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Carter Cares Helping Kids Gear Up for Back to School

Distributor donating supply-stuffed backpacks to shelters
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas -- Carter Cares, an associate-driven program that creates opportunities for CarterEnergy associates to share their time and talents with those in need, is taking steps to ensure that 50 children within the Kansas City metropolitan area are fully prepared to return to school this fall. The group will be donating school supply-stuffed backpacks to several area shelters for women and children of domestic violence.

"These kids often leave home in the middle of the night with nothing more than the clothes on their back," said Randi Hobbs, credit director [image-nocss] for CarterEnergy and a Carter Cares volunteer. "We want to do what we can to give these mothers one less thing to worry about. We hope that getting their kids to school with the things they need will alleviate any additional stress they may be feeling during this difficult time."

CarterEnergy Associates pooled their resources and purchased school supplies throughout the month of July to stuff the backpacks, which are currently being distributed to the shelters for the upcoming school year. The backpacks themselves were donated to the group by CarterEnergy.

CarterEnergy markets and distributes transportation fuels, distributing 141 different energy products within the Midwest and Gulf regions. It has provided end-to-end business solutions to its customers for almost 50 years. Its expertise spans both retail and commercial businesses of varying sizes and scope. From chain store operators to small business and first-time owners, its insights and strategies help convenience store and truckstop retailers develop and improve their operations. CarterEnergy also provides fleet and commercial fueling services in and around the Kansas City metropolitan area, and operates a fleet of transports in four major metropolitan markets.

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