Norfolk

SAN ANTONIO – October 29, 2026 -- Shoppers on Walmart.com and the Walmart app can round up purchases from November 2-30 to support military and veteran families, and Walmart will match those donations 2:1, up to $1 million.

It is the fourth consecutive year that Walmart has named Operation Homefront a beneficiary of its Spark Good Round Up program. The nonprofit is also running its annual 11 Days of Impact campaign from November 1-12, with a goal of raising $500,000 to help families keep housing, food and utilities covered during hardship.

Requests for financial help are up 48.8% this year

Operation Homefront reports a 48.8% increase in requests through its Critical Financial Assistance Program this year. More than 28% of military families have experienced some level of food insecurity, nearly double the rate of U.S. households overall.

Norfolk, VA – September 23, 2026 -- The U.S. Postal Service has dedicated its newest Kwanzaa stamp, marking the 11th design since the first was issued in 1997. Postmaster Matthew Toman served as the dedicating official for the ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia.

The stamp depicts a father and daughter sharing a moment

The digital illustration shows a father in a green, yellow and white dashiki and matching kufi hat smiling at his young daughter, who wears a pink-print dress and holds a wrapped gift. He holds a kikombe cha umoja, the unity cup used in Kwanzaa celebrations. It is the first Kwanzaa stamp to center on a father-daughter pair.