{"id":25617,"date":"2025-03-17T19:03:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T00:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/?p=25617"},"modified":"2025-05-20T13:26:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T18:26:51","slug":"nbu-launches-kinderkraft-donation-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/es\/nbu-launches-kinderkraft-donation-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"New Braunfels Utilities Launches Inaugural KinderKraft Donation Drive to Support Local Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/span><\/strong><br>Contact: Reagan Pe\u00f1a<br>Director of Enterprise Communications<br>830.312.7979 |&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:rpena@nbutexas.com\">rpena@nbutexas.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (March 17, 2025) \u2013 New Braunfels Utilities (NBU) announces the inaugural KinderKraft donation drive, benefitting New Braunfels-area students in need of basic supplies and personal items. This initiative continues the 20-year partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cis-sct.org\/\">Communities In Schools of South Central Texas (CIS)<\/a> and encourages community members to donate items from March 17 through April 28 at designated locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>George Herrera, a current NBU employee and former CIS support recipient said, \u201cCIS isn\u2019t just a program\u2014it was family to me. My parents worked hard to support all six of us, but it was still tough to make ends meet. CIS stepped in to provide backpacks, school supplies and even counseling during my parents\u2019 divorce\u2014things we desperately needed but didn\u2019t know how to ask for. Their support gave me confidence in the classroom, helped me stay focused on succeeding in cross country and track and ultimately shaped my outlook on life. Now, through KinderKraft, I get to give back right here in our own community, making sure local kids feel as supported and empowered as I did. I\u2019m living proof that what CIS does can truly change a life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drawing on insights from campus-based CIS staff who work closely with local students and families, KinderKraft seeks donations for <strong>school supplies, personal hygiene products, clothing and non-perishable snacks<\/strong>. Only new and unopened donations will be accepted. Donations will be collected in marked donation boxes at the following New Braunfels locations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NBU Customer Solutions Center <\/strong>\u2013 1488 S Seguin Ave. \u2013 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Das Rec<\/strong> \u2013 345 Landa St<strong>. <\/strong>&#8211; Monday through Friday, 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>McKenna<\/strong> \u2013 801 W. San Antonio St. &#8211; Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cranky Pickle<\/strong> \u2013 624 Krueger Canyon &#8211; Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Communities In Schools <\/strong>\u2013 161 S. Castell Ave. \u2013 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Susan Wetz, CEO at CIS said, \u201cNBU has supported CIS to provide shoes for our students for years through Kinderschuhe and now, this new chapter with KinderKraft, will expand the support to a wide variety of items that will provide much needed supplies. This will allow students to not worry about basic necessities but focus on learning and achieving their goals. We couldn\u2019t be more excited!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on KinderKraft including specific items the public can donate or to learn how to get involved, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/kinderkraft\/\">nbutexas.com\/kinderkraft.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"># # #<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>About New Braunfels Utilities:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Braunfels Utilities (NBU) is a nonprofit, community-owned provider of electric, water and wastewater services. NBU strives to be a trusted community partner with a mission of providing resilient essential services to over 60,000 customers. Utility revenues are continually invested back into the very systems that provide electricity and water to our customers\u2019 homes and businesses. Additionally, New Braunfels Utilities makes an annual transfer to the City of New Braunfels, which in turn helps to pay for services such as fire, police and city parks. NBU is governed by a Board of Trustees comprised of the mayor and four appointed residents. Visit nbutexas.com to learn more about our services and follow NBU on Facebook at facebook.com\/newbraunfelsutilities, on X at @nbutexas or on Instagram at @nbutexas. services and follow NBU on Facebook at facebook.com\/newbraunfelsutilities, on X at @nbutexas or on Instagram at @nbutexas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Reagan Pe\u00f1a Director of Enterprise Communications 830.312.7979 |&nbsp;rpena@nbutexas.com NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (March 17, 2025) \u2013 New\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"news-category":[7],"class_list":["post-25617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","news-category-news-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New Braunfels Utilities Launches Inaugural KinderKraft Donation Drive to Support Local Students - 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