LOS ANGELES, June 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern
California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) employees today held a contactless
donation drive-up event for the Children's Fund of San Bernardino County to deliver hygiene and
infant care items as well as gift cards for children and families
in need. The organization will distribute these items to agencies
and nonprofits that serve children experiencing poverty, abuse, and
neglect. Photos and videos from today's event are available
here.
"SoCalGas and our employees are pleased to support Children's
Fund with this event and to help our communities stay strong during
an unprecedented time," said Kristine
Scott, senior public affairs manager at SoCalGas. "Now, more
than ever, it is critical that we support our communities in need.
With the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the number of
individuals and families struggling with homelessness on the rise,
we know that the incredible mission of the Children's Fund is
crucial, and we are proud to be a community partner and see our
employees stepping up to support this effort."
"The timing couldn't be better for this donation drive," said
Dr. Ciriaco "Cid" Pinedo, president and CEO of Children's Fund.
"These are critical times when people have lost their jobs or had
their hours reduced, and they need assistance meeting basic needs
like hygiene items and baby necessities. In a county where one in
four children live in poverty, this support is needed now more than
ever." He adds, "We would like to thank the employees of SoCalGas
for their generosity and support."
For today's drive, donors could purchase hygiene and infant care
items such as diapers, baby lotion, shampoo, conditioner, face
coverings and drugstore gift cards to drop off at Children's
Fund.
Children's Fund is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1986,
and serving the county of San
Bernardino whose mission is to give vulnerable children
support, opportunity, and hope by breaking destructive cycles
through community partnerships. The organization works with more
than 80 agencies and nonprofit organizations to provide children in
need with shelter, medical care, counseling, rental assistance for
families and much more.
Last year, Children's Fund served over 66,000 children. The
organization distributed nearly 3,000 new clothing and hygiene
products, donated over 43,000 holiday gifts, and gave over 2,700
children new beds and bedding thanks in part to community partners
like SoCalGas.
SoCalGas is a longtime supporter of Children's Fund, having
collaborated with the organization since 2000.
Since March, SoCalGas has donated more than $2
million to nonprofit organizations to support the region's
workforce, feed the hungry, provide bill assistance to customers,
and more as part of its COVID-19 recovery efforts. For more
information on SoCalGas' response to the COVID-19 pandemic, please
visit www.socalgas.com/coronavirus.
About Children's Fund
Founded in 1986 by the Honorable Patrick Morris, the late
Jack H. Brown, and Co-founder A.
Gary Anderson, Children's Fund is a
nonprofit whose mission is giving our vulnerable children support,
opportunity, and hope by breaking destructive cycles through
community partnerships. Last year, Children's Fund provided
more than 66,000 services to children in need in San Bernardino County and since its inception
has facilitated over 1.7 million points of service to children and
families. For more information on Children's Fund or to learn how
you can give a child hope for brighter tomorrows, go to
www.childrensfund.org or call 909.379.0000.
About SoCalGas
Headquartered in Los Angeles, SoCalGas® is
the largest gas distribution
utility in the United States. SoCalGas delivers
affordable, reliable, clean and increasingly renewable gas service
to 21.8 million customers across 24,000 square miles of
Central and Southern California, where more than 90 percent of
residents use natural gas for heating, hot water, cooking, drying
clothes or other uses. Gas delivered through the company's
pipelines also plays a key role in providing electricity to
Californians— about 45 percent of electric power
generated in the state comes from gas-fired power plants.
SoCalGas's vision is to be the cleanest gas utility
in North America, delivering affordable and increasingly
renewable energy to its customers. In support of that vision,
SoCalGas is committed to replacing 20 percent of its traditional
natural gas supply with renewable natural gas (RNG) by
2030. Renewable natural gas is made from waste created by
dairy farms, landfills and wastewater treatment plants. SoCalGas is
also committed to investing in its gas delivery infrastructure
while keeping bills affordable for our customers. From 2014 through
2018, the company invested nearly $6.5 billion to upgrade
and modernize its pipeline system to enhance safety and
reliability. SoCalGas is a subsidiary of Sempra
Energy (NYSE: SRE), an energy services holding company based
in San Diego. For more information
visit socalgas.com/newsroom or connect with SoCalGas
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