Suburban Propane Collaborates With Kids to Love Providing Foster Children With ‘More Than a Backpack’

WHIPPANY, N.J. (June 23, 2023) — Suburban Propane Partners L.P., a nationwide distributor of propane, renewable propane, renewable natural gas, fuel oil and related products and services, as well as a marketer of natural gas and electricity and investor in low carbon fuel alternatives, joined Kids to Love, a nonprofit 501c3 state-licensed organization serving hundreds of thousands of Alabama children living in foster care, by providing clothing, holiday gifts, scholarships and essential supplies.

Through its SuburbanCares initiative, a donation from Suburban Propane helped fund Kids to Love’s “More Than a Backpack” program, providing 200 bags stuffed with essential supplies to local kids in foster care. Employees from the company’s Huntsville customer service center volunteered at Thursday’s stuffing event.

“SuburbanCares is dedicated to giving back to the communities in which we live and operate,” said Nandini Sankara, spokesperson, Suburban Propane. “Organizations like Kids to Love are invaluable — providing love, support, educational opportunities and necessities to children in foster care — and we are honored to work with them.”

SuburbanCares is committed to supporting community efforts across the United States. Recently, SuburbanCares has undertaken charitable endeavors in numerous underserved communities within Syracuse and Albany, New York; Key West and Lake Worth, Florida; Spokane, Washington; Boston, Massachusetts; Helena, Montana; Charlotte, North Carolina; Lewes, Delaware; San Diego and Santa Rosa, California; Dayton, Ohio; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina; New Brunswick, New Jersey; and fed healthcare professionals in 2020 in some of the most COVID-19-affected regions in the nation, including Florida, California, Texas, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Washington, D.C.

“With a brand-new backpack stocked with school supplies, thousands of foster children will be ready to start off their school year with confidence,” said Lee Marshall, CEO and founder, Kids to Love. “We love when businesses rally behind our kids, and Suburban Propane is a shining example of generosity and volunteerism, showing the true spirit of service.”