On Sunday, July 23 between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. the Verizon Wireless Zone store on Airport Road in Hoxsie will be giving away backpacks to young students as part of a national backpack giveaway campaign.

TCC, the largest Verizon authorized retailer in the U.S., recently announced that Wireless Zone is partnering with the company and Culture of Good to donate 235,000 backpacks full of school supplies to children through TCC’s annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway. Since 2013, TCC has donated more than 495,000 backpacks filled with supplies to ensure children are well prepared for the start of the school year. 

More than 1,300 participating TCC and Wireless Zone stores across the U.S. are inviting local families and their children to visit these select locations on Sunday, July 23 between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to pick up a backpack filled with various school supplies, including pencils, paper, a pencil box, folders and glue. One backpack per child present will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.

Each participating Wireless Zone store will donate 125 backpacks. All leftover backpacks will be donated to local schools. The store is located at 25 Airport Road Warwick.

In 2015, the National Retail Federation predicted the average person with children in grades K-12 would spend $97.74 on school supplies such as notebooks, pencils and backpacks. With more than 16 million children in the U.S. living in poverty, TCC is working to alleviate the rising costs of school supplies through this annual program. 

TCC makes ongoing investments in the communities in which it does business through its Culture of Good. In 2015, its efforts included donating $1 million to Riley Hospital for Children, providing 100,000 backpacks full of school supplies to children, giving supply packs to 5,000 teachers and contributing $100,000 in grants to organizations focused on improving the environment.

Supporters of the School Rocks Backpack Giveaway are encouraged to use hashtag #cultureofgood on Instagram and Twitter to help spread the word. To learn more about TCC, visit tccrocks.com. Customers can also connect with the company at www.facebook.com/tcctalk and www.twitter.com/tcctalk.