Free Backpacks At Columbia Mall On Sunday