Sam Hubbard and Total Quality Logistics combined efforts to provide 1,200 backpacks filled with school supplies, snacks and hygiene items for students at Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy during a back-to-school service project in Cincinnati.
The retired Cincinnati Bengals defensive end joined about 100 employees at TQL's Cincinnati headquarters on July 9 for the volunteer event, according to a community announcement. The effort marked the second year of a partnership-focused initiative supporting local students ahead of the school year.
Hubbard's nonprofit, the Sam Hubbard Foundation, works to expand access to food, education and healthy lifestyles through Hubbard's Cupboard, a program that supplies essential items to 36 schools across Greater Cincinnati.
The announcement said the foundation's mission aligns with TQL's commitment to supporting communities where employees live and work.
During the event, TQL presented a $25,000 matching grant to the Sam Hubbard Foundation.
According to the announcement, the funding will help advance the foundation's goal of expanding Hubbard's Cupboard to 70 locations across Greater Cincinnati by 2030.
Backpacks assembled by volunteers included school supplies, healthy snacks and hygiene products intended for students at Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy.
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