Walmart Holds Third Annual A&T Fundraiser

October 30, 2009

GREENSBORO - Shoppers at the Walmart in Greensboro on W. Elmsely Drive were greeted with an unexpected display of Aggie Pride on October 22.

For the third consecutive year, the global retail giant cleared out its center isle and honored the North Carolina A&T athletics department with an in-store celebration. The event, sponsored in part by the Greensboro chapter of the Aggie Club and organized by longtime A&T boosters Jim and Elaine Mcleod, featured live performances from the Blue and Gold Marching Machine drum line and the A&T cheerleaders.

The celebration couldn’t have come at a better time for Walmart, which has dramatically increased the amount of A&T merchandise it now offers and hopes to attract plenty of Aggie shoppers this weekend during A&T’s homecoming.

Throughout the evening several A&T leaders spoke to a crowd of nearly 300 onlookers, including athletics director Wheeler Brown, women’s basketball coach Patricia Cage-Bibbs and football coach Alonzo Lee.

In addition, the store made a $9,000 donation to the A&T athletic department, after having previously contributed $1000 to the school each of the last two years. Several Walmart vendors – including Bottling Ventures, Frito Lay, Time Warner Cable, and Kellogg Snacks - also donated gift items to the Aggie Club, ranging from outdoor grills to big screen TVs.

Those items will be auctioned off in a fundraiser later this year.

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