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TCC Donating 100,000 Backpacks Of School Supplies To Children

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Warsaw residents are about to benefit from a national backpack giveaway campaign.
TCC, a Verizon Premium Wireless Retailer in the U.S., announces that it will be donating 100,000 backpacks full of school supplies to children through its annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway. Since 2013, the company has donated 260,000 backpacks filled with supplies to ensure children are well-prepared for the start of the school year, according to a press release from TCC.
More than 400 participating TCC stores across the U.S. are inviting local families to bring their children to the store between noon and 2 p.m. Aug. 1 to pick up a backpack filled with pencils, paper, a pencil box, folders, glue and other school supplies. One backpack per child present will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.
The participating store in Warsaw is at 558 W. 300 N., Unit E3. Each participating TCC store will donate 200 backpacks. All leftover backpacks will be donated to local schools.
 “We are grateful to be able to play a role in ensuring that as many children as possible are set up for educational success,” said Scott Moorehead, CEO of TCC. “The backpack giveaway is something that both our employees and customers look forward to every year. It is our ultimate goal to make a difference equally in the lives of our employees, customers and the communities where we live, and this effort is one in which we accomplish all of these objectives.”
To learn more about the company, visit www.TCCRocks.com Consumers can connect with TCC on social media at www.facebook.com/tcctalk and @TCCTalk on Twitter.