowie WM 1102 Baker
Mary Bruno WM 534 Lafayette
Susan Cagle WM 1193 Monroe
Nelda Collins WM 98 Bastrop
Carla Dale WM 4679 Denham Springs
Joyce Davis WM 1193 Monroe
Cherie Edwards WM 1102 Baker
Belinda Ellenberger WM 489 Hammond
Randall Enlow WM 450 Shreveport
Sandra Evans WM 1136 Port Allen
Christopher Fulton WM 5022 New Orleans
Angela Hall WM 539 Alexandria
Pamela Hawkins WM 911 Marrero
Earl Hebert WM 502 Cut Off
Victoria Henry WM 543 Opelousas
Mary Hill WM 98 Bastrop
Stephanie Jackson WM 489 Hammond
Inie Jenkins WM 541 Covington
Cecilia Ledoux WM 331 Sulphur
Felicia London WM 323 Mansfield
Nicole Lumar WM 961 LaPlace
Kay Miller WM 961 LaPlace
Denise Mitchell WM 1193 Monroe
Ella Moseley WM 450 Shreveport
Gina Palmer WM 839 Baton Rouge
Patricia Rivet WM 1136 Port Allen
Janelle Romero WM 415 Broussard
Patricia Shows WM 876 Many
Christopher Sims WM 1342 Kenner
Carliss Solomon WM 532 Gonzales
Patricia Taylor WM 4295 Alexandria
Brenda Trahan WM 469 Lake Charles
Debra Walker WM 2706 Harvey
Carol Werner WM 911 Marrero
Maine 25 years
Austin Quirion WM 2143 Skowhegan
20 yearsTrudy Batchelder WM 2143 Skowhegan
Jerre Buxton WM 2046 Augusta
Angela Gard WM 1974 Houlton
Linda Short LG 7014 Lewiston
Maryland 25 years
Marguerite Hatchel WM 3490 Hanover
Bradley Wilson WM 2577 Cockeysville
20 yearsBetty Hughes WM 1968 Aberdeen
Heather Park WM 1716 Prince Frederick
Heather Saylor WM 2290 Owings Mills
Brenda Zoch WM 2045 Nottingham
Massachusetts
20 yearsRosanne Fuller WM 2222 Tewksbury
Jim Galvao WM 2122 Avon
Andrew Gronblom WM 1970 Hudson
Rosemarie Heyl WM 2222 Tewksbury
Sheldon Hinshaw WM 2336 Plymouth
Vincent Percuoco WM 1970 Hudson
Sherry Pollinger WM 2222 Tewksbury
Betty Wojciechowski WM 2222 Tewksbury
Michigan 25 years
Kerry Baumgartner WM 1798 Caro
Jennifer Case WM 1593 Coldwater
Cindy Fry WM 1593 Coldwater
Brenda Gary WM 1593 Coldwater
Carolyn Gross WM 1593 Coldwater
Bret Hopkins WM 1642 Charlotte
Linda Lautenschlager WM 1592 Bad Axe
Tracy Mitchell-Voigt WM 2273 Burton
Norma Osborne WM 1592 Bad Axe
Sandra Rathbun WM 1593 Coldwater
Lynda Richardson WM 2010 Niles
David Schelke WM 1592 Bad Axe
Susan Stahlhood WM 1593 Coldwater
Aaron Stallings HO 9692 Grand Blanc
Alberta Sullivan WM 1593 Coldwater
Renee Sweitzer WM 1771 Sturgis
Kevin Thomas WM 1593 Coldwater
Robert Toth WM 1593 Coldwater
Linda Walker WM 1593 Coldwater
Kimberly Woodward WM 2693 Fenton
Renee York HO 9692 Kalamazoo
20 yearsCalvin Anderson WM 2522 Escanaba
Douglas Anderson WM 2079 Marquette
Ida Austin WM 1936 Sault Ste. Marie
Jacklyn Badder WM 2358 Alpena
Christopher Belanger WM 2358 Alpena
Brenda Bollone WM 2434 Iron Mountain
Deanna Butterfield WM 2434 Iron Mountain
Craig Campbell WM 2434 Iron Mountain
Anne Carriveau WM 2358 Alpena
Gayle Clark WM 1809 Jonesville
Elena Deer WM 3726 Grand Blanc
Kenneth Deford WM 2700 White Lake
Pam Dekett WM 2358 Alpena
Mary Denny WM 2692 Chesterfield
Nanalie Depew WM 2080 Battle Creek
Cathy Egenriether WM 2358 Alpena
Cheryl Ellis WM 2434 Iron Mountain
Loann Farrell WM 2434 Iron Mountain
Arlene Finger WM 2693 Fenton
James Friedrich WM 2358 Alpena
Evelyn Frydlewicz WM 2358 Alpena
Lisa Fullington WM 1593 Coldwater
Shannon Geletzke WM 2618 Commerce
Jamie Goss WM 1987 Lapeer
Susan Guth WM 2434 Iron Mountain
Steven Harvey WM 2061 Plainwell
Doreen Hettmansperger WM 1791 Fremont
Michael Hoult WM 2358 Alpena
Joanne Huggler WM 2358 Alpena
Kenijean Jones WM 2273 Burton
Christine Kamischke WM 2358 Alpena
Mae Kasubowski WM 2358 Alpena
Carol Kinsella WM 2434 Iron Mountain
Adele Lamay WM 2358 Alpena
Bryan Lemont WM 2358 Alpena
Karrine Oneill WM 4243 Clio
Annette Paad WM 2358 Alpena
Charlotte Porter WM 4424 Warren
Gerald Pozza WM 2434 Iron Mountain
Roger Reinholz WM 2358 Alpena
Katherine Ringuette WM 2434 Iron Mountain
Gary Robertson WM 2358 Alpena
Paul Safranek WM 2434 Iron Mountain
Adrian Scholtes WM 2010 Niles
Darlene Sheldon WM 2434 Iron Mountain
Leilani Taylor WM 2238 Muskegon
Shannon Thiem WM 2358 Alpena
Axel Tinnefeld WM 2358 Alpena
Donald Trombley WM 2434 Iron Mountain
Jeane Waldorf WM 2100 Cheboygan
Julie Winters WM 2434 Iron Mountain
Audrey Wright WM 2358 Alpena
Laura Zuern WM 2434 Iron Mountain
Minnesota 25 years
Andrea Ahlm WM 1577 Buffalo
Tammie Albertson WM 3498 Blaine
Genevieve Boudreau WM 3624 Monticello
Carol Carlson WM 1577 Buffalo
Nancy Dupont WM 1577 Buffalo
Donna Fries WM 1577 Buffalo
Sara Gunsch WM 5977 Burnsville
Bette Jarvela WM 1577 Buffalo
Sharon Kaufman WM 1577 Buffalo
Jane Kidder WM 1577 Buffalo
Linda Lafave WM 1577 Buffalo
Dawn Larson WM 2448 Cottage Grove
Karen Louwagie WM 1722 Marshall
Ruth Olson WM 1577 Buffalo
Barbara Payne WM 1577 Buffalo
Beverly Sandlie WM 3513 Shakopee
Kim Shannon WM 1609 Grand Rapids
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20 yearsDoris Barberg WM 1577 Buffalo
Jodi Bath WM 1562 Coon Rapids
Terri Brown WM 2352 Cambridge
Lori Bruce WM 2352 Cambridge
John Christiansen WM 5992 Lakeville
Andrew Fank WM 1738 Hutchinson
Gene Hasher WM 1473 Mankato
Sharon Houlihan WM 1472 Hastings
Terry James WM 2367 Pine City
Gwen Labeau WM 2352 Cambridge
Janie Lippert WM 1657 Faribault
Ruth Markuson WM 1472 Hastings
Kari Metheny WM 1722 Marshall
Sherrie Meyer WM 2274 Forest Lake
Kathy Mills WM 2198 Bloomington
Helen Ostlund WM 1577 Buffalo
William Oswald WM 1627 Dilworth
Holly Palmer WM 2367 Pine City
Wyntress Pennington WM 3088 St. Cloud
Judy Peters WM 3102 Princeton
Kathleen Peters WM 1562 Coon Rapids
Edith Pigeon WM 2367 Pine City
Christina Rasmussen WM 2352 Cambridge
Mark Smerud WM 1562 Coon Rapids
Carolyn Soller WM 982 Owatonna
James Thompson WM 1722 Marshall
Janet Wagner WM 1470 Willmar
Mississippi 30 years
Malinda Butler WM 874 Natchez
Dianne Fleming WM 874 Natchez
Doris Gordon WM 874 Natchez
Bettye James WM 874 Natchez
Mary West WM 785 Waynesboro
25 yearsAmeenah Adams WM 981 Meridian
Kecia Anderson WM 874 Natchez
Olivia Bailey WM 1059 Forest
Patsie Cobb WM 1530 Cleveland
Linda Cook WM 1530 Cleveland
Mamie Cross WM 239 Kosciusko
Ronald Dodge WM 2846 Olive Branch
Margaret Green WM 1530 Cleveland
Elsie Hall WM 1530 Cleveland
Shirley Harris WM 716 Greenwood
Della Hathorn WM 183 Louisville
Debra Holland WM 1530 Cleveland
James Jones Jr. WM 495 Columbus
Louis Laws WM 1025 McComb
Fred Lewis WM 981 Meridian
Patty Parker WM 501 Laurel
Velveeta Quinn WM 874 Natchez
Marvin Robinson WM 1530 Cleveland
Cheryl Smith WM 848 Southaven
Fredrick Wiley WM 903 Jackson
Edith Williams WM 274 Iuka
20 yearsKay Alford WM 1025 McComb
Dorothy Bluitt WM 495 Columbus
Tony Curtis WM 916 Hattiesburg
Claude Davidson WM 699 Oxford
Lajuana Dearmon WM 785 Waynesboro
Michele Duncan WM 495 Columbus
Larry Ferguson WM 708 Vicksburg
Gloria Flynn WM 708 Vicksburg
Barbara Gregory WM 153 New Albany
Dorothy Henry WM 970 Picayune
Stephanie Higgs WM 3528 Wiggins
Allison Hill WM 1530 Cleveland
Phyllis Johnson WM 1088 Biloxi
Randy Johnson WM 2755 Flowood
Vivian Johnson WM 969 Gulfport
Janice Matthews WM 1074 Grenada
Jeannette McDonald WM 239 Kosciusko
Charles McKnatt WM 391 Tupelo
Martha Michael WM 114 Booneville
Thomas Roberson WM 155 Senatobia
Paul Smith WM 708 Vicksburg
Pamela Sutton WM 182 Greenville
Cecelia Trussell WM 981 Meridian
Anita Williamson WM 273 Fulton
Missouri 30 years
Kathy Earp WM 166 Houston
Mark Evrard WM 20 Clinton
Ofelia Francis WM 2600 Chesterfield
Daniel Gray WM 21 St. Robert
Sharon Roberson WM 46 Bolivar
Geraldine Seamster WM 1094 Raytown
Donna Slyter HO 8081 Springfield
Kathryn Webb WM 135 Chillicothe
Wendy West WM 99 Union
25 yearsNancy Adams WM 96 Harrisonville
Alice Akers WM 173 Potosi
