Pilot is continuing its longstanding support of Call of Duty Endowment with a $100,000 donation to kickstart its roundup campaign this year. The retailer is inviting guests to join in contributing to Call of Duty Endowment to help veterans transition into rewarding civilian careers after military service.
From November 9 through November 30, 2024, guests can choose to round up their in-store purchase to the nearest dollar at any participating Pilot, Flying J, or One9 Fuel Network travel center. All proceeds will be directly donated to Call of Duty Endowment. Since 2019, Pilot and its guests have raised over $4 million for Call of Duty Endowment, resulting in more than 7,000 successful veteran career placements, the company said in a press release.
Additionally, Pilot is offering a free meal to military service members and their families on November 11 at participating Pilot, Flying J, and One9 Fuel Network travel centers nationwide in honor of Veterans Day.
On Veterans Day, service members and their families verified through ID.me in the myRewards Plus app will be eligible for a free meal credit up to $12. The Veterans Day offer can be claimed on November 11 and redeemed at participating Pilot, Flying J, and One9 Fuel Network travel centers on a variety of food and beverage options, including hot and cold deli items, fountain beverages, and Pilot coffee.
"We are deeply grateful to our nation’s veterans and their families for their sacrifice and service and consider it a privilege to express our thanks with a complimentary meal at our stores on Veterans Day,” said Brad Anderson, chief operating officer at Pilot. "With our guests’ generous support, Pilot will continue making a lasting difference for service members and their families. We take pride in and appreciate our many veteran team members and are thankful to be able to give back in such a meaningful way by helping other veterans find rewarding careers."
TravelCenters of America is also honoring service members this Veterans Day with a complimentary meal at participating quick-service and full-service restaurants at TA, Petro, and TA Express locations nationwide.
In addition to the free meal, TA is again sponsoring Wreaths Across America, a non-profit committed to keeping the memory of fallen heroes alive by placing wreaths on gravesites at America’s national cemeteries. According to a company press release, this “has become a long-standing tradition every holiday season at TA to remember those who have made the greatest sacrifice of all.”
In addition to purchasing wreaths for cemeteries nationwide, TA team members will gather December 14 to participate in a wreath-laying event at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery.