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Walmart is really pulling out all the philanthropic stops. Yesterday, we got wind of their $4 million donation that would help create over 3,000 jobs for city youths, and now they've gone ahead and donated $250,000 to a program that will deliver meals to kids in Flushing Meadows Park, Randalls Island, and a few other neighborhoods. The $4 million donation was enough to soften up a few important decision-makers, like Mayor Bloomberg, so will this "random act" of kindness be enough to melt even more hearts? [NY Post]
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