Pamela Anderson WM 7249 Mount Vernon
Barbara Blankenship WM 195 Excelsior Springs
Judy Brauks WM 99 Union
Audrey Connite WM 1094 Raytown
Barbara Davis WM 184 Blue Springs
Linda Dye WM 13 Carthage
Audrey England WM 145 Bowling Green
Margaret Flatt WM 4381 Branson
Tammie Grandstaff WM 1514 Arnold
Roxanne Hall LG 6069 St. James
Elizabeth Halsey WM 326 Higginsville
Patty Harty WM 19 Poplar Bluff
Laura Keene LG 8677 Pineville
Patricia Kloeppel WM 29 Jefferson City
Patsy Kruse WM 13 Carthage
Linda McCollough WM 65 Sullivan
Pam Melahn WM 2856 Oak Grove
Kimberly Richardson WM 4553 Kansas City
Maureen Talley WM 219 Sedalia
Lynda Tufts WM 1177 Manchester
Tanya Willcutt WM 86 Springfield
Theda Wood WM 805 Fenton
20 yearsBette Arnold WM 20 Clinton
Sandra Bezler WM 815 Osage Beach
Donna Biggs WM 1161 St. Charles
Linda Brown WM 152 De Soto
Frances Browne WM 32 Branson
Linda Burton WM 40 Moberly
Barbara Carver WM 179 Springfield
Rhonda Cortright WM 32 Branson
Misty Doran WM 189 Kirksville
Dennis Durr WM 4381 Branson
Pamela Eilers WM 1161 St. Charles
Donna Ellsworth WM 189 Kirksville
Robert Gannon Jr. WM 451 Columbia
Judy Hall WM 96 Harrisonville
Christopher Heberer WM 1265 St. Louis
Helen Hertel WM 65 Sullivan
Pamela Holloway WM 354 Owensville
Rebecca Householder WM 9 Sikeston
Michael Johnson WM 78 Marshfield
Sandy Joyce WM 5313 Lake St. Louis
Francine Komorowski WM 1188 Bridgeton
William Krueger WM 648 St. Peters
Linda Palmer WM 946 Piedmont
Linda Quintrell WM 184 Blue Springs
Kathleen Reyes WM 609 Hannibal
James Ross WM 4553 Kansas City
Thomas Ruggles WM 379 Ozark
Charles Seek WM 325 Richmond
Christine Smith WM 1177 Manchester
Virginia Thompson WM 888 Butler
Patricia Walker WM 25 Mexico
Joseph Wallis WM 1514 Arnold
Nicole Warren WM 2213 St. Louis
David Wood WM 560 St. Joseph
Montana 25 years
Ronald Carlson WM 4412 Laurel
20 yearsAmy Lambert WM 1901 Butte
Bonnee Wynns WM 2259 Kalispell
Nebraska 30 years
Robert Fitzgerald WM 598 Kearney
Deborah Sentelle WM 637 Lexington
25 yearsSharon Keith WM 1585 North Platte
Stephanie Kounovsky WM 598 Kearney
Susan Mackling WM 1332 South Sioux City
Kendra Rasmussen WM 598 Kearney
Beverly Roberts WM 1460 Hastings
Linda Sheppard WM 645 Norfolk
Julie Snider WM 1585 North Platte
Lori Taylor WM 1585 North Platte
Victoria Webb WM 598 Kearney
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WESLEY ROSSELET | CASHIER | STORE 1823 | HANOVER, PA.
The Long Ride“You literally have no choice but to keep moving,” Wesley Rosselet, cashier at Store 1823 in Hanover, Pa., says about the longest bike ride he’s ever done: a little more than 3,200 miles, from Delaware to California, to raise money to fight amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. We introduced you to Wesley in May, as he was preparing to embark on his journey, and caught up with him again to find out whether his trip was a success.
Wesley’s journey, inspired by a friend who has the disease, wasn’t easy. “A couple of times I was tempted to [give up and] get on the Amtrak,” he says. “But the support from my community was so strong that I didn’t ever feel that giving up was an option.”
His fellow associates helped as well. Many made donations, and Walmarts in a number of cities provided Wesley with meals, gift cards, Gatorade, and Clif Bars to help him keep moving.
Wesley’s hard work and perseverance were worth it. Not only did he get many once-in-a-lifetime memories (including seeing the Rocky Mountains for the first time from the ground), but he also raised $3,896 for the ALS Association, almost $1,000 more than his original goal.
Since returning, he’s shared stories and pictures with his fellow associates, and customers who found out about his journey have been eager to come through his line. The most important thing, though, has been striking back against ALS. “One of the greatest keys to joy is to forget about improving our own lives and start helping people who can’t help themselves.”
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Denine Werkmeister WM 1585 North Platte
Kerri Zahourek WM 885 Seward
20 yearsDonna Gappa WM 1326 Grand Island
Theresa Gleason WM 3267 Omaha
Carolyn Livingston WM 776 Fremont
Jayne Meysenburg WM 1943 Lincoln
Debra Ritz WM 2784 Beatrice
Judy Stewart WM 645 Norfolk
Tammy Vasa WM 4322 Crete
Jason Warbelton WM 5361 Omaha
Nevada 25 years
Mariellen Garcia WM 1838 Las Vegas
Eva Hernandez WM 2884 Las Vegas
20 yearsMildred Allen WM 3350 Las Vegas
Cathy Bradford WM 2189 Reno
Priscilla Castillo WM 2189 Reno
Anthony Derby WM 3473 Las Vegas
Erik Pollard WM 2189 Reno
Martin Rodriguez WM 2106 Reno
Robert Tone WM 1584 Las Vegas
Becky Watkins WM 3729 Sparks
Cynthia Willis WM 2189 Reno
New Hampshire
25 yearsDawn Cunningham WM 4389 Woodsville
20 yearsSusan Edwards WM 1930 Plaistow
Cynthia Landry WM 1785 Hudson
Denise Nadreau WM 2398 Newington
New Jersey 20 years
Frank Butterworth WM 2109 Millville
Elisabeth Giralo WM 2254 Hammonton
James Haughwout WM 1844 Toms River
Alma Kassner WM 2254 Hammonton
Sheryl Martilini WM 2254 Hammonton
Nicole Meirino-Merefield WM 1869 Marlton
Jennifer Nehr WM 2254 Hammonton
Christine Olsen WM 2254 Hammonton
Linda Purvis WM 2254 Hammonton
Linda Richmond WM 2041 Pennsville
Cheryl Rotellini WM 2254 Hammonton
Milton Smith WM 2171 Princeton
Cynthia Snyder WM 2254 Hammonton
Michael Vanover WM 1844 Toms River
Sandra Vargas WM 2041 Pennsville
New Mexico
30 yearsJennifer Richards WM 1397 Albuquerque
25 yearsPercilla Chancey WM 868 Carlsbad
Debbie Chavez WM 873 Taos
Maria Ferral WM 821 Clovis
Teresa Gaier WM 850 Albuquerque
Donald Lafler WM 4201 Edgewood
Yvette Reed WM 821 Clovis
Jeanne Strom WM 806 Las Cruces
20 yearsGeorge Galindo LG 6084 Los Lunas
Irene Garcia WM 5491 Albuquerque
Mary Hunter WM 5492 Socorro
Jason Lamberth WM 5675 Albuquerque
Donna Sauter WM 4601 Las Cruces
Craig Searight WM 2653 Portales
Larry Treft WM 821 Clovis
Rosemarie Triana WM 831 Albuquerque
Alfredo Trujillo WM 3732 Rio Rancho
New York 20 years
Michael Bak WM 2107 Lockport
Michele Combs WM 2444 Oneida
Lori Davis WM 1744 Webster
Kristina Day WM 2326 Hornell
Linda Decker WM 2355 Williamsville
Kathleen Grant WM 2107 Lockport
Rodney Havers WM 2159 Olean
Alice Hillman WM 2156 Middle Island
Patricia Holdsworth WM 2355 Williamsville
Kim Hopkins WM 2107 Lockport
Jeania Huckstep WM 3607 Albion
Jennifer Kornacki WM 2164 Springville
Mary Lagoy WM 1994 Plattsburgh
Gail Latona WM 2107 Lockport
Frank Lombardo WM 2156 Middle Island
Noel Lozano WM 2156 Middle Island
Peter Martelli WM 2355 Williamsville
Christina Merkel WM 2166 East Syracuse
Jeff Miller WM 1946 Massena
John Milligan WM 5732 Johnson City
Elizabeth Parker WM 1781 Cortland
Patricia Philipps WM 1744 Webster
Nancy Radwich HO 8081 Rochester
Cynthia Roman WM 2286 Centereach
Ann Marie Rosetti WM 1830 Auburn
David Seeger WM 2107 Lockport
Joseph Stein WM 2355 Williamsville
Robert Sticek WM 2586 Buffalo
Doris Thayer WM 2262 Oneonta
Dennis Whitney WM 2159 Olean
Raymond Wolfe WM 5027 Depew
North Carolina
25 yearsAvis Bistritz WM 1355 Morehead City
Gladys Blizzard WM 1197 Rocky Mount
Janice Bullis WM 1317 Asheville
Sandra Causey WM 1322 Lexington
Jason Chapman WM 1498 Greensboro
Beverly Cuzzen WM 1027 Concord
Lillian Davis WM 1614 Durham
Cassandra Daye-McCain WM 1288 Roxboro
Steve Gibson WM 5063 Charlotte
Florence Hall WM 4410 Granite Falls
Beverly Haynes WM 1552 Salisbury
Barbara Hearn WM 1558 Eden
Melva Hedrick WM 1552 Salisbury
Cynthia Hicks WM 2137 Durham
Nancy Hoagland WM 1217 Franklin
Sheila Howell WM 1064 Lenoir
Timothy Howlett WM 1558 Eden
