For Immediate Release
The Cellular Connection to host second annual
backpack giveaway benefiting thousands of schoolchildren
Nation’s largest Verizon Premium
Wireless Retailer donating 100,000 backpacks full of school supplies to school-aged
children across the U.S.
Pocomoke, MD (June
21, 2014) – Residents in Pocomoke
are about to benefit from a national backpack giveaway campaign. The Cellular Connection,
the largest Verizon Premium Wireless Retailer in the U.S., in a joint effort
with its customers, announces today that it will be donating 100,000 backpacks
full of school supplies to children through its School Rocks Backpack Giveaway.
Last year, the company donated 60,000 backpacks.
More
than 350 participating TCC stores across the U.S. are inviting local families
to bring their children to the store between noon and 2 p.m. on Aug. 2 to pick
up a backpack filled with pencils, paper, a pencil box, folders, glue and more.
One backpack per child present will be given away on a first-come, first-served
basis while supplies last. The participating store in Pocomoke is located at 2146
Old Snow Hill Rd, in East Towne Plaza. Each participating TCC store will donate
between 75 and 300 backpacks. All leftover backpacks will be donated to local
schools.
“The
backpack giveaway is a huge part of TCC’s ‘Culture of Good’ movement that’s all
about making a positive impact on employees while benefitting the world,” said
Scott Moorehead, president and CEO of TCC. “It’s how our company gives back to
every community where we do business, and it involves every employee at every
level. We’re honored to have the ability to give back to those who need it.”
Local
residents have also joined the cause. Since the beginning of March, TCC
customers have been given the option to round their purchases up to the nearest
dollar with the difference going directly toward the School Rocks Backpack
Giveaway.
In
2013, the National Retail Federation predicted the average person with children
in grades K-12 would spend $86 on school supplies such as notebooks, pencils
and backpacks. On top of that, nearly 16 million children in the U.S. live in poverty.
TCC is doing its part to ensure that as many children as possible are set up
for educational success.
To
learn more about TCC, visit www.ecellularconnection.com.
Consumers can also find more information about the company at http://www.facebook.com/
More
information about the School Rocks Backpack Giveaway initiative is available on
YouTube.
Supporters of the School Rocks Backpack Giveaway are encouraged to use hashtag
#TCCRocks on Instagram and Twitter to help spread the word.
Learn
more about TCC’s “Culture of Good” by visiting www.cultureofgood.com.
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About
TCC
TCC is
the largest Verizon Premium Wireless Retailer in the U.S. with more than 900 locations
across 28 states. Founded in Marion,
Ind., in 1991 by Steve and
Phyllis Moorehead, TCC owes its success to its ability to hire top-notch
professionals who understand the meaning of customer service. For media
inquiries, contact Megan Lawler at 317.202.2280 XT. 13 or email her at megan@dittoepr.com. To learn more about
TCC or to find a location near you, visit http://www.
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