For decades, our associates have developed a unique culture of giving back to our communities, establishing an extraordinary tradition of giving to those in need.
To honor our associates for their generosity and to ensure our ongoing support, Averitt contributes to Averitt Charities in partnership with our associates.
Averitt recognizes our associates’ immense charitable giving through contributions made in honor of events in the lives of our associates. Additionally, Averitt makes monetary contributions that match the team’s community service hours program.
The mission of Averitt Cares for Kids is to give back to our communities and help make a difference in the lives of others. In an effort to focus entirely on children, we updated the name of the program in 2007 from “Averitt Cares” to “Averitt Cares for Kids.” In doing so, we pledged that all future contributions will benefit causes that improve and save the lives of children, including St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Since 1986, Averitt Cares for Kids has donated nearly $14 million to charities.
Averitt Cares for Kids is a non-profit charitable giving organization funded by and on behalf of our associates. For more than three decades, Averitt associates have touched the lives of the less fortunate through this program.
The organization is funded through associate contributions, as well as through company contributions made in recognition of associates' accomplishments, participation in Team Up Community Challenge projects, and life events. Associates elect to have $1 per week contributions deducted from their payroll on a weekly basis. Over 95% of our associates participate in the program.
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Through our Team Up Community Challenge, we volunteer with organizations throughout our local communities – a process that’s served 200+ organizations in nearly 100 communities so far. Team Up exemplifies the spirit our Averitt family has demonstrated when working together to give back to our local communities. It signifies how we work together to accomplish goals for our customers and our communities.
Each facility plans its own events and chooses its own local organizations to serve
Associates serve in groups of at least two associates
Hours donated are matched by the company's contributions to Averitt Cares for Kids
In 2023, associates from across our network teamed up to serve a record number of community service hours as part of our Team Up Community Challenge. The final tally for 2023 was 18,764 hours! That tops our previous record by more than 8,000 hours! A total of 102 facilities participated in Team Up events, serving 205 organizations.
Averitt associates have a big heart, and when some of our teammates heard about an opportunity to provide Play-Doh to the children of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, they knew they had to give their best effort to collect in a big way. Our associates took on the challenge, even gathering help from our customers.
Thanks to associates Jimmy Hoskins, Todd Harrett, Burnell ("BJ") Jones and many others (including customer Tom Keen of Keen Parts), our team was able to exceed the expectations of their Team Up Community Challenge giving project and make a huge difference in the lives of the children at St. Jude.
Averitt is deeply committed to giving back. Several years ago, when looking for a way to ramp up our giving efforts, we partnered with Matthew 25 Ministries – a humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization that rescues and reuses products to help people all around the world.
Every shirt our associates donate to be recycled goes to them – where it’s de-branded and passed on to those who need it most. And while the immediate humanitarian aid is by far the most important aspect of the contribution, the impact is felt in many other ways as well.
Total Impact in 2021*
* Totals are estimated based on bill of lading quantities and weights, average annual warehousing costs, and one-time disposal costs.
Pallets Contributed
People Helped
Warehouse Cost Savings
Landfill Cost Savings
Pounds Repurposed
To Make An Impact
At Averitt, our philosophy of "Our Driving Force is People" extends beyond our customers and associates.
We believe in generously giving back to the communities that have supported us through the years. Averitt has received numerous charitable awards for its corporate giving and has actively supported groups such as:
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