Teresa Hylton WM 1558 Eden
Kimberly Ingle WM 1558 Eden
Everett Jasper WM 2929 Hope Mills
Parish Johnson WM 515 Murphy
Amanda Lewis WM 2772 Southport
Frances Livengood WM 1552 Salisbury
Shelia McNair WM 4250 Morrisville
Glenda McNeill WM 1132 Asheboro
Patricia Mellor HO 8920 Charlotte
Virginia Murray WM 1558 Eden
Joy Pacholski WM 2704 Randleman
Marilynette Paschall WM 1614 Durham
Sandra Smith WM 5851 Greenville
Sheila Stone WM 1064 Lenoir
Pamela Townsend WM 1155 Lumberton
Lori Wilson WM 1795 Pisgah Forest
20 yearsSharon Andrews WM 1321 Smithfield
Joyvita Baluyut WM 1661 Kinston
Joycelyn Banks WM 5292 Raleigh
Sheila Chandler WM 1552 Salisbury
Lana Dessoffy WM 1300 New Bern
Frank Fernandez WM 1774 Sanford
Kathy Hamm WM 1039 Mount Airy
Peggy Hancock WM 877 Monroe
Angela High WM 5298 Gastonia
Phyllis Hixson WM 1392 Wilmington
Tammy Hodge WM 1558 Eden
Erika Joy WM 1097 Aberdeen
Beverly Justice WM 7004 Dallas
Antayna Marks WM 1097 Aberdeen
Christina Reed WM 1385 Gastonia
Tamra Sorsch WM 1312 Spring Lake
Patsy Spurlock WM 4410 Granite Falls
Paula Tilley WM 3658 Greensboro
Peggy Welborn WM 1322 Lexington
Sharon Westmoreland WM 1039 Mount Airy
Agnes White WM 1694 Marion
Rosetta Williams WM 1552 Salisbury
Laurie Woodard WM 1197 Rocky Mount
North Dakota
25 yearsValerie Abelmann WM 1565 Williston
Linda Appling WM 1545 Grand Forks
Judy Augustine WM 1545 Grand Forks
Laura Bendele WM 1545 Grand Forks
Joan Boprie WM 1581 Fargo
Nancy Breakey WM 5806 Grand Forks
Shirley Chamness WM 1565 Williston
Lori Cook WM 1534 Bismarck
Natalie Dickson WM 2033 Mandan
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Noelle Eback WM 2033 Mandan
Regina Emery WM 1565 Williston
Mary Endres WM 1545 Grand Forks
Cheryl Ferraro WM 1545 Grand Forks
Doris Fortman WM 5806 Grand Forks
Vivian Frederick WM 1534 Bismarck
Cathy Freeman WM 1545 Grand Forks
Kieran Gaulrapp WM 1581 Fargo
Nora Hagemann WM 1581 Fargo
Bonnie Haman WM 1545 Grand Forks
Julie Heid WM 2033 Mandan
Tammy Helgeson WM 4352 Fargo
James Jennings WM 1545 Grand Forks
Mavis Johnson WM 3648 Bismarck
Richard Kittleson WM 1565 Williston
Betty Kosmatka WM 1545 Grand Forks
Sherryl Kvamme WM 1545 Grand Forks
Annette Lamont WM 1545 Grand Forks
Denice Lien WM 1581 Fargo
Marcella Mack WM 1581 Fargo
Sandra Melby-Kapel WM 1581 Fargo
Kelly Neibauer WM 1534 Bismarck
Coleetta Roth WM 1565 Williston
Annette Smith WM 1534 Bismarck
Aileen Stallman WM 1545 Grand Forks
Marilyn Strand WM 1565 Williston
Ronda Thomas WM 1581 Fargo
Kurt Utter WM 1534 Bismarck
Kathy Wentz WM 1534 Bismarck
Leona Wolbaum WM 1534 Bismarck
Sandy Young-Rhinehart WM 1534 Bismarck
20 yearsElizabeth Hoffman WM 1565 Williston
Terri Schweigert WM 2033 Mandan
George Webster WM 1581 Fargo
Ohio 30 years
Linda White WM 1750 Marion
25 yearsDiana Anderson WM 1333 Van Wert
Rita Culp WM 5471 Mansfield
Tonya Dismeaux WM 1521 Cincinnati
Grace Florea WM 3749 Cincinnati
Carolyn Gaumer WM 1539 Ontario
Tabatha Head WM 1539 Ontario
Pamela Hughes WM 2666 Columbus
Marvel Hurston WM 2275 Oxford
Patricia Johnson WM 1539 Ontario
Theresa Johnson WM 3342 Amelia
Donald Kuhlmann WM 1521 Cincinnati
Kimberly Lawson WM 1448 Ashland
Carol Lemponen WM 1521 Cincinnati
Laura Mabry WM 1812 Wooster
Lori Morgan WM 1521 Cincinnati
Sandra Pearce WM 4609 Cincinnati
Lillian Rohan WM 2211 Poland
Shary Rose WM 5471 Mansfield
Melissa Schlaegel HO 9692 Columbus
Patricia Secrist WM 1539 Ontario
Freda Webb WM 1539 Ontario
Nancy Weber WM 2441 Hamilton
Wendy West WM 5029 Oregon
Charles Wright WM 3580 Newark
20 yearsJulian Allen WM 2250 Cincinnati
Carolyn Beckett WM 2441 Hamilton
Lisa Beckett WM 1478 South Point
Daryl Brown WM 2966 Wadsworth
Mary Bush WM 1622 Tiffin
Donna Cook WM 1504 Dayton
Cathleen Corman WM 2250 Cincinnati
Jessica Cornett WM 1503 Dayton
Bruce Crawford WM 2197 Cortland
Denice Davis WM 2309 West Chester
Cindy Dix WM 2191 Bryan
Geraldine Dyson WM 2316 North Olmsted
Jesusa Everett WM 4255 Elyria
Renee Furst WM 2316 North Olmsted
Carole Gilbert WM 1724 Millersburg
Rosa Gomez WM 1839 Lorain
Elizabeth Gudorf WM 5104 Moraine
Melinda Hall WM 2191 Bryan
Ronnie Hamilton WM 1724 Millersburg
Diana Hewitt WM 1445 Port Clinton
Janie Huffman WM 2361 North Canton
Brenda Hutchison LG 6024 Grove City
Frances Jennings WM 2441 Hamilton
Rhonda Kies WM 3300 Wapakoneta
Renita Kimble WM 2250 Cincinnati
Mary Kinder WM 2316 North Olmsted
Rita Mace WM 2316 North Olmsted
Saundra Masters WM 1495 Huber Heights
Karen Mc Donough WM 2316 North Olmsted
Joyce McLane WM 5355 Kenton
Donna Meincke WM 2266 Strongsville
Tina Misorski WM 2316 North Olmsted
Joy Montgomery WM 5355 Kenton
Kristi Mueller WM 1368 West Union
Charles Newsom Jr. WM 2197 Cortland
Mariellen Palmer WM 2316 North Olmsted
Tracy Parker WM 1503 Dayton
Tammara Pauline WM 2115 New Philadelphia
Michelle Pitts WM 5066 Avon
Richard Pugh LG 6024 Grove City
Elizabeth Richey WM 4609 Cincinnati
Edna Roberts WM 2441 Hamilton
William Ross LG 6024 Grove City
Pamela Santos WM 2250 Cincinnati
Maribel Sebring WM 1863 Eastlake
Sharon Smith WM 5082 Parma
Hilda Stampahar WM 3608 Madison
Kathy Tecca WM 2316 North Olmsted
Doris Tomcko WM 2316 North Olmsted
Jayne Turner WM 2441 Hamilton
Di Van Hooser WM 1427 Circleville
William Wells Jr. LG 6024 Grove City
Barbara Wilcox WM 2426 Columbus
Marijo Woskowicz WM 2316 North Olmsted
Cathy Woyat WM 2441 Hamilton
Stephanie Yost WM 2309 West Chester
Oklahoma 30 years
Peggy Ayres WM 231 Ada
Tammy Garretson WM 41 Bartlesville
Linda Gonzalez WM 1597 Tulsa
Melony Gregory WM 4195 Choctaw
Timothy Hallett WM 41 Bartlesville
Suize Love WM 231 Ada
Sharon Schachle WM 622 Oklahoma City
William Tucker WM 499 Enid
25 yearsJodie Anson WM 73 Sapulpa
Dawn Barton WM 564 Oklahoma City
Lowella Bloss WM 12 Claremore
Carolyn Bronnenberg WM 41 Bartlesville
Tracy Doucet WM 1116 Duncan
Dennis Ferguson WM 134 Elk City
Jamie Glass WM 136 Blackwell
David Hayes HO 9230 Enid
Gregory Lansford WM 472 Broken Arrow
Cindy Mayer WM 374 Coweta
Greg Miller WM 207 Cleveland
Alice Rodriguez WM 743 Oklahoma City
Antonio Rodriguez WM 743 Oklahoma City
20 yearsRobin Bell-Sprolden WM 129 Ardmore
Lindsay Boatright WM 340 Checotah
Robin Brown WM 130 Muskogee
Barbara Bruhn WM 374 Coweta
Carolyn Burton WM 1056 Newcastle
Joan Chronister WM 231 Ada
Dwight Dockins WM 1626 Oklahoma City
Joyce Fleming WM 31 Poteau
Carrie Harbin WM 231 Ada
James Hart WM 838 Sand Springs
Kay Henley WM 231 Ada
Ruth Jewell WM 5071 Lawton
Cindy Johnson WM 544 Oklahoma City
Edith Kreie WM 103 Shawnee
Jeffrey Linell WM 472 Broken Arrow
Roger Martin WM 151 McAlester
Regina Matthews WM 2875 Warr Acres
Jan McCarthy WM 129 Ardmore
Mary Meyer WM 151 McAlester
Melissa Mirza WM 3430 Oklahoma City
Gina Osborn WM 564 Oklahoma City
Chris Roe WM 12 Claremore
Carolyn Romano WM 150 Woodward
Charles Simonson WM 360 Cushing
Diane Stevens WM 2734 Norman
Vicky Towe WM 622 Oklahoma City
Charles Weaver WM 564 Oklahoma City
Jennifer Wong WM 151 McAlester
Oregon 30 years
Cyndi Brewer WM 1793 Woodburn
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20 yearsMaria Gonzalez WM 1951 Ontario
Virginia Johnson WM 1772 Klamath Falls
Tina Peck WM 1817 Hermiston
Birgit Roberts WM 5993 Beaverton
Kathleen Thompson WM 3258 Eugene
Curtis Vittozzi WM 2069 Medford
Pennsylvania
25 yearsJoyce Alfree WM 1537 Gettysburg
Sandra Bankhead WM 2019 Uniontown
Rita Burd WM 1537 Gettysburg
Melissa Butts WM 2230 State College
Diana Chronister WM 1537 Gettysburg
Tina Clabaugh WM 1537 Gettysburg
Robert Downey WM 1640 State College
Dennis Eberhart WM 1823 Hanover
Sally Gardner WM 1537 Gettysburg
David Glunt WM 1640 State College
