Lincoln High students get $7,500 from Walmart Stores

Lincoln High School has received a $7,500 donation from Walmart Inc., to purchase supplies for its students.

Store manager Luciano Villela,
left, Supt. Cindy Marten,
students Brandon Thai
of Crawford and Michaela Valk of SCPA.

"We hope the school supplies we funding will be well loved and well worn by the end of the school year," said Luciano Villea, manager of the chain's Walmart Neighborhood Market located in the Sherman Heights neighborhood.

In presenting the check to the Board of Education at its Dec. 10 meeting, Villea noted that the company has supported local after-school programs and the Raising a Reader program at several elementary schools.

"At Walmart, we have a long history of supporting student programs throughout the region," said Villea. "In 2011, we provided a three-year, $1.7 million grant to support the San Diego Unified School District and Think Together to in providing learning programs and nutritious meals during the summer."

For more information on the program, contact Villea at (619) 849-5729.