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, today collaborated with Keep Austin Fed, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sustainably alleviating food insecurity in the Austin, Texas area through the distribution of surplus wholesome, nutritious food. The donation is part of the Company’s SuburbanCares community-giving platform.
“Suburban Propane is proud to support Keep Austin Fed and the amazing contributions of their volunteers to ensure that surplus healthy food is rescued and redistributed to people in need,” said Nandini Sankara, Spokesperson, Suburban Propane. “As we work toward a more sustainable future, we are thankful for organizations like this who make an effort to feed their neighbors and better their communities.”
Suburban Propane’s donation enables the Keep Austin Fed team to continue their invaluable work in rescuing thousands of meals each month, feeding hundreds of neighbors living with food insecurity, and putting a dent in the amount of food that ends up in landfills, producing harmful methane gas. Representatives from Suburban Propane’s headquarters in Whippany, NJ helped sort and redistribute rescued food at Keep Austin Fed’s walk-in cooler location near downtown Austin.
“Keep Austin Fed is truly appreciative for a compassionate community that believes that healthy food is a basic human right and that we need to act now to preserve our environment for future generations,” said Lisa Barden, Executive Director, Keep Austin Fed. “We are thrilled to collaborate with businesses like Suburban Propane who promote sustainability as a core value. Insufficient access to healthy food options is not a production problem, but a distribution problem. Reducing hunger and helping heal our planet by keeping perfectly good food out of the landfill and getting it to people who need it most is a win-win solution.”
