Suburban TCC stores to give away backpacks with supplies

Students in Bolingbrook, Huntley, Round Lake Beach and Romeoville will receive free backpacks July 22 as part of a nationwide giveaway.

More than 1,200 participating TCC and Wireless Zone stores are teaming up to donate 187,000 backpacks full of school supplies to children through TCC's sixth annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway.

Between 1 and 4 p.m., participating TCC stores are inviting local families to bring their children to pick up a backpack filled with pencils, paper, a pencil box, folders, glue and other supplies. Each TCC store is donating up to 220 backpacks, available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Locations of participating suburban stores are: 697 E. Boughton Road, Bolingbrook; 12030 Princeton Drive, Huntley; 254 East Rollins Road, Round Lake Beach; and 395 S. Weber Road, Romeoville. Leftover backpacks will be donated to local schools.

Since 2013, TCC has donated more than 752,000 backpacks filled with supplies. Earlier this year, the company donated supply packs to more than 5,000 teachers nationwide and 3,000 care kits to senior living communities.

In 2017, TCC donated 172,000 backpacks with school supplies to children, 3,000 care kits to senior living communities, and supply packs to more than 5,600 teachers and 2,500 veterans nationwide.