Transportation company Averitt Express raised $450,000 in 2014 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis.
The money was raised by the Cookeville, Tenn., company through weekly contributions of truck drivers and other employees, the company said.
Since 1986, Averitt Cares for Kids, the company’s charitable employee-giving program, has contributed nearly $7.5 million to children-related charities, including the Shriners Burn Institute and Ronald McDonald House.
“Each year, I am more humbled by our team’s drive to give to the community and provide support to children and families everywhere that are affected by childhood cancers and other illnesses,” said Gary Sasser, Averitt’s chief executive.