Ruth Grenoble WM 1640 State College
Christy Johnson WM 5888 Camp Hill
Janine Johnson WM 1607 Lewistown
Lynne Karstetter WM 2528 Mill Hall
David Keith WM 1640 State College
Joyce Lucas WM 1770 Cranberry Township
Ross Mayhew LG 6027 Woodland
Scott Mummert LG 6047 Bedford
Aruna Patel WM 1670 Wyomissing
Arpi Rhodes WM 2535 St. Clair
Jayne Ruggiero WM 1537 Gettysburg
Karen Schue WM 1537 Gettysburg
William Smeak WM 1823 Hanover
Jeff Thompson WM 1537 Gettysburg
Sandra Tregunna LG 6027 Woodland
Brian Vineyard WM 1640 State College
20 yearsLisa Altman WM 2287 New Castle
Christopher Baccari HO 8085 Philadelphia
Ronald Beck WM 1739 Washington
Laura Boyles WM 1887 Montoursville
Janet Brickell WM 2287 New Castle
Dianne Caputo WM 2064 Milford
Barbara Carr WM 2141 Philadelphia
Sherri Centra LG 6827 Woodland
Charleen Clark LG 6827 Woodland
Deanna Clark WM 2287 New Castle
Ellis Cotlar WM 3564 Willow Grove
Edwin Cracraft WM 2287 New Castle
Karen Davis WM 1684 Everett
Doris Evans WM 2129 Clearfield
Judith Hall WM 2185 Selinsgrove
Margaret Keister WM 1644 Lewisburg
Laura Kennedy WM 2287 New Castle
Mary Letoski WM 1623 Wilkes-Barre
Raymond Luckock WM 1656 Meadville
Jennifer Mackey WM 2287 New Castle
Marisa Maghran WM 1623 Wilkes-Barre
Linda Marino WM 2263 Pottstown
Anka Martin WM 2287 New Castle
Jamie Maslyk WM 2287 New Castle
Barbara Mitchell WM 2287 New Castle
Josephine Palkovich WM 2287 New Castle
Carol Patsy WM 2287 New Castle
Holly Preston WM 1670 Wyomissing
Margaret Puhalla WM 3223 Beaver Falls
Terrie Quear WM 2287 New Castle
Linda Randall WM 2574 Carlisle
Robbie Rayner WM 2287 New Castle
Dorothy Reaser WM 2252 Easton
Brian Show WM 1885 Butler
Andria Smith WM 1887 Montoursville
Shane Swails LG 7830 Pottsville
Cheryl Thompson WM 2287 New Castle
Bridget Waskin WM 2287 New Castle
Justine Yaggi WM 2420 Belle Vernon
Puerto Rico 25 years
Richard Figueroa Rodriguez WMPR 3669 Bayamon
Jorge Gala Aguilera WMPR 3690 Guaynabo
James Rivera Londrigan WMPR 3672 Rio Piedras
20 yearsJose Anaya HO 9349 Caguas
Anderson Astacio WMPR 2067 Mayaguez
Carlos Casillas Martinez WMPR 3670 Levittown
Angel Castro WMPR 2072 Guayama
Norarma Cintron WMPR 3693 Santa Isabel
Arturo Garcia WMPR 2449 Caguas
Edilma Gonzalez WMPR 3693 Santa Isabel
Jose Mendez Figueroa WMPR 1822 Fajardo
Angel Morales Aviles WMPR 3684 Salinas
Eduardo Oyola WMPR 1822 Fajardo
Roberto Pardo WMPR 1854 Hatillo
Wilfredo Perez Figueroa WMPR 2240 Humacao
Luis Rivera De Jesus WMPR 3680 Bayamon
Flor Rodriguez WMPR 1822 Fajardo
Cathy Sepulveda WMPR 2067 Mayaguez
Alberto Serrano WMPR 1854 Hatillo
Magali Sotelo WMPR 2072 Guayama
Jose Soto WMPR 1854 Hatillo
Rhode Island
20 yearsCynthia Algasso WM 1873 Cranston
South Carolina
30 yearsTyrone Gossett WM 640 Greenville
Anna Jones WM 4420 Leesville
25 yearsHarsha Amin WM 881 Lexington
Sherry Ammons WM 1603 Chester
Patricia Bailey WM 641 Greenville
Peggy Barnett WM 1244 Taylors
Cynthia Bergaus WM 514 Aiken
Lisa Best WM 1270 North Augusta
Jean Cauble WM 1130 Laurens
Delores Chattine WM 625 Georgetown
Wanda Darby WM 1603 Chester
Wilhelmenia Dockery WM 616 Orangeburg
Gloria Gennings Stafford WM 1603 Chester
Gina George WM 1383 Beaufort
Cynthia Miller WM 1603 Chester
Karen Morse WM 1130 Laurens
Melody Moseley WM 1603 Chester
Debby Post WM 3733 Tega Cay
Kevin Roten WM 641 Greenville
Carla Worthy WM 629 Union
Lori Wyatt WM 1035 Spartanburg
20 yearsRickie Babson WM 2265 Simpsonville
Suzanne Barlow WM 5705 Garden City Beach
Debra Belton WM 2214 Columbia
Sabrina Carter WM 631 Easley
Samuel Cooley WM 644 Anderson
Joel Flanagan-Grannemann WM 1286 Columbia
Lisa Garvin WM 1383 Beaufort
Harriett Jackson WM 1164 Columbia
Silenna Jackson WM 1286 Columbia
Harold Kirkland WM 4420 Leesville
Tracey Ligon WM 640 Greenville
April Moore WM 642 Cheraw
Edna Parks WM 643 Myrtle Beach
Dian Peters WM 511 Sumter
Richard Reeves LG 6073 Pageland
Diane Rice WM 2687 Greer
Shontea Richardson WM 4384 Mount Pleasant
Samantha Robertson WM 1382 Greenwood
Nancy Scala WM 2687 Greer
Betty Smith WM 644 Anderson
Dennis Smith WM 3733 Tega Cay
Hattie Spann WM 630 Florence
SAM-WISE
“If you want a successful business, your people must feel that you are working for them—not that they are working for you.” Sam Walton
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“The military taught us, ‘don’t give up the ship,’ ” says Judy Kronk, who served 20 years in the U.S. Navy and is now a fabric and crafts associate/cashier at Store 2618 in Commerce, Mich. And although she’s no longer on active duty, Judy continues to serve: the military, the community, and her customers at Walmart.
Judy has been active in her local American Legion post and carries the flag in Memorial Day parades, but she’s also twice collected signatures from customers and associates on a cardboard U.S. flag to show support for (and boost the morale of ) troops overseas. “We once collected more than 200 signatures in one day,” she says.
Judy is also committed to serving customers: “Serving customers is about listening, giving your all, answering requests, and being very polite and thankful that the customer was there,” she says.
In the military, Judy says, people were sometimes surprised to see a woman on duty, but she never let it hold her back. “Women can do the same job as men,” she says. She brings that same spirit to Walmart, where drive and ambition have allowed her to succeed and advance. Though she admits she’s short (5 feet, 4 inches), Judy says: “I’m small, but I’m mighty.”
JUDY KRONK FABRIC AND CRAFTS ASSOCIATE/CASHIER STORE 2618 | COMMERCE, MICH.
Mighty Judy
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South Dakota
25 yearsDaro Crandall WM 1500 Watertown
Kirsten Crowson WM 1604 Rapid City
Connie Kowalski WM 1535 Sioux Falls
Teresa Lang WM 1543 Spearfish
Reatha Pack WM 1604 Rapid City
Julie Pedneau WM 1543 Spearfish
Jacqueline Severson WM 1535 Sioux Falls
20 yearsEunice Christopherson WM 1535 Sioux Falls
Kris Wilson WM 1604 Rapid City
Tennessee 30 years
Karol Arp WM 366 Madisonville
Michael Chandler WM 879 Lafayette
Susan Cothron WM 879 Lafayette
Shirley Hall WM 879 Lafayette
Alfreda Honaker WM 742 Kingsport
Cynthia Roberts WM 599 Kingsport
Sonia Robertson WM 879 Lafayette
Anita Strode WM 879 Lafayette
Betty Sutton WM 737 Lewisburg
Chris Swallows WM 677 Dyersburg
Carolyn Thompson WM 710 Hermitage
25 yearsDerik Bibb WM 671 Lebanon
Sandy Boles WM 657 Cookeville
Etta Capps WM 1089 Kimball
Susan Carroll WM 682 Murfreesboro
Lydia Collins WM 742 Kingsport
Georgia Donald WM 738 Camden
Kenneth Duncan WM 5057 Murfreesboro
Donna Franklin WM 695 Madison
Lois Fulton WM 674 Gallatin
Judy Garrett WM 687 Crossville
Juanita Guthrie WM 93 Covington
Sallie Hale WM 175 Collierville
M. Hardeman WM 671 Lebanon
Nancy Hicks WM 620 Bristol
Angie Hise WM 667 Tullahoma
Sharon Hudgens WM 5057 Murfreesboro
Sharon Knight WM 5251 Chattanooga
Kathy Markland WM 690 Elizabethton
Cory Martin WM 738 Camden
Teresa Mc Clure WM 678 Newport
Gwynelda McClain WM 177 Paris
Donald McRady WM 3017 Spring Hill
M Janice Moon WM 93 Covington
Lisa Moore WM 93 Covington
Donna Oliveria WM 1248 Memphis
Linda Ping WM 735 Winchester
Bula Plunk WM 107 Martin
Liane Quick WM 314 Fayetteville
Jeanie Rye WM 659 Nashville
Jimmy Smith WM 1606 Hixson
Pamela Speer WM 104 Milan
Avery Spurgeon WM 685 Morristown
James Stanley WM 1080 Johnson City
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CELEBRATING 35 YEARS “Success with Walmart is my life. It’s like you’re part of a big team that cares for you.”
Jimmy Frye, store manager, Store 65, Sullivan, Mo.
