Sam’s Club donated $3,500 to three area charities during a ceremony Monday morning at its Auburn SuperMall store. The company’s foundation raised $1,500 for the Northwood Community Christmas House, a partner for 21 years. Sam’s Club also contributed $1,000 each to

Shared Housing Services and ElderHealth Northwest. Appearing at the ceremony were, from left: Teresa Bui, development manager for Shared Housing Services; Bob Thurman, associate pastor at Northwood Baptist Church representing the Northwood Community Christmas House project; store manager Michael Conner; Nate Brown and Joe Lofgren, resource development coordinators and AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers with ElderHealth Northwest.