$4,017,600
Douglas
$1,000,000
Pilgrim’s committed $1 million to aid community recovery and support long-term rebuilding efforts in Douglas, Georgia, following the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene. This investment underscores the company’s dedication to helping communities recover and rebuild stronger.
Douglas
$350,000
Water infrastructure in the Douglas community was aged and in need of replacement to ensure the community had safe, clean water. The $350,000 investment from Pilgrim’s was used to help construct a new Douglas water tower, which serves the school system, residents, and the Pilgrim’s facility.
Gainesville
$785,000
A Pilgrim’s gift of $785,000 was used to help fund the completion of the Highlands to Islands (H2i) Trail, a multi-use path that connected several cities within Hall County, including Gainesville, Oakwood, and Flowery Branch. As public usage of the trails increased, this connector unified all paths through the system under one name.
Athens
$400,000
A Pilgrim’s investment of $400,000 was used to construct an 11,000-square-foot covered pavilion over the existing YMCA field hockey arena. The pavilion serves as an outdoor area for summer camps and small groups to gather.
Athens
$200,000
A Pilgrim’s gift of $200,000 helped the Athens Salvation Army renovate its former thrift store into a six-unit Center of HOPE emergency shelter. The center also provides three commercial washers and dryers, an industrial kitchen, meeting spaces, restrooms, and office space for an onsite caseworker.
In addition to serving local families in need of shelter, the facility also houses the Hope Learning Center. The Hope Learning Center serves a sector of the homeless population by restoring hope through discipleship and supportive services that transitioned individuals into employment, housing, and a wholesome spiritual lifestyle.
Athens
$100,000
Pilgrim’s gift helped renovate existing square footage in an administration building to allow for expanded Career Lab programming. The Career Lab offers advanced academic classes, as well as classes in agriculture, arts, cooking, dance, journalism, and much more. The Lab provides students with real-world and hands-on learning opportunities.
Athens
$80,000
A Pilgrim’s gift of $80,000 helped build a multi-use facility that includes classroom space, a show arena, and livestock holding pens. Additionally, the site hosts classes on forestry, horticulture, and agronomy.
Ellijay
$400,000
A Pilgrim’s gift of $400,000 helped construct a research and learning facility for Gilmer County FFA School Systems. The facility is a fully operational broiler farm with all necessary equipment included to conduct classes and build skills around nutrition, feed, disease, animal welfare, and more.
Carrollton
$190,000
A $190,000 donation from Pilgrim’s funded the construction of an agricultural education center on 20 acres of land already owned by Central Middle School. Ten acres were devoted to a pasture with animal handling facilities, as well as fruit and vegetable production. The facility serves as an educational portal for FFA members and young farmers in the region.
Carrollton
$30,500
A Pilgrim’s gift of $30,500 provided new athletic equipment to the White Plains High School Athletic Department.
Carrollton
$30,000
A Pilgrim’s gift of $30,000 provided new uniforms for the Central High School marching band.
Carrollton
$30,000
A Pilgrim’s gift of $30,000 provided a new lawnmower to support upkeep of the Bowdon Baseball field.
Carrollton
$22,100
A Pilgrim’s gift of $22,100 provided funding to replace and install a new outside walk-in freezer at the Carroll County Soup Kitchen.
Canton
$250,000
Pilgrim’s investment helped upgrade Kenney Askew Park to provide additional outdoor activities such as a walking track, skate park, picnic pavilion, additional parking, pickleball courts, updated t-ball fields, and a playground. This allows more people to enjoy a wider range of outdoor activities.
Elberton
$117,000
The Blackwell Community Center provides youth services such as after-school care and tutoring, summer camps, lunches, and more to families in Elberton. Pilgrim’s gift helped fund needed maintenance on the facility, including roofing, sinks, toilets, a stove and refrigerator, HVAC, and classroom electronics, as well as upgrades to the playground equipment.
Elberton
$33,000
Pilgrim’s gift helped provide proper PPE for staff members at Elberton Hospital, whose budget was hit hard during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic as supply costs soared. This investment also supported renovations to the main nurses’ station, patient registration area, and ER nurse station by adding glass walls and doors to better protect staff.
