Backpack giveaway coming Sunday at 32 locations in Michigan

Patricia Alvord, Livingston Daily
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TCC and Wireless Zone give away thousands of backpacks filled with school supplies at select locations in 2022.
TCC and Wireless Zone give away thousands of backpacks filled with school supplies at select locations in 2022.

TCC and Wireless Zone, both Verizon retailers, are teaming up to provide free backpacks to children across the country on Sunday, July 30, including many in Michigan.

There are 1,162 locations participating in the giveaway on Sunday, with 120,000 backpacks across the nation.

The 11th Annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway will commence at 1 p.m. in Michigan at 32 locations. The backpacks are filled with supplies for the upcoming school year, including pencils, paper, a pencil box, folders, a ruler and glue.

“The School Rocks Backpack Giveaway is our company’s cornerstone annual event, and I couldn’t be more thankful for our store locations, employees and customers for helping us continue to do good in the thousands of communities we operate in,” said Scott Moorehead, CEO of Round Room, parent company of TCC and Wireless Zone.

“The start of the school year is an exciting time for many, and we look forward each and every year to make school supplies more accessible for students so they can thrive in the classroom.”

Michigan locations include:

  • Alpena: 1495 W. M-32

  • Bay City: 212 N. Euclid Ave.

  • Canton: 46540 Michigan Ave.

  • Clarkston: 9725 Dixie Highway

  • Clinton Township: 36700 Garfield Road

  • Flat Rock: 27014 Telegraph Road

  • Flint: 4424 Corunna Road

  • Grand Haven: 456 N. Beacon Blvd. Ste C3

  • Grand Ledge: 669 E. Saginaw Highway Ste 500

  • Grand Rapids: 5212 NE Northland Drive Unit A

  • Ionia: 3192 Commerce Lane Ste A1

  • Jenison: 7589 Cottonwood Drive Ste A

  • Livonia: 29498 7 Mile Road and 37950 Ann Arbor Road

  • Lowell: 11635 E. Fulton St. Ste 300

  • Midland: 1120 S. Saginaw and 6221 Jefferson Ave.

  • Mio: 100 S. Morenci Ave.

  • Muskegon: 1970 E. Apple Ave.

  • Northville: 15431 Beck Road

  • Orion: 2531 S. Lapeer Road

  • Oscoda: 5149 N. U.S.-23

  • Saginaw: 7950 Gratiot

  • St. Clair: 1173 S. Carney Drive Unit 5

  • St. Joseph: 2015 Niles Road

  • Southgate: 16254 Fort St.

  • Standish: 529 S. Main St. Ste B

  • Sterling Heights: 2544 Metro Pkwy

  • Troy: 2109 W. South Blvd.

  • Walker: 355 NW Wilson Ave. Ste 400

  • Westland: 36610 Ford Road

According to organizers, one backpack per child present will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis at each participating store. Any leftover backpacks will be donated to local schools.

According to the National Retail Federation, American families with school-aged children spent an average of $864 on school supplies in 2022 — totaling $36.1 billion spent last year on school supplies alone.

— Contact reporter Patricia Alvord at palvord@livingstondaily.com.

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