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Wal-Mart Involvement — Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. empowers its associates to serve the needs of their communities through its Good Works initiative. In 2005, Wal-Mart donated more than $200 million to help charities and organizations throughout the U.S.
More information about Wal-Mart, Inc. can be located online at www.walmartstores.com, www.samsclub.com and www.walmartfoundation.org. Wal-Mart stock trades on the New York and Pacific Stock Exchanges under the ticker symbol WMT.
ÐŽ§WeÐŽ¦re all working together; thatÐŽ¦s the secret. And weÐŽ¦ll lower the cost of living for everyone, not just in America, but weÐŽ¦ll give the world an opportunity to see what itÐŽ¦s like to save and have a better lifestyle, a better life for all. WeÐŽ¦re proud of what weÐŽ¦ve accomplished; weÐŽ¦ve just begun.ÐŽÐ ÐŽV Sam Walton (1918-1992).
Benefits
Fact: Wal-Mart offers affordable health care coverage to both its full and part-time associates. We work hard to offer good, affordable coverage to our people. Historically, Wal-Mart has paid about two-thirds of the cost of the Associates Medical Plan. Wal-Mart provides insurance to more than 1 million people and offers up to 18 different plans. Coverage is available for as little as $11 per month for individuals and 30 cents per day for children – no matter how many children an associate has.
Unlike many plans, after the first year, the Wal-Mart medical plan has no lifetime maximum for most expenses, protecting our associates against catastrophic loss and financial ruin. We have different deductibles to meet individual needs.
Associates also have access to world class healthcare at the Mayo Clinic, Stanford University Hospital, Johns Hopkins University Hospital and many other leading health care facilities without insurance approval.
In recent years, Wal-Mart has contributed 4 percent of an associates eligible pay to the combined Profit Sharing & 401(k) plan. Our hourly associates, just like our management and executive associates, receive bonuses and other incentives for helping the company achieve its goals.