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LUZERNE/LACKAWANNA COUNTIES - TCC and A Wireless stores across the U.S. are inviting local families and their children to visit participating authorized retailer for the fourth annual backpack giveaway from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at 1004 Wyoming Avenue, Midway Shopping Center, Wyoming; 65 S. Mountain Boulevard, Mountain Top; 1141 Northern Boulevard, Clarks Summit and 95 Brooklyn Street, Carbondale.TCC, the largest Verizon authorized retailer in the U.S., is partnering with A Wireless and its Culture of Good to donate 235,000 backpacks full of school supplies to children through TCC&#8217;s annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway. Each participating TCC store will donate 250 backpacks and each A Wireless store will donate 125 backpacks. All leftover backpacks will be donated to local schools.Since 2013, TCC has donated more than 360,000 backpacks 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.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 http://tccrocks.com/ and www.facebook.com/tcctalk and www.twitter.com/tcctalk.

TCC and A Wireless team up to donate backpacks full of school supplies to children across the US