New Canaan teacher awarded $1,000 bonus through national sweepstakes

TCC, one of the nation’s largest Verizon authorized retailers and a subsidiary of Round Room, LLC., has awarded Nikki Pivovar of New Canaan High School in New Canaan, Conn., a $1,000 Amazon gift card through a nationwide sweepstakes. This came as a part of TCC’s annual Teachers Rock initiative, which commenced in February.

The $1,000 Amazon gift card sweepstakes by TCC aimed to help teachers enhance their classrooms for student learning experiences. More than 1,700 teachers registered for a chance to win one of 10 gift cards, where Pivovar was randomly selected as a winner. The non-winning teachers will still receive a gift from TCC on Teacher Appreciation Day (May 2) to thank them for their efforts. With their $1,000 Amazon gift card, Pivovar plans to utilize the gift card for supplies to make lessons in the classroom more hands-on.

“This generous gift from TCC will help me buy garden grow lights and hands on manipulatives that would allow my special education students to really grasp what I'm talking about,” Pivovar explained. “This is the first time in a long time I'm teaching summer school, so I'm looking forward to seeing my students in a more relaxed environment and this money will come in handy.”

The sweepstakes was attached to TCC’s Teachers Rock initiative, which celebrated its 10th edition this year. TCC created the program in 2014 to give back to and show appreciation toward teachers nationwide. This year, TCC allocated funds to its retail stores to shower local teachers with love and support during the middle of a busy academic year. Each store selected a group of teachers to give back to, with appreciation efforts spanning from catered meals and gift cards, to an assortment of sweets, school supply kits and much more.

“TCC is proud to support these 10 teachers, including Nikki Pivovar, and all educators across our nation who make invaluable impacts on the lives of students,” said Scott Moorehead, CEO of Round Room and TCC. “Teachers are some of the hardest working individuals we have in society today, and all of us at TCC are proud to provide tokens of appreciation toward them each year through our Teachers Rock initiative.”

Round Room, LLC operates 1,269 TCC and Wireless Zone wireless retail stores across 43 states. Its portfolio of companies shares a deep commitment to improving the communities they serve nationwide. Because of this, and the extraordinary impact it makes across its industry, Round Room was honored in Inc. Magazine’s Best in Business in 2022. Round Room was also recognized in the 2023 Top Workplaces USA program, showcasing the company as an ideal employer thanks to its premier company culture and organizational offerings.

As a Culture of Good, Inc. company, TCC makes ongoing investments in the communities it operates in. In 2022, the company donated more than 140,000 backpacks full of school supplies to children across the nation via its 10th annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway, marking 1.2 million backpacks donated since 2013. Through the Big Impact program of the School Rocks Backpack Giveaway, TCC awarded $50,000 in college scholarships this summer. Additionally in 2022, TCC provided holiday gifts to 24 veteran families, donated nearly $50,000 to children’s-centered nonprofits and 520 teacher supply kits to schools nationwide. TCC’s nonprofit organization, TCC Gives, has provided more than $4.2 million in donations to local nonprofits across the country.
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