GDF SUEZ Subsidiary Sponsors 'Stuff the School Bus' Drive to Collect School Supplies for Houston Area Students

GDF SUEZ Subsidiary Sponsors 'Stuff the School Bus' Drive to Collect School Supplies for Houston Area Students

Goal Is to Sell 7,000 Pre-produced Packages to Support Schoolchildren in Need

HOUSTON, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, the retail energy business of GDF SUEZ Energy North America, will join Cox Radio in sponsoring the 2010 "Stuff the School Bus" drive, an education initiative designed to collect school supplies for Houston area students.

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From August 1 through August 22, Kroger stores throughout the area will set up collection barrels at the front of each location. Inside the store, shoppers can purchase pre-packaged bags of school supplies for $6 and then drop them off in the barrels.

The goal is to sell all 7,000 pre-produced school supply packages, which will go to students in the Pasadena, Fort Bend, and Spring Branch independent school districts.

As part of the drive, local Cox Radio stations will be broadcasting live from the following Kroger stores:

-- 1938 West Gray @ Woodhead, Sunday, Aug. 1, from 3 to 7 p.m. (KGLK
remote)
-- 5150 Buffalo Speedway @ Westpark, Friday, Aug. 13, from 2 to 7 p.m.
(KHPT remote)
-- 1035 N. Shepherd @ 11th, Friday, Aug. 20, from 5 to 10 a.m. (KKRQ
remote and end party)

"We are committed to education, whether it is helping customers better understand their electricity supplier and product options or supporting schoolchildren in the communities we serve," said Robert Wilson, President and CEO of GDF SUEZ Energy Resources. "We're honored to be a co-sponsor of this program."

Mark Krieschen, Cox Media Group's Vice President and Market Manager for Houston, added, "Cox Media Group Houston and our local radio stations are proud to be associated with two great business leaders in our community. Together with our partners, GDF SUEZ Energy Resources and Kroger, our four radio stations -- The New 93Q, Country Legends 97.1, 106.9 The Point, and 107.5 The Eagle -- are asking our listeners and customers to help kids be better prepared with the basic supplies for the upcoming school year. This is our community's opportunity to make a difference in the lives of deserving local children."

GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA is the second largest non-residential retail energy supplier in the U.S. and currently serves commercial and industrial customers in 11 markets: Delaware, Texas, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Connecticut, and Washington, D.C. The company serves over 60,000 accounts for customers having a peak demand ranging from 50 KW to more than 200 MW, with an estimated peak load totaling over 8,000 MW.

To learn more about GDF SUEZ Energy Resources, visit www.gdfsuezenergyresources.com or call 1-866-999-8374.

About GDF SUEZ Energy North America, Inc.:

GDF SUEZ Energy North America, Inc. manages a range of energy businesses in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, including electricity generation and cogeneration, natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) distribution and sales, asset-based trading and origination, and retail energy sales and related services to commercial and industrial customers.

GDF SUEZ Energy North America owns and/or operates cogeneration, steam, and chilled water facilities, including those in construction, representing a capacity of more than 8,000 MW of electricity generation, 6.0 million pounds per hour of steam, and 42,000 tons per hour of chilled water. Renewable fuels--wind, hydro, and biomass--power 23 of the facilities in the portfolio, two of which are among the largest wind farms in eastern Canada. The company's natural gas assets include an LNG receiving terminal in Everett, Massachusetts, which currently meets approximately 20 percent of New England's annual gas demand; an offshore LNG import facility off the coast of Massachusetts; and natural gas distribution networks and pipelines in Mexico that serve nearly 400,000 customers.

GDF SUEZ Energy North America is part of the international energy group, GDF SUEZ.

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CONTACT: Julie Vitek of GDF SUEZ Energy North America, +1-713-636-1962,
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Web Site: http://www.gdfsuezenergyresources.com/

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