National PTA and Walmart Team Up to Support Students and Communities

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 14, 2023

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- National PTA announced that Walmart, through Walmart Business, has become the association's newest Proud National Sponsor. Together, National PTA and Walmart will support students and communities by offering all local PTAs throughout the country a free, one-year Walmart Business+ membership, an estimated value of approximately $2 million, through which PTAs can save on needed supplies for their schools. Additionally, National PTA, through the support of Walmart, will provide funding to local PTAs to host PTA Wellness Fairs for students and families to learn about healthy living.

"National PTA and Walmart are committed to making a difference in communities across the country. Ensuring students have the resources they need for learning and living a healthy lifestyle are key components to our students' ability to thrive," said Yvonne Johnson, president of National PTA. "We are pleased to team up with Walmart to make an impact by providing needed supplies for schools and classrooms and bringing resources and activities to students and families to help them make better-informed decisions around healthy lifestyles."

"Walmart believes impactful change starts locally in the communities we serve every day. That's why we're excited by our work with National PTA to ensure students, teachers, families and communities around the country have access to the resources and supplies they need to support educational success and wellness," said Ashley Hubka, senior vice president, general manager, Walmart Business.

Walmart Business is a dedicated site and e-commerce experience designed to help organizations like local PTAs save time and money with their purchasing. By providing a free, one-year Walmart Business+ membership, PTAs nationwide can shop for, and order needed supplies for classrooms, teachers and their schools with access to savings benefits such as 2% rewards on orders of $250 or more and free shipping with no minimums. They'll also save on purchases through Walmart's everyday low prices and by using their tax-exempt status.

With support from Walmart, National PTA will also provide 40 local PTAs with $1,250 each in funding to host a PTA Wellness Fair. PTA Wellness Fairs provide students the opportunity to engage with health topics beyond the traditional classroom environment and in a fun, flexible and interactive way. The new PTA Wellness Fair program is part of National PTA's Healthy Lifestyles initiative, which includes the three pillars of healthy bodies, minds and earth. PTAs can apply for the funding available to help host a PTA Wellness Fair now through Oct. 4 at PTA.org/Grants.

"National PTA's new PTA Wellness Fairs program is designed to provide access to engaging, educational and fun opportunities that bring knowledge, tools and resources into the lives of students and families to support their health and well-being," added Nathan R. Monell, CAE, National PTA executive director. "Our association remains committed to ensuring that families and schools have tools and information to best support students' learning, development and success, as well as improve the health and safety of our communities. We appreciate Walmart's support of this effort."