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Germantown kids and The Cellular Connection part of national backpack giveaway

Students in Germantown are about to benefit from a national backpack giveaway. The Cellular Connection, the largest Verizon Premium Wireless Retailer in the U.S., in a joint effort with its customers, will be donating 100,000 backpacks full of school supplies to children through its 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.

Last year, the company donated 60,000 backpacks. Germantown 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.

Between noon and 2 p.m. on Aug. 2, more than 350 participating TCC stores across the U.S. are inviting local families to bring their children to the store to pick up a backpack filled with pencils, paper, a pencil box, folders, glue and more. The local participating store is located at 19828 Century Blvd. Each participating store will donate between 75 and 300 backpacks. All leftover backpacks will be donated to local schools.

To learn more about TCC, visit www.ecellularconnection.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 #cultureofgood on Instagram and Twitter to help spread the word. Learn more about TCC’s “Culture of Good” by visitingwww.cultureofgood.com.

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