Suburban Propane, Partners Deliver Meals to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)

On Sept. 9, Suburban Propane (Whippany, N.J.), along with partner the Los Angeles Chargers and Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar delivered 1000 meals to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) in Los Angeles. This was enough to feed the entire night staff at the hospital, and a first for the hospital.

This initiative is part of the SuburbanCares platform, which highlights the company’s continued dedication to giving back to the local communities. Suburban Propane has undertaken similar initiatives to support frontline healthcare workers in some of the most affected COVID-19 regions in the nation, including Chicago; throughout Maryland; New Jersey; Syracuse, N.Y.; Washington, D.C.; Houston; and Tampa, Fla.

“California has been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and we are honored to continue to show our support in our local communities during these incredibly challenging times,” said Nandini Sankara, spokesperson for Suburban Propane. “We are thankful to Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar and the LA Chargers for teaming up with us to applaud and appreciate all of our frontline healthcare workers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.”

“Lazy Dog Restaurants is grateful for an incredible partnership with Suburban Propane and the LA Chargers to fuel the dining needs of our frontline workers at CHLA,” said Roshan Mends, principal, Lazy Dog Restaurants. “Our Lazy Dog team always strives to support the communities we grow with and we are so thankful that this will mark 34,345 frontline meals provided during this pandemic. We are humbled to be a part of this event, for the selfless frontline team at CHLA and thank them all for their unwavering service.”

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is the top-ranked children’s hospital in California and fifth in the nation according to U.S. News and World Report, and provides more than 350 specialty programs and services. Originally founded in 1901, CHLA provides more than 600,000 patient interactions each year.

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