Eco-Friendly School in Oregon Named $20,000 Grand Prize Winner in the Walmart 'Earth...

Eco-Friendly School in Oregon Named $20,000 Grand Prize Winner in the Walmart
'Earth Day Every Day School Challenge'

Corvallis High School Awarded Grant to Further Green Initiatives

BENTONVILLE, Ark., June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Corvallis High School in
Corvallis, Ore. has been named "America's Most Eco-Friendly School" in the
Walmart "Earth Day Every Day School Challenge." According to Corvallis High
School officials, the school consumes 30 percent less energy than every other
school built to the Oregon code, and it hopes to consume even less by one day
installing solar panels on the building's roof. Its Green Club spearheads a
campaign to encourage students to use carbon-neutral transportation by
offering incentives to bike or walk to school. These environmental activities
are just a few of the reasons that the school was chosen as the grand prize
winner in an online vote by Americans, and will be awarded a $20,000 grant
from Walmart to further its environmental efforts.

"Corvallis High School is an excellent example of the impact young Americans
can make in creating a greener, healthier planet," said Matt Kistler, senior
vice president of sustainability, Walmart. "At Walmart, we believe that Earth
Day should be every day, and we are honored to assist Corvallis High School in
furthering its environmental goals by awarding the school a $20,000 grant as
the winner of the Walmart "Earth Day Every Day School Challenge."

Corvallis High School was one of the 20 finalist schools selected by three
independent judges (teachers and environmental experts) from among 439
qualified essays, which described the efforts made by each school to help make
the world a greener place. All finalists who elected to compete for the
$20,000 grand prize submitted a short video, showcasing the environmental
activities and projects described in their essays. The competing schools'
videos and essays were posted at http://www.earthdayeverydaychallenge.com, and
from June 9 through June 19, Americans were asked to vote for the school they
believed should be awarded the $20,000 grand prize.

During the 10-day voting period, more than 22,000 votes were cast. The five
schools with the most votes (in descending order) were: Corvallis High School
(Corvallis, Ore.), East Burke High School (Connelly Springs, N.C.), Maple
Avenue Elementary School (Claremont, N.H.), Beverly Elementary School (Beverly
Hills, Mich.) and Old Trail School (Bath, Ohio).

"I am absolutely thrilled that Corvallis High School has won the grand prize,"
said Colleen Works, the teacher who entered the challenge on behalf of the
school. "I am so grateful to the Walmart Earth Day Every Day School Challenge
for offering CHS the opportunity to continue and expand its eco-friendly
efforts and practices. The grant is a huge affirmation to the CHS students and
staff, and the Corvallis community, that their efforts to 'go green' are
rewarded, both with the contest grant and with the future improved health of
our planet."

Walmart recognized the efforts of all 20 finalists by awarding each school a
$500 Walmart gift card, which can be used to purchase items that will help
enhance the school's earth-friendly activities.

For more information about the Walmart "Earth Day Every Day School Challenge -
and to watch Corvallis High School's winning video, along with the other
finalists' videos - please visit http://www.earthdayeverydaychallenge.com. For
more information on how Walmart can help customers save money and live green,
visit http://www.walmart.com/green.

About Walmart
Every week, millions of customers visit Walmart stores, Neighborhood Markets,
and Sam's Club locations across America or log on to its online store at
http://www.walmart.com. The company and its Foundation are committed to a
philosophy of giving back locally. Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is proud to support the
causes that are important to customers and associates right in their own
neighborhoods, and last year gave more than $378 million to local communities
in the United States. More information about Walmart can be found by visiting
http://www.walmartstores.com.

SOURCE Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Christi Davis Gallagher of Walmart, 1-800-331-0085; or Jessica Wickliffe,
Hunter Public Relations, +1-212-679-6000, ext. 297 jwickliffe@hunterpr.com,
for Walmart