Michael Stewart WM 120 Humboldt
Tana Stout WM 175 Collierville
Ginger Taylor WM 93 Covington
Beverly Upchurch WM 192 Columbia
Sarah Winsett WM 314 Fayetteville
David Wofford WM 674 Gallatin
Vickie Worrell WM 1159 New Tazewell
20 yearsGail Arnold WM 738 Camden
Teresa Bailey WM 2310 Knoxville
Le Beebe WM 738 Camden
Benjamin Bennett WM 737 Lewisburg
Olene Berryhill WM 1561 Memphis
Ellen Brown WM 2932 Knoxville
Jerry Brown WM 107 Martin
Phyllis Cain WM 1075 Clarksville
Ronald Campbell WM 678 Newport
Sherrie Carson WM 2310 Knoxville
Tracy Chumley WM 1159 New Tazewell
Ronnie Countee WM 673 Clarksville
Barbara Cruz WM 104 Milan
Trena Drennon WM 671 Lebanon
Angela Fergerson WM 667 Tullahoma
David Fulk WM 272 Franklin
Michael Grant WM 2310 Knoxville
Katie Grantham WM 94 Millington
Joan Grayson WM 1320 Knoxville
Robert Guidry WM 657 Cookeville
Margaret Hall WM 4226 Dunlap
Rosie Hearns WM 5196 Memphis
Barbara Henson WM 677 Dyersburg
Sandra Hill WM 676 Rockwood
Kerri Holeton WM 4635 Clinton
Eric Hunter WM 1376 Hendersonville
Mary Hutchinson WM 1318 Knoxville
Ronalda James WM 673 Clarksville
Virginia Jamison WM 710 Hermitage
Kathy Jenkins WM 710 Hermitage
Mary Jones WM 657 Cookeville
Sherry Jones WM 393 Jackson
Sheryl Lansford WM 1226 Ashland City
Patti Mayfield WM 4226 Dunlap
Judy McNeil WM 1248 Memphis
Martin Mensi WM 684 Lexington
Stephen Minter WM 682 Murfreesboro
Pok MunkresWM 1075 Clarksville
Wilene Oliver WM 2322 Cordova
Carolyn Reed WM 177 Paris
Anita RiddleWM 735 Winchester
Kathleen Roberts WM 1561 Memphis
Elma Robinson WM 264 Dickson
Teresa Rodriguez WM 672 Alcoa
Vernia Russell WM 742 Kingsport
Gloria Rutherford WM 742 Kingsport
Bonnie Scarborough WM 676 Rockwood
Jennifer Turner WM 1318 Knoxville
Julee Vandergriff WM 1089 Kimball
Donald Webster WM 2310 Knoxville
Percilla Whitaker WM 3717 Nashville
Keith Whitfield WM 673 Clarksville
Sheila Williams WM 735 Winchester
Jay Wilson WM 735 Winchester
Jeanette Wilson WM 690 Elizabethton
Texas 30 years
Victoria Castillo WM 746 Temple
Cecelia Charbonneau WM 827 Canton
Helen Clark WM 384 Lumberton
Aubrey Coker WM 417 Sulphur Springs
Judy Collins WM 228 Cleburne
Brenda Doss WM 220 Burleson
Robert Doyle WM 3112 San Antonio
Debbie Ehrman WM 5866 Frisco
Brenda Fox WM 228 Cleburne
Cynthia Gomez WM 330 Victoria
April Handy WM 915 Stafford
Vickie Keown WM 280 Rockdale
Joann Leal WM 4130 Kyle
Eddie McWalters WM 4298 Humble
Brenda Means WM 131 Mount Pleasant
Ola Miller WM 522 Crosby
Shari Pape WM 465 Floresville
Maxine Pruett WM 4194 Victoria
Andrea Rightenour WM 822 Amarillo
Ismael Rubio WM 945 Lubbock
25 yearsAntelmo Aguirre WM 1494 Corpus Christi
Peggy Allen WM 240 Commerce
Randy Allison WM 462 Alvin
Steven Baker WM 1254 Bellmead
Donna Blackwood WM 148 Paris
Douglas Bolger WM 5080 Hurst
Roxanna Bruens WM 4219 Buda
Brenda Bryant WM 417 Sulphur Springs
Christy Caskey WM 2991 Cedar Park
Yvette Cerda WM 768 Katy
Edward Chapman WM 259 Rockwall
Nasrin Choudhury WM 880 Irving
Kenneth Clark WM 1198 San Antonio
Delia Coronado WM 822 Amarillo
Karen Crawford WM 5359 Azle
Veronica Culwell WM 1137 Houston
Deborah Doane WM 476 Gatesville
Patricia Duran WM 330 Victoria
Guillermo Esquivel LG 6012 Plainview
Sandra Fletcher WM 427 Greenville
Penny Fowler WM 610 Stephenville
Bella Galvan WM 503 Columbus
Janice Garner WM 226 Atlanta
Rosa Garza WM 546 Richmond
Ivey Goolsby HO 9271 Dallas
Lee Grabman WM 6929 Temple
Kimberley Graham WM 793 Canyon
Blanca Guillen WM 595 Harlingen
Rhonda Hareford LG 6012 Plainview
Bertha Hernandez WM 465 Floresville
Teresa Hernandez LG 6812 Plainview
Tina Huerta WM 385 Cuero
Lettizia Huitron WM 1235 San Antonio
Tina Hutto WM 180 Jacksonville
Bennie Jackson WM 949 Dallas
Doyle Jackson WM 1118 Balch Springs
Corine Johnson WM 140 Lufkin
Doug Jones WM 475 Round Rock
Patricia Kendrick WM 271 Bowie
Elizabeth Lawrence WM 381 Copperas Cove
Deborah Lewis WM 1178 Bedford
Charlotte Lloyd WM 1062 Friendswood
Valerie Lopez WM 3828 Longview
Ruben Marquez HO 8385 New Braunfels
David Martinez WM 458 Aransas Pass
Pamela Masterson WM 947 Sherman
Pedro Melendez WM 503 Columbus
Ernesto Mendoza WM 427 Greenville
David Mims WM 5359 Azle
Rhonda Montoya WM 1801 Arlington
Debby Moon WM 804 Mineral Wells
Danny Morris WM 2625 Carrollton
Joyce Newsome WM 1216 Carrollton
Toby Norton HO 8385 Carrollton
Terry Parrish WM 383 Silsbee
Pattie Phillips WM 789 Mesquite
Jose Ponce WM 1041 Weslaco
Nita Porter WM 536 Abilene
Elizabeth Powell WM 408 Port Arthur
Mary Prieto WM 1040 Houston
Felicia Rabb LG 6036 Palestine
Cynthia Ramos WM 1313 San Antonio
Linda Rathke WM 5211 McKinney
Marcos Rodriguez WM 768 Katy
Ana Sanchez WM 512 El Paso
Kimberley Saxton WM 321 Brenham
Elvia Serrata WM 791 Alice
Denise Sherrard WM 228 Cleburne
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“Success with Walmart is my life. It’s like you’re part of a big team that cares for you.”
Jimmy Frye
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Angela Soderblom WM 260 Waxahachie
Christine Soliz WM 3826 Lubbock
Debra Stachowiak WM 440 Rockport
Sherri Stone WM 181 New Boston
Deborah Taylor WM 3828 Longview
Anna Trevino WM 513 Big Spring
Pascual Trevino WM 452 McAllen
Loxie Tupy WM 4215 Quinlan
Jimmy Voyles LG 6012 Plainview
Michael Wangler WM 1800 Garland
Lisa Watkins WM 220 Burleson
Marie Williams WM 131 Mount Pleasant
Michael Winder WM 703 Tomball
Susan Young WM 896 Grand Prairie
20 yearsEmory Adams Jr. WM 163 Nacogdoches
Bobby Aguilar WM 602 Spring
Sue Akers WM 2404 San Antonio
Debbie Allen WM 3645 Midland
Jesus Alonzo WM 3763 El Paso
Robert Alonzo WM 470 Corpus Christi
Olga Alvarado HO 9271 Dallas
Catherine Antoine WM 651 Beaumont
Robert Barba WM 5290 San Antonio
Silke Becker WM 321 Brenham
Elaine Benavides WM 1235 San Antonio
Margaret Bolden WM 471 Lancaster
Tobietha Bonds WM 1044 Tyler
Ginger Bowen WM 791 Alice
Maria Briones WM 595 Harlingen
Lisa Briseno WM 1347 San Antonio
Gary Brown WM 158 Bonham
Mary Bruening WM 321 Brenham
Dennis Burks WM 206 McKinney
Oscar Cano WM 595 Harlingen
Jackson Carey WM 822 Amarillo
Joe Casias WM 4103 Devine
Amanda Chambers WM 321 Brenham
Maria Chapa HO 9271 Dallas
Lynnette Corwin WM 1178 Bedford
Mack Coward WM 148 Paris
Brenda Crampton WM 4299 Lubbock
Ortencia Cruz WM 429 Edinburg
Joe Cuellar WM 4131 San Antonio
Chemesha Davis WM 471 Lancaster
Selina De La Rosa WM 595 Harlingen
Esther De Los Santos WM 330 Victoria
Diana De Palo WM 5359 Azle
Melvin Doss WM 165 Henderson
Jenni Dougan WM 947 Sherman
Ana Espinoza WM 3640 Houston
Tracy Estrada WM 3653 Burleson
Sophia Fisk WM 284 Mansfield
Emma Game WM 420 Wichita Falls
Anna Garcia WM 3500 Houston
Maria Garcia WM 470 Corpus Christi
Pete Garcia HO 9271 Dallas
Jose Garza WM 883 Raymondville
Pedro Garza WM 5147 Dallas
David Gheen WM 951 Hempstead
Leslee Gilbert WM 158 Bonham
Wanda Gilman WM 165 Henderson
Denise Godley WM 546 Richmond
Jose Gonzales WM 440 Rockport
Randall Gregg WM 1198 San Antonio
Lupe Gutierrez WM 465 Floresville
Virginia Guye WM 703 Tomball
Delight Haney WM 789 Mesquite
Michael Hanks WM 3777 Frisco
Pamela Hansel WM 467 Denton
Pamela Harrell WM 765 San Antonio
Christopher Harwell WM 3591 Montgomery
Lisa Hawkins WM 3530 Rockwall
Jennifer Hinaman WM 228 Cleburne
Melanie Hoffmann WM 1126 Boerne
Mickey Horton WM 535 Abilene
Eron Huddleston WM 475 Round Rock
Joycelyn Jackson WM 1040 Houston
Jose Jimenez LG 6036 Palestine
Cheryl Jones WM 1313 San Antonio
William Jones LG 6836 Palestine
Billie Keller WM 1232 Belton
Bertha Lane WM 703 Tomball
Ernesto Lara LG 6016 New Braunfels
David Leal WM 2404 San Antonio
Peter Linder WM 500 El Paso
Blanca Lopez WM 2763 Donna
Pablo Lopez WM 1150 College Station
Karen Lowery WM 2397 Mansfield
Anabel Luna HO 9271 Dallas
Elizabeth Martinez WM 3015 Dallas
Sandra Martinez WM 768 Katy
Jo Mason WM 2404 San Antonio
Lydia Mata WM 5359 Azle
Terry McClinton WM 3044 Fort Worth
Kristina McGath WM 2599 San Antonio
Roberta Mendez WM 2239 San Antonio
Rosa Mendoza WM 1279 Houston
Gwendolyn Moren WM 249 Cleveland
