Dollar Tree and Family Dollar Donated $2.7 Million to Charitable Partners in 2020
February 15 2021 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
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Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR), along with financial
contributions from its associates through its inaugural ‘Choose to
Give’ workplace giving campaign, donated $2.7 million in 2020 to
the Company’s three largest philanthropic partnerships: Boys &
Girls Clubs of America, Operation Homefront, and United Way of
South Hampton Roads (UWSHR). Additionally, vendor partners and
customers donated millions of dollars throughout the year to the
charitable partners, including a $1 million gift from The Coca-Cola
Company.
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“The communities we serve will always be at the heart of
everything we do. Our partnerships with Boys & Girls Clubs of
America, Operation Homefront, and United Way of South Hampton Roads
have helped Dollar Tree and Family Dollar give back to our
customers, youth, and neighbors,” said Michael Witynski, Dollar
Tree’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “During these
uncertain times and in the face of adversity, I have been inspired
by the countless stories of how these organizations have provided
aid to the public when they needed it most. This critical support
empowers our shared communities to continue to grow and
prosper.”
To invest in tomorrow’s leaders, Family Dollar increased its
annual giving to Boys & Girls Clubs of America in 2020 to more
than $2 million through customer, associate, vendor, and corporate
donations, including $1 million from The Coca-Cola Company’s ‘Make
Every Sip Count’ campaign. Boys & Girls Clubs of America is
using the funds for its Youth of the Year program, which provides
opportunities for teen Club members to build critical leadership
skills. The remaining funds are being used to serve meals to youth,
support families of healthcare workers and first responders, and to
provide out-of-school services to local communities. Many Family
Dollar stores share neighborhoods with Club locations and the
Company recognizes the important role Boys & Girls Clubs of
America serves in helping the youth of today become the leaders of
tomorrow.
“Boys & Girls Clubs have always continually evolved our
programs and services, mobilizing to provide critical support for
the urgent needs of young people, and while unprecedented, 2020 was
no different,” said Jim Clark, President and CEO, Boys & Girls
Clubs of America. “Today, Clubs are doing whatever it takes to
create equity for kids by providing access to services that promote
wellbeing and academic programs to prevent learning loss and
support virtual learning. We are so thankful to have Dollar Tree,
Family Dollar, and The Coca-Cola Company as dedicated partners to
our mission. Their support will help provide much needed resources
for youth and families in local communities.”
Dollar Tree is a longtime national sponsor of Operation
Homefront, which provides emergency, financial, and other
assistance to the families of United States service members and
veterans. Since partnering with Operation Homefront, Dollar Tree
customers have generously donated millions of school supplies and
toys through the annual Back-to-School Brigade® and Holiday Toy
Drive campaigns. In 2020, Operation Homefront reached a milestone
by distributing its 400,000th backpack with school supplies, and
saving military families more than $50 million in back-to-school
expenses since 2008. To help further Operation Homefront’s support
of America’s heroes, associates and the Company donated more than
$725,000 in 2020 and provided support for the distribution of the
school supplies and toys collected during the campaigns.
Additionally, associates at the Company’s Store Support Center
supported 15 southeastern Virginia military families during the
2020 Adopt-A-Family program that brought holiday cheer to 40
children. Operation Homefront selected the families based on their
financial need and many have family members who are currently
deployed or are stationed on active ships that are in and out of
ports frequently.
“We are thrilled to be a part of Dollar Tree’s inaugural ‘Choose
to Give’ campaign and congratulate them for this incredible
achievement,” said Brig. Gen. John Pray, President and CEO of
Operation Homefront. “We have been a proud partner with Dollar Tree
for nearly 15 years. Together, we’ve built a foundation of success
for military families, providing school supplies that saved them
more than $50 million, delivering holiday toys that saved them over
$80 million, and fulfilling requests for financial assistance from
families of more than $28 million. We are so grateful to Dollar
Tree, its customers, and their team associates for their
contributions to this campaign, which will allow us to help even
more military families with our life-changing programs.”
To support its neighbors in southeastern Virginia, the Company
announced its new partnership with UWSHR in 2020 to help facilitate
the ‘Choose to Give’ campaign that empowered its Store Support
Center associates to donate to all three charitable partnerships.
Along with the funds donated by associates, the Company also made a
corporate gift to UWSHR of $1 million in April 2020, of which,
$250,000 was used to provide COVID-19 relief through direct
services to individuals needing assistance, support to nonprofit
agencies on the front-lines, and long-term recovery planning. The
other funds are being used for UWSHR’s various initiatives that are
focused on breaking the cycle of poverty and promoting economic
mobility for children, veterans, and families in the coastal
Virginia area.
“We could not be more excited and honored that Dollar Tree and
Family Dollar have chosen to partner with us to create a brighter
future for the 757,” said Michele Anderson, President and CEO of
UWSHR. “We’ve never had a corporate partner come onboard in such a
significant and immediate way, and it has been such an inspiration,
particularly in a really challenging year for our community. We
can’t thank Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, and their associates enough
for stepping up to show their care for the communities in which
they work, shop, and live.”
About Dollar Tree, Inc.
Dollar Tree, a Fortune 200 Company, operated 15,606 stores
across 48 states and five Canadian provinces as of October 31,
2020. Stores operate under the brands of Dollar Tree, Family
Dollar, and Dollar Tree Canada. To learn more about the Company,
visit www.DollarTree.com.
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