The Band Perry, Kimberly Williams-Paisley Help Kick Off Walmart Anti-Hunger Campaign

J. Michael Krouskop

The Band Perry and Kimberly Williams-Paisley visited a Nashville Walmart this week to announce their participation in a huge new initiative to help fight hunger in America. The sibling singers and actress are partnering with Walmart and four of the nation's largest food companies -- General Mills, ConAgra, Kraft, and Kellogg -- to launch the "Fighting Hunger Together" program, which encourages the purchase of products to help generate more than 42 million meals for the Feeding America and Action for Healthy Kids programs.

Millions of Americans can help support this worthy cause either by buying participating products or visiting Walmart's Facebook page through April 30. Fans can vote on the Facebook page for one of 200 American communities that has been hardest hit by unemployment, and the winning town will receive $1 million to help combat hunger in that area. The next 20 communities will each receive $50,000 to help aid hunger relief in their areas, as well, through the Facebook initiative. The campaign also provides information on how users can donate or join local efforts to fight hunger in their own communities.

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