David Morris WM 467 Denton
Shantay Peloquin HO 9617 Carrollton
Linda Prather WM 822 Amarillo
Tamera Prim WM 2123 Texarkana
Ruben Ramirez WM 461 Eagle Pass
Matt Reiland LG 4889 New Braunfels
Patricia Reyes WM 4366 El Paso
Roger Ricketts WM 148 Paris
Marilyn Rivera WM 285 Huntsville
Enrique Rivera-Castro LG 6083 Temple
Erma Robinson WM 2978 Fort Worth
Tracie Robinson WM 140 Lufkin
Frank Ross LG 6836 Palestine
Rose Saldana WM 901 Seguin
Jorge Sanchez WM 447 Del Rio
Mary Sanchez WM 752 Pasadena
Nicolasa Sanchez LG 6036 Palestine
Dorothy Shepard WM 755 Amarillo
Shirley Siller WM 6589 San Antonio
Mae Smith WM 345 Palestine
Vera Souder WM 2239 San Antonio
Bobby Steel WM 4193 Tyler
Roy Stubblefield WM 345 Palestine
David Taylor WM 4416 Houston
Micheal Taylor WM 5316 Saginaw
Jamie Terronez WM 228 Cleburne
Catherine Tharp WM 1405 Bay City
Rosa Torres WM 1000 Brownsville
Marisela Trevino WM 447 Del Rio
David Valdez LG 6083 Temple
Juanita Vandersaul WM 220 Burleson
Carla Vannier WM 158 Bonham
Nora Vasquez WM 3320 Palmhurst
Blanca Vela WM 452 McAllen
Eduardo Velazquez WM 292 Lockhart
Melissa Veliz WM 429 Edinburg
Maria Villagomez WM 437 Sealy
Maricela Villarreal WM 791 Alice
Michelle Villarreal LG 6083 Temple
Armandina Villegas WM 3112 San Antonio
Marshell Wade WM 1279 Houston
Rose Mary White WM 2864 San Antonio
Richard Wilson LG 6816 Temple
Franshie Ybarra WM 5931 Dallas
Jimmy Youngblood WM 146 Gilmer
Susana Zubiri HO 9271 Dallas
Utah 25 years
Janet Armstrong WM 1573 Price
Antonia Jarvi WM 2207 Midvale
Trudy Kohles WM 1439 Washington
Patricia Olsen WM 1573 Price
Cynthia Schmitz WM 1573 Price
Diana Trujillo WM 1573 Price
20 yearsTracie Beal WM 1708 Riverdale
Margaret Capener WM 1699 Layton
Sharon Curl WM 5167 Payson
Geraldine Frantz WM 5168 Richfield
Janet Garrard WM 1440 Tooele
Ida Jones WM 1440 Tooele
Linda Staley WM 1827 Park City
Vermont 20 years
Robert Knights WM 2289 Bennington
Christina Moore WM 2530 Rutland
Virginia 30 years
Kimberly Cunningham WM 2089 Bristol
25 yearsJerry Anderson WM 1523 Glen Allen
Patricia Benton WM 1523 Glen Allen
Robin Coleman WM 1309 Salem
Cassandra Coles WM 1525 Mechanicsville
Renita Crowe WM 1524 Chester
Cheryle Francis WM 1486 Farmville
Donald Ham HO 8701 Galax
Eric Hatcher HO 9654 Lynchburg
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Gwendolyn Kimble WM 1344 Staunton
Wanda Schulke WM 1335 Lexington
James Simmons WM 1523 Glen Allen
Kimberley Simmons HO 8920 Lynchburg
James Somogyi WM 1523 Glen Allen
20 yearsClaire Ahammou WM 1969 Midlothian
Deborah Alley WM 1309 Salem
Rona Anwari WM 2038 Sterling
Ruby Bannister WM 2136 Culpeper
Michelle Barnes HO 8920 Fredericksburg
Barbara Clinkscales WM 2438 Stafford
Christy Dean WM 5753 Alexandria
Violet Dent WM 5731 Locust Grove
Bethel Fields WM 1302 Norton
Rosella Garretson WM 2438 Stafford
Sharon Graley WM 1302 Norton
Cynthia Green WM 2438 Stafford
Diana Hartwell WM 3588 Dumfries
Maurice Heath LG 6023 Sutherland
Lorraine Hill WM 2258 Alexandria
Ellen Hillsman WM 1350 Lynchburg
Diane Jackson WM 2258 Alexandria
Kathleen Kappel WM 2520 Fredericksburg
Sara Lansdown WM 2015 Fairfax
Linda Lewis WM 2337 Rocky Mount
Michael Macwelch LG 6088 Williamsburg
Pamela Millard WM 1688 Virginia Beach
Bonnie Morrison WM 2312 Roanoke
Karen Motley WM 2258 Alexandria
Zestinnia Pamplin-Ross WM 1345 South Boston
Cheryl Rhea WM 3480 Lebanon
Aaron Robins WM 1301 Roanoke
Carrie Salyers WM 1302 Norton
Heidi Sasser WM 1424 Colonial Heights
Rebecca Shry WM 2136 Culpeper
Stephanie Smith WM 5488 Norfolk
James Snead WM 1243 Martinsville
Carolyn Specht WM 4258 Fredericksburg
Rochelle Sykes WM 2194 Alexandria
Natividad Tamayo WM 2015 Fairfax
Dottie Taylor WM 1687 Suffolk
Dora Valencia WM 1833 Fredericksburg
Brenda Wahye WM 2258 Alexandria
Cynthia Weare WM 2194 Alexandria
Grace Wobil WM 2038 Sterling
Washington 25 years
Linda Donavon WM 2319 Oak Harbor
Susan Johnson WM 2319 Oak Harbor
Matthew Krieg WM 2549 Spokane
20 yearsChristine Buckmaster WM 2196 Port Angeles
Christine Campbell WM 2196 Port Angeles
David Carlson WM 2196 Port Angeles
Evelyn Crane WM 5273 Sequim
Karen Dahl WM 5273 Sequim
Sharon Fulmer WM 2196 Port Angeles
Sabrina Garro WM 2007 Moses Lake
Brenda Harris HO 8975 Marysville
Celena Holm WM 5273 Sequim
Janet Jordan WM 1947 Omak
Lisa Macdonald WM 5273 Sequim
Lita McPherson WM 5273 Sequim
Paulina Ourand WM 3850 Tumwater
James Pense WM 3705 Yelm
Daniel Regnier WM 2450 Bellingham
Raul Ruiz WM 5273 Sequim
Darcy Sampson WM 2196 Port Angeles
Kristy Sorensen WM 3794 Federal Way
Anne Szydlek WM 2196 Port Angeles
Dawndlee Terrell WM 2550 Vancouver
Kim Washburn WM 5273 Sequim
West Virginia
25 yearsDavid Bays WM 1351 Beckley
Julie Burdette WM 1782 Vienna
Darrell Duncan WM 1450 Ripley
Barbara Elder WM 1544 Clarksburg
Bobbette Evans WM 1544 Clarksburg
Arnita Jackson WM 1360 Fayetteville
Darrell Lilly WM 1351 Beckley
Debbie Shaw WM 1544 Clarksburg
Cheryl Suan WM 1544 Clarksburg
Tracy Teter WM 1522 Elkins
20 yearsKevin Kyle WM 2083 Morgantown
Geraldine Milik WM 2083 Morgantown
Cora Mitts WM 2083 Morgantown
Mona Shipp WM 2833 Grafton
Melissa Steele WM 2933 Princeton
Douglas West WM 2244 Huntington
Joel Whitt WM 1499 Lewisburg
Wisconsin 25 years
Tracy Bast WM 971 Viroqua
Susan Behrens WM 1274 Whitewater
Judith Bollerud WM 965 Tomah
Evelyn Borchardt WM 4677 Muskego
Douglas Brown WM 1571 Mukwonago
Beverly Burki WM 1571 Mukwonago
Tamie Clack WM 1167 Kenosha
Robert Cone WM 1571 Mukwonago
Deborah Fiesbeck WM 1571 Mukwonago
Mary Kornell WM 1138 Madison
Connie Meyers WM 1571 Mukwonago
Katy Mickelson WM 971 Viroqua
Shane Miller WM 1672 Ashland
Deanne Nelson WM 1571 Mukwonago
Linda Parker WM 5373 Chippewa Falls
Deborah Seamandel WM 5667 South Milwaukee
Judy Suprise WM 1453 Green Bay
Edward Thomaschefsky WM 1366 Merrill
Bonnie Timmers WM 1571 Mukwonago
Melissa Toay WM 847 Dodgeville
Roddie Torgerson WM 971 Viroqua
Susan Venden WM 802 Monroe
Saundra Vineyard WM 1571 Mukwonago
Allen Vollmer WM 1571 Mukwonago
Scott Weston WM 1678 Delafield
20 yearsDavid Baierl WM 1453 Green Bay
Debra Bramer WM 1453 Green Bay
Roseann Brennan WM 1449 Manitowoc
Jennifer Creager WM 1276 Sheboygan
Timothy Day WM 1007 Richland Center
Stephen Frey WM 1819 Menomonie
Nancy Hart WM 910 Lake Geneva
Cindy Kuhl WM 3857 Monona
Carla Lauritsen WM 1276 Sheboygan
Victoria Lemke WM 1982 Appleton
Melissa Marshall WM 910 Lake Geneva
Willie Mc Nairy WM 1515 Germantown
Laura Merfeld WM 1679 Onalaska
Nola Nagel WM 882 Prairie du Chien
Connie Nyback WM 1571 Mukwonago
Kathy Ocana WM 1167 Kenosha
Sandra Parilman WM 1167 Kenosha
Linnea Rauwerdink WM 1276 Sheboygan
Susan Robl WM 2510 Minocqua
Susan Scheunemann WM 5667 South Milwaukee
Lori Schwibinger WM 3497 Plymouth
Linda Terbeest WM 1931 Rhinelander
Sharon Van Es WM 1316 Sturgeon Bay
Nancy Ward WM 1447 Superior
Laura Zimmerman WM 1276 Sheboygan
Wyoming 25 years
Michael Bernhoft LG 7877 Cheyenne
Terry Chandler WM 1485 Gillette
20 yearsRoberta Manzanares WM 1315 Cheyenne
Ralph Palacios WM 1315 Cheyenne
Kathy Phillips WM 1461 Rock Springs
Devin Shanahan LG 7077 Cheyenne
Patricia Sheffield WM 1315 Cheyenne
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We Are Walmart / Archive Adventures
Outside PassionSam Walton called quail hunting his “one self-indulgent activity.”
Our newest badge is part of an exhibit at The Walmart Museum.
In most states, November is hunting season for many species of birds and game, including Sam Walton’s favorite, the quail. It’s actually one of the main reasons the Waltons settled in the Bentonville area. From there, Sam could easily access quail in four states: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. In his book Sam Walton: Made in America, Sam talks about leaving work nearly every day to get some hunting in. As Walmart expanded
and Sam was in his plane more, his crew of bird dogs, including favorite Ol’ Roy, often flew with him. At one point, Sam and his brother Bud even leased ranches in southern Texas for hunting.
