Burlington Opens In Hiram, Donates $5K To Hiram Elementary School

HIRAM, GA — Burlington opened its first location in Hiram on Friday, and already started giving back to the community on its first day.

As part of the company's partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org, the Hiram store donated $5,000 to Hiram Elementary School. Burlington has partnered with AdoptAClassroom.org for the last five years, which provides funding to teachers for classroom materials.

Since 96 percent of teachers report paying for school supplies out of their own pocket and spending roughly $750 each year, according to Adopt A Classroom, Burlington "wanted to help offset this burden and support teachers nationwide."

Burlington has collected more than $8 million during its annual in-store fundraising campaign over the last five years, supporting more than 1 million students and over 44,000 classrooms.

The Hiram store was the third Burlington location in the nation to open Friday, with two more scheduled for later this week and dozens more throughout 2022, according to its website.