Community Update

The Cellular Connection to host country-wide backpack giveaway benefiting thousands of schoolchildren

Nation’s largest Verizon Premium Wireless Retailer donating 60,000 backpacks full of school supplies to school-aged children across the U.S.

CANTON, Mich. (July 16, 2013) – Canton residents 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 60,000 backpacks full of school supplies to children through its School Rocks Backpack Giveaway initiative.

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. on Aug. 3 to pick up a backpack filled with pencils, paper, a pencil box, folders, glue and more. Backpacks will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. The participating store in Canton is located at 46554 Michigan Ave. Each participating TCC store will donate between 100 and 150 backpacks. Any leftover backpacks will be donated to local schools.

Canton residents have also joined the cause. Since the beginning of May, 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.

According to the National Retail Federation, the average person with children in grades K-12 will spend $95.44 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.

More information about the School Rocks Backpack Giveaway initiative is available on YouTube. Supporters of the cause are encouraged to use hashtag #TCCRocks on Instagram and Twitter to help spread the word.

To learn more about TCC, visit www.ecellularconnection.com.  Consumers can also find more information about the company at http://www.facebook.com/tcctalk  and www.twitter.com/tcctalk.

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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.ecellularconnection.com.