Visit WalmartMuseum.com to see a 360-degree view of Sam’s office (pictured above), which has several bird- and hunting-related items, including a stuffed bird mounted on one wall.
Bird CallSam Walton called quail hunting his “one self-indulgent activity.”
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My Proudest Moment Receiving a bachelor’s degree from American Public University, thanks to Walmart. I never thought I’d be a college graduate. It doesn’t feel real sometimes.
My Next Goal I ultimately want to be a market human resources manager over a market or two. I want to be able to affect as many people as I can. I really believe in Sam Walton’s philosophies.
We Are Walmart / My Walmart Journey
Why Walmart I don’t think any other company would have taken a chance on me. I was a high school dropout who served in the Army. I didn’t have much work history. I’m so grateful.
M Y C A R E E R H I G H L I G H TS
Mark Torres, store manager,Store 1592,Bad Axe, Mich.
June 2001Hired as assistant manager trainee
October 2001Promoted to assistant manager
February 2003 Promoted to co-manager
September 2010Repromotedto co-manager
June 2014Promoted to store manager
Advice for New Associates When things aren’t going your way, come to people who can make the change. The only person in charge of yourself is you.
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CheckoutCenterpiece Idea!
Start with a squat pumpkin, fasten wet
floral foam to the stem, and decorate with fresh flowers and
seasonal picks.
Finds, Food, & Fun
New Twists for the HolidaysTurkey is the star of the Thanksgiving meal—roughly 40 percent of Americans would agree. Stuffing (or dressing as it’s called in the South) is a distant second favorite. Since the rest of the menu is up for debate, there’s room for experimentation. Turn the page for suggestions.
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3 Garlic Mashed Potatoes With Cheese and Crouton TopperBrought to you by Hormel® Foods
Total time: 20 minutes
1½ cups ¾-inch cubes of French or Italian bread
2 tbsp olive oil ¾ cup finely shredded Parmesan
cheese, divided ¼ tsp ground black pepper 1 24-oz container HORMEL® Side
Dishes Garlic Mashed Potatoes 2 tbsp jarred basil pesto
1. Heat oven to 375 F. 2. In a medium bowl, toss bread cubes
with oil, ¼ cup of the cheese, and the black pepper. Spread in a 15-by-10-by-1-inch baking pan. Bake bread cubes 15 minutes or until toasted, stirring twice.
3. Meanwhile, heat HORMEL® Side Dishes Garlic Mashed Potatoes according to package directions. Let stand 1 minute. Stir in remaining ½ cup cheese.
4. Transfer potatoes to a serving bowl; swirl in pesto. Sprinkle with the Parmesan croutons.
Makes 5 servings. Per serving: 360 calories, 20 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 32 mg cholesterol, 979 mg sodium, 36 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 10 g protein
These recipes, created by Walmart suppliers, put fun spins on traditional Thanksgiving dishes. Try them out to keep your guests on their toes.
Classics With a Twist
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2 Slow Cooker Chorizo, Pecan, and Cheddar StuffingBrought to you by Betty Crocker™
Prep time: 15 minutesCook time: 3 hours, 30 minutes
1 lb chorizo sausage, casing removed and crumbled
1 large onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
3 medium celery stalks, sliced (about 1½ cups)
1 16-oz package seasoned cornbread stuffing crumbs
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
½ tsp rubbed sage ¼ tsp ground black pepper 2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth 1½ cups shredded sharp cheddar
cheese 1 cup pecan halves, toasted
1. Cook sausage, onion, and celery in 10-inch skillet over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain.
2. Place sausage mixture, stuffing crumbs, butter, sage, and pepper in 4- to 5-quart slow cooker. Pour broth over mixture; toss to combine. Cover and cook on low heat for 3 hours to 3 hours and 30 minutes. Gently stir in cheese and pecans.
3. Serve stuffing, or keep warm in slow cooker up to one hour.
Makes 16 servings. Per serving: 365 calories, 24 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 45 mg cholesterol, 1,080 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 14 g protein
1 Caesar Green Bean CasseroleBrought to you by Country Crock®
Prep time: 15 minutesCook time: 13 minutes
2½ cups fresh ½-inch bread cubes 3 tbsp Country Crock® Spread,
melted 1/3 cup Hellmann’s® Real Mayonnaise 4 tbsp grated Parmesan
cheese, divided 2 tsp lemon juice ½ tsp Dijon mustard 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1 12-oz package frozen cut
green beans, prepared according to package directions
1. Heat oven to 400 F. Line baking sheet with aluminum foil. Toss bread cubes with Country Crock® Spread on baking sheet. Bake, stirring once, for 10 minutes or until golden and crisp.
2. Meanwhile, combine mayonnaise, 3 tbsp cheese, lemon juice, mustard, and garlic in medium bowl. Toss with hot green beans. Pour into greased 1-quart shallow casserole.
3. Broil 3 minutes or until golden and bubbling. Toss hot bread cubes with remaining 1 tbsp cheese; sprinkle over green beans.
Makes 4 servings. Per serving: 270 calories, 20 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 390 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 5 g protein
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5 Breyers® Pumpkin Ice Cream PieTotal time: 4 hours, 35 minutes (includes freezing and standing time)
Cooking spray 11/3 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!® All Purpose Sticks, melted
¼ cup granulated sugar 3 cups Breyers® Homemade
Vanilla Ice Cream 1 cup canned pumpkin
1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
½ tsp ground cinnamon
1. Heat oven to 350 F. Spray 9-inch pie plate with no-stick cooking spray; set aside.
2. Combine graham cracker crumbs, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!® All Purpose Sticks, and granulated sugar in bowl; press into bottom and up sides of prepared pie plate. Bake 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack, then freeze until ready to use.
3. Beat Breyers® Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream in bowl with electric mixer on low speed, just until softened. Beat in remaining ingredients until smooth. Turn mixture into prepared crust and freeze 4 hours or overnight.
4. Let stand 20 minutes before serving. Garnish, if desired,with whipped cream and additional cinnamon.
Makes 8 servings. Per serving:320 calories, 130 g fat (6 g saturated fat),30 mg cholesterol, 190 mg sodium,43 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein
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4 Make-Ahead Baked Sweet PotatoesBrought to you byBetty Crocker™
Prep time: 15 minutes (plus chill time,if refrigerated)
Cook time: 25 minutes
6 medium sweet potatoes (about 2¼ lbs)
¼ cup sour cream 2 tbsp milk 2 tbsp packed brown sugar 2 tbsp butter or margarine,
softened 1/8 tsp salt
1. Heat oven to 375 F. Pierce sweet potatoes with fork to allow steam to escape. Bake about 45 minutes or until tender.
2. Cut thin lengthwise slice from each potato; carefully scoop out inside of potato, leaving a thin shell. Mash potatoes in large bowl until no lumps remain. Beat in sour cream and milk. Beat in brown sugar, butter, and salt until potatoes are light and fluffy.
3. Place shells in ungreased 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Fill shells with potato mixture. Cover and refrigerate no longer than 24 hours.
4. Heat oven to 400 F. Bake uncovered about 25 minutes or until potato mixture is golden brown. (If baking filled shells immediately after mashing potatoes, bake about20 minutes.)
Makes 6 servings. Per serving:180 calories, 6 g fat (4 g saturated fat),15 mg cholesterol, 95 mg sodium,33 g carbohydrate, 33 g fiber, 2 g protein
Time-Saving Tip! Croutons can be made
up to 48 hours ahead of use. Place in an airtight
container and refrigerate. Let stand at room
temperature at least 30 minutes before using.
More than 85 percent of the world’s canned
pumpkin is grown by Libby’s®in Illinois.
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Thankful for TurkeyThese recipes from Butterball® are delicious on Turkey Day and the day after.
ONE FOOD, THREE WAYS
AmericaLoves Turkey
Walmart sells enough turkeys at Thanksgiving and Christmas to stretch
from Bentonville to Seattle—2,045 miles.
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The bird isn’t the only star during Thanksgiving. Check out these numbers.
Roughly 23 percent of annual turkey baster sales occur during Thanksgiving week, which makes it the top-selling gadget during that period.
Walmart will sell more than 20,000 gravy boats this holiday season. Combined, they hold a total of 5,000 gallons of gravy.
The average store will sell more than 1,000 roasters during November; about 750 of those are sold Thanksgiving week.
Team Turkey!
The recipes appearing in Walmart World are either user-submitted or content generated from another third party. Walmart World does not sponsor, recommend, or endorse any specific recipe. All content, including but not limited to recipe and health information, provided is for educational purposes only. If you have a food allergy, speak to your physician and/or a registered dietitian for a comprehensive list of foods and their derivatives to avoid prior to using any recipe from Walmart World.
Roast TurkeyWith Spicy Rub Prep time: 15 minutesCook time: 3-plus hours
3 tbsp firmly packed light brown sugar
3 tbsp kosher or sea salt 3 tbsp chili powder 2 tsp ground black pepper 2 tsp roasted cumin 2 tsp garlic powder 2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes 1 tsp ground coriander 1 12- to 14-lb Butterball® whole
turkey, thawed if frozen 6 tbsp canola oil
1. Combine all ingredients except turkey and oil. Blend well. (May be prepared two to three days in advance. Store mixture in an airtightcontainer at room temperature.)
2. Remove neck and giblets from body and neck cavities of turkey; refrigerate for another use or discard. Turn wings back to hold neck skin in place. Return legs to the tucked position, if untucked. Place turkey, breast side up, on flat rack in shallow roasting pan.
3. Brush outside of the turkey with halfof the oil; rub outside and inside cavity with spice mixture. Cover andrefrigerate 12 hours or overnight.
4. Heat oven to 325 F.5. Brush spiced turkey with remaining
3 tbsp of oil. Bake approximately 3 hours, or until meat thermometer reaches 180 F when inserted in the thickest part of the thigh. Remove turkey from oven.
6. Let turkey stand 15 minutesbefore carving.
Makes 12 servings. Per serving:493 calories, 28 g fat (7 g saturated fat),203 mg cholesterol, 1,887 mg sodium,5 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 59 g protein
Pulled Turkey SandwichesPrep time: 10 minutesCook time: about 1½ hours
1 small red onion, chopped 1 stalk celery, chopped 1 tbsp vegetable oil 3 cups coarsely chopped
leftover Butterball® turkey dark meat
1 8-oz can tomato sauce ¼ cup ketchup 2 tbsp firmly packed
brown sugar 1 tbsp cider vinegar 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp Dijon mustard ¼ tsp chipotle chili powder 1⁄8 tsp salt 4 hamburger buns, halved
1. Cook onion and celery in oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat for 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients, except hamburger buns. Bring mixture to simmer on medium heat, stirring occasionally; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, on medium-low heat for 50 to 60 minutes or until turkey is tender. Remove from heat.
2. Remove turkey from sauce.Shred turkey. Return to sauce and heat through.
3. Serve turkey and sauce on hamburger buns.
Makes 4 servings. Per serving:450 calories, 17 g fat (4 g saturated fat),142 mg cholesterol, 950 mg sodium,39 g carbohydrate, fiber: 8% of daily value, 34 g protein
Tex-Mex Turkey Rice SkilletPrep time: 30 minutesCook time: 35 minutes
2 tbsp vegetable oil, divided 1 cup uncooked long-grain
white rice 1 cup medium or hot
chunky salsa 1 14.5-oz can chicken broth 2 cups chopped zucchini ½ cup chopped onion 1 cup frozen whole kernel corn 1½ cups chopped leftover cooked
Butterball® turkey 1 cup shredded Mexican-
style cheese
1. Heat 1 tbsp oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add rice; cook and stir until rice turns light golden brown, about 3 minutes. Stir in salsa and broth. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer 15 minutes or until rice is tender.
2. Heat remaining oil in a second skillet over medium-high heat.Add zucchini and onion. Cook and stir 5 minutes or until vegetables just start to brown on edges. Add corn after 3 minutes. Add turkeyto vegetables; keep warm untilrice is done.
3. Stir vegetables and turkey intorice mixture. Continue heating 2 minutes or until turkey is hot. Sprinkle with cheese and cover. Remove from heat and let stand5 minutes.
Makes 4 servings. Per serving:491 calories, 18 g fat (7 g saturated fat),59 mg cholesterol, 1,376 mg sodium,55 g carbohydrate, fiber: 16% of daily value, 23 g protein
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Insights from Cordelia Nwankwo, department manager, housewares, Store 1498, Greensboro, N.C.
Be BoldChoose glasses and salad and dinner plates in different colors. (Yes! Blue works for Thanks-giving!) Then mix it up or add to a set you already own for a look that’s casual but still stylish.
Try an Unusual Centerpiece Candles are fine, but a bouquet that uses a pumpkin as a vase? That’s fun and easy. Check out the instructions on Page 55.
Combine Pretty and PracticalThe laser-cut design placemat (it’s under the plates here) has a metallic sheen that will catch the light. And spilled gravy? No problem—just wipe to clean!
Mix-and-match dinnerware lets you create a custom holiday table. And The Pioneer Woman line—available only at Walmart through early next year—makes it easy. “Individual pieces sell well in all colors,” says Cordelia. Try these affordable finds and tips to create a gorgeous look.
Make Your Table Unique
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Make These Place Cards!
Place cards add an elegant touch, and these are pretty without being super-fussy. Find instructions on how to
quill similar designs at walmartworld.com/
Quilling.
Products include: The Pioneer Woman Paige Crackle Glaze Dinnerware, Amber, Denim, and Linen; The Pioneer Woman Adeline Embossed 12-Ounce Footed Glass Goblets, Plum and Clear; Mainstays Blossom Pressed Vinyl Placemat, Gold
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Different Cards for Different FolksRetail gift cards are good only at the specific merchants that sell them.Open loop cards typically display a Visa or MasterCard logo and are used like a credit or debit card. Open loop cards are more versatile if you aren’t sure where the recipient likes to shop.
Registration Means Protection“Cards need to be registered in order for the customer to be protected against lost or stolen cards,” says Janet Goeking, senior manager of regulatory controls at the Home Office. Usually, a registration website or phone number is listed on the back of the card.
There’s a Five-Year RuleThanks to the CARD Act of 2009 (which offers some consumer protection for retail gift cards), gift cards can’t expire for at least five years. Plus, expiration dates must be clearly marked. You can be charged a fee for inactivity, but only after a card hasn’t been used for at least a year.
It’s OK to Sell or Trade CardsSome websites carry cards from a variety of retailers for sale or trade. Some offer cash for your card, or you can trade it for one from another retailer, but you may not be offered the full cash value for your card.
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What to Know About Gift CardsRoughly 50 percent of Walmart’s gift card sales happen during the holiday season. Here’s what you need to know if you’re considering one of these useful gifts.
Save AutomaticallyFind a lower price
somewhere else on an item you purchased?
Use Walmart’s Savings Catcher online tool, and
you can get an eGift Card for the di� erence.
These gift card designs are available at Walmart.
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My favorite holiday tradition …Baking batch after batch of homemade cinnamon rolls and delivering them to friends. Christmas wouldn’t be the same without it.
My guilty pleasure …Coffee ice cream. I can’t control myself! And reality TV.
My readers would be surprised to know …I’m very, very limber.
My advice to home cooks who are aspiring bloggers … Be yourself, share the food you cook for yourself and your family, and find the style that is reflective of you. And exercise more. Food blogging is hazardous to the waistline.
The one cooking technique that was the hardest to master …Baking bread. I’m still trying to master it.
My Christmas wish list includes … Time. Time to unwind, relax, be with the kids and my husband, and be lazy (and maybe sneak in a little reality TV).
My favorite part of being a mom … Absolutely everything.
Definitely some form of roasted beef: either tenderloin or prime rib! Some form of
creamy scalloped potato. Nine-hour mushrooms cooked in butter, garlic, and red wine. Roasted Brussels sprouts with cranberries and balsamic vinegar. I could go on and on.
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Ree DrummondFood Network star and best-selling author Ree Drummond now has a collection of housewares named after her popular blog, The Pioneer Woman (the products are currently only available at Walmart and Walmart.com). Here, Ree shares what she’ll be cooking for the holidays, as well as what’s on her wish list.
Celebrity Q&A
Ree Says
Charity Andrews, personnel manager, Store 4249, Smelterville, Idaho
personnel manager,
What are you serving this holiday season?
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We used a technique known as quilling to produce this issue’s spark. You can use it to make this decorative place card, with directions courtesy of Hallmark.
Materials: Ivory place cards, ruler or quilling circle sizer ruler, ¼-inch quilling paper (orange, yellow, green), slotted quilling tool, glue pen with precision tip
Directions:1. Tear orange quilling paper to 8-inch length.2. For flower center, insert end
of paper into quilling tool.3. Hold the tool in one hand,
paper in the other, then turn the quilling tool.
4. After paper is coiled around tool, let the coil drop off. Add a drop of glue to the torn end of the paper that’s on the outside of the coil, and glue it to the coil.
5. You’ve made the center coil!
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Cooking Disasters Revisited
These associates know that it’s not worth crying over spilled gravy. Here are the holiday dinner mishaps that had their families laughing.
Learn More!For complete instructions, visit walmartworld.com/Quilling.
“One year, I had a turkey that was 25 pounds, which is huge. It turns out the turkey was too big for the fryer. I dropped it in the fryer and the wings came untied, and the grease expanded and started coming out of the pot. I almost had a major grease fire. I ended up cutting it up like a chicken and deep-frying it piece by piece. I reassembled it after each piece was fried. It was pretty much a catastrophe, but it was still delicious, and the family enjoyed it.”
Charles Johnson, safety leader, asset protection, Store 1353, Harahan, La.Store 1353, Store 1353, Harahan, La.
“Three years ago, I tried to make a cake with Nutella, but something went wrong in making it. My brother dropped it on the floor, and when it bounced, he said ‘Look, it’s as hard as a baseball!’ My family laughed, but ever since, my cake has turned out much better.”
Erica Vazquez, cash office associate, Store 1216, Carrollton, Texas
Stephanie Mackey, case manager II, claims management, Rogers, Ark.
“I had just finished a batch of homemade gravy to go along with a roast we had prepared for dinner. As I turned around to put the whisk in the sink, I knocked the entire pot off the stove with such force that it splattered gravy on me, both cats, the refrigerator, and even the walls and ceiling. It took us weeks to get it all cleaned up!”
Originally written for and posted on Hallmark.com. Find more ideas and inspiration at ideas.hallmark.com. © 2015 Hallmark Licensing, LLC
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WHEN I MET HIM: I met Mr. Sam in 1991 when I was a recently hired assistant manager trainee for Store 1486 in Farmville, Va. He came
into the store and headed straight for the courtesy desk. Over the PA system, he thanked customers for choosing Walmart and thanked associates for working hard to serve the customers. During his visit, he asked me questions about where I had worked (a grocery chain),
what position I held (front-end manager), and for how long. Then he asked me to send him ideas to make our own front end run
better. I was blown away. I sent a memo to Mr. Sam with my ideas, and he responded with a letter. He said many of my suggestions
would improve our customer service and store operations. I still have the letter. It’s framed in my personal office.
PUTTING IT TO USE: I ask my management team to listen to ideas from at least 10 associates each week. They often gather valuable
feedback on everything from ways to improve sales to improving the customer and associate experience.
SAM WALTON TAUGHT ME: Listen to your associates.
They are your best idea generators.
LISA PUCKETT HICKAM | MARKET HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER | MARKETS 311 AND 312 | GALAX, VA.
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Shine a Light for Our Vets Greenlight A Vet is a nationwide movement of support for our veterans.Even though they don’t always stand out in a crowd, veterans should always be able to see that they’re valued members of our communities. That’s what Greenlight A Vet is about. By changing one of your lightbulbs to green, you can help spark a national conversation on how veterans are treated and recognized. Let’s spread the word, and we can get green lights shining all around the U.S.
To learn more and find additional ways to show support, visit greenlightavet.com.
Read Bryan Morrison’s storyon Page 4.
Read Judy Kronk’s storyon Page 48.
Find Patrick Shannon’s storyon Page 24.
Find Mark Torres’ storyon Page 54.
Find Mike Goodman’s storyon Page 34.
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Should We All Upgrade to 4K TVs?And how to choose among the latest models
T he main diff erence between 4K Ultra HDTV and traditional HDTV is the screen resolu-tion; 4K TVs have the highest pixel count. Pixels are tiny
square-shaped graphic picture elements that are placed in a grid-like format that our eyes use to form a complete image.Images appearing on 4K Ultra HDTV screens are smoother, more realistic and highly detailed because of the high number of pixels per square inch. “More pixels per square inch translates into a better quality image,” says John Billings, Entertainment Department Manager, Store 1762, Seabrook, NH.
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Tips from John Billings, Electronics Department Manager, Store 1762, Seabrook, NH
Electronics
Mike’s story appeared in the EDLP catalog in
stores the week of Oct. 30.
Let’s Support Our Veterans.When Mike Goodman, an Army reservist and asset protection manager at Store 580 in Bartow, Fla., performed CPR on a customer whose heart had stopped, his quick actions saved a life (read more on Page 34). Mike is also a successful associate who was recently promoted to his position.
Greenlight A Vet is a way to show support for veterans like Mike and recognize them as valuable members of the community. To join the movement, simply change one of your lightbulbs to green. Every shining green light makes a di� erence. Together, we can spark a national conversation regarding the treatment and recognition of our veterans.
Find out more at greenlightavet.com.
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