Participating authorized Verizon retailers across the nation are hosting the annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway, 1-4 p.m. Sunday, July 30

More than 1,200 Verizon TCC and Wireless Zone stores nationwide invite families to pick up a backpack filled with pencils, paper, a pencil box, folders, a ruler and glue. One backpack per child present will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last, according to a press release.

Verizon is donating 140,000 backpacks with supplies, during the annual give-back event.

In addition to the backpack donations, families can enter their K-12 students in a sweepstakes to win a $10,000 college scholarship. Five scholarships in total will be awarded to randomly selected winners.

https://wirelesszone.com/backpack-giveaway/

Join us for Wireless Zone’s School Rocks Backpack Giveaway! Sunday, July 30th at 1pm while supplies last.

Free backpacks with school supplies. One backpack per child.

Why backpacks?

On average, families spend about $864* on school supplies each year.
1 in 5 school-aged children live in poverty.

This year, 1,162 locations are participating, and we are giving away 130,000 backpacks.