{"id":383982,"date":"2026-07-23T16:11:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/383982\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:11:53","slug":"goettl-air-conditioning-plumbing-helps-students-gear-up-for-the-new-school-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/383982\/","title":{"rendered":"Goettl Air Conditioning & Plumbing helps students gear up for the new school year!"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Central Texas families prepare for a new school year, Goettl Air Conditioning & Plumbing<\/a> is helping students head back to the classroom with confidence by partnering with CBS Austin and Telemundo Austin for this year’s annual Backpack Giveaway!<\/p>\n

Catie Gesell, dispatcher, and Derrick Gooch, install manager, joined Sierra Waggoner on We Are Austin to share why giving back to the community is at the heart of what Goettl <\/a>does.<\/p>\n

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Catie Gesell, dispatcher, and Derrick Gooch, install manager, joined Sierra Waggoner on We Are Austin to share why supporting the Backpack Giveaway and giving back to the community are such important parts of Goettl’s mission.<\/p>\n

Gooch said participating in the Backpack Giveaway aligns perfectly with the company’s ongoing “Kindness in the Air” initiative and their commitment to serving families across Central Texas.<\/p>\n

“It kind of goes in line with our ‘Kindness in the Air’ activity that we’ve been doing in Austin the past couple years. We had an opportunity to do this last year, and what’s better than helping kids? Getting them ready for school. Doing it last year, just person to person and face to face, was great,” Gooch said.<\/p>\n

Families attending this year’s Backpack Giveaway can stop by the Goettl booth to pick up fun giveaways, including notebooks, flashlights and the company’s popular Sadie dog mascot giveaways.<\/p>\n

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Families attending this year’s Backpack Giveaway can stop by the Goettl booth to pick up fun giveaways, including notebooks, flashlights and the company’s popular Sadie dog mascot giveaways.<\/p>\n

Gesell said while the company is excited to hand out school supplies on Saturday, helping families is something the Goettl team does every day.<\/p>\n

“To be able to give back to our community every single day by helping people through what is probably one of the worst days of their week, month or year… knowing that we’re leaving the home with everybody happy and satisfied, cool air and a running shower, it really makes us feel good. It’s my favorite part of my job, knowing that I’m actually helping people,” Gesell said.<\/p>\n

Beyond emergency repairs, Goettl provides heating, air conditioning and plumbing services year-round. Gooch explained that while the summer months are focused on responding to air conditioning breakdowns and plumbing emergencies, the team also performs preventative maintenance during cooler seasons to help homeowners avoid costly problems before extreme weather arrives.<\/p>\n

“During the summer, we’re obviously handling breakdowns. If your air conditioning stops working, we can take care of that. Plumbing, drains, whatever it may be, we can handle that. During the cooler seasons, we do maintenance so we can try to prevent these things from happening when it’s 100 degrees,” Gooch said.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead to the Backpack Giveaway, Gesell said she’s most excited to see local students receive the supplies they’ll need for a successful school year.<\/p>\n

“I am most looking forward to just knowing that all of the kids are going to be helped and taken care of. It really is such a joy. It’s a huge blessing to be able to be a part of something like that,” Gesell said.<\/p>\n

The CBS Austin and Telemundo Austin Backpack Giveaway takes place this Saturday at Circuit of The Americas. Families are encouraged to arrive early, as free backpacks and school supplies will be distributed while supplies last. The drive-thru line begins moving at 7:30 a.m., and volunteers will bring supplies directly to each vehicle.<\/p>\n

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The CBS Austin and Telemundo Austin Backpack Giveaway takes place this Saturday at Circuit of The Americas. Families are encouraged to arrive early, as free backpacks and school supplies will be distributed while supplies last. The drive-thru line begins moving at 7:30 a.m., and volunteers will bring supplies directly to each vehicle.<\/p>\n

For more information about Goettl Air Conditioning & Plumbing <\/a>and the services they offer, visit the company’s website<\/a> or follow them on social media.<\/p>\n

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The CBS Austin and Telemundo Austin Backpack Giveaway takes place this Saturday at Circuit of The Americas. Families are encouraged to arrive early, as free backpacks and school supplies will be distributed while supplies last. The drive-thru line begins moving at 7:30 a.m., and volunteers will bring supplies directly to each vehicle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As Central Texas families prepare for a new school year, Goettl Air Conditioning & Plumbing is helping students…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":383983,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-383982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/383983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}