Students in need receive new shoes from Diversified Energy, Operation Warm

MINDEN, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Diversified Energy, a gas and oil company, is partnering with Operation Warm to supply children in need with new shoes.

“At Diversified Energy, we believe that energy extends beyond powering homes – it’s about empowering lives,” said Rusty Hutson, Jr., CEO of Diversified Energy. “Partnering with Operation Warm allows us to bring comfort and care directly to the children and families of Louisiana.”

An event was hosted by the two organizations at J. L. Jones Elementary School, where around 300 students received shoes from employees at Diversified Energy.

“It is due to great partnerships like the one with Diversified Energy that we are able to provide brand-new coats, brand-new shoes, and brand-new sports bras to under-resourced children across the states and Canada,” said Jean Barnette, an organizer with Operation Warm. “Because of your generosity, and because of your teammates across the county, you guys have gifted almost 13,000 coats and pairs of shoes to children.”