Retailer to hand out 220 free backpacks

Families can get a head start on their back-to-school shopping Sunday, and save a few bucks.

The TCC store, a Verizon retailer, will be giving away 220 backpacks on Sunday filled with pencils, paper, a pencil box, folders, glue and more.

The local giveaway is part of Round Room LLC’s annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway, which has distributed more than 505,000 backpacks since the program’s inception in 2013.

“This is our fifth TCC School Rocks Backpack Giveaway, and we are ecstatic to bring Wireless Zone on board to assist in supporting the education of young children in our communities,” said Scott Moorehead, CEO of Round Room, parent company of TCC and Wireless Zone. “We are proud to help our local families prepare for the upcoming school year by taking some of the financial burden off their shoulders.”

The TCC Store is located at 7339 52nd Place E., and the backpacks will be given away on a first come, first served basis.

This story was originally published July 18, 2017 at 10:39 AM with the headline "Retailer to hand out 220 free backpacks."