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TCC Verizon Authorized Retailer opens new location in Peoria

Local nonprofit receives $1,500 donation in honor of grand opening

PEORIA, Ill. (Feb. 6, 2019) – Round Room LLC, the nation’s largest Verizon Authorized Wireless Retailer, announces today the opening of its newly relocated TCC store in Peoria, located at 4125 N. Sheridan Road.

TCC offers guests the ultimate experience in interactivity while shopping for wireless devices, accessories and home solutions, and is designed as a destination for guests to get hands-on experience with the latest wireless devices.

On Feb. 1, TCC hosted a grand opening event for the Peoria community and donated $1,500 to Stray Animal Midway Shelter (SAMS), which helps to reduce the number of homeless animals in central Illinois.

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“We are excited to relocate in Peoria and support SAMS,” said Scott Moorehead, CEO of Round Room, parent company of TCC. “I am extremely grateful to all of the central Illinois residents who continue to support our presence in this great state.”

TCC makes ongoing investments in the local communities where it operates through its Culture of Good movement. In 2018, the company donated more than 187,000 backpacks with school supplies at TCC and Wireless Zone stores across the country; gave supply packs to more than 5,000 teachers across the U.S.; and provided 3,000 care kits to senior living communities.

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Through TCC Gives’ “Community Grants” initiative, customers and employees can visit nationwide TCC stores to nominate nonprofit organizations to be selected on a quarterly-basis to receive grants up to $10,000. The charity’s “More Than A Phone” program provides smartphones and data plans to at-risk members of the communities the company serves who may otherwise have limited means to stay connected. For more information on these programs, visit www.TCCGives.com.

To learn more about TCC, visit www.TCCRocks.com. Customers can also connect with the company at www.facebook.com/tcctalk and www.twitter.com/tcctalk. To explore career options with TCC, visit www.jobs.tccrocks.com or text TCCJobs to 34989.

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