On Saturday, July 30, Verizon retailer TCC on Snoqualmie Ridge, will be part of a national drive to donate 235,000 backpacks full of school supplies to children. Between noon and 3 p.m. on July 30, local families are invited to bring their children to the Snoqualmie store, 7802 Center Blvd. S.E., to pick up a backpack filled with pencils, paper, a pencil box, folders and glue in the TCC School Rocks Backpack Giveaway.

Each participating TCC store will donate 250 backpacks and each A Wireless store will donate 125 backpacks.

“Every year, TCC employees and communities around the country look forward to the backpack giveaway,” said Scott Moorehead, CEO of TCC. “It brings our employees immense joy to give back to the young children in their communities.”

Since 2013, TCC has donated more than 360,000 backpacks filled with supplies to ensure children are well prepared for the start of the school year.

“When given the opportunity, doing good is important, and taking such opportunities to help, lift up and encourage others is a privilege,” said Bryan Bevin, president and CEO. “At A Wireless we don’t just want to be doers of good, we want to inspire a Culture of Good.”

One backpack per child present will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.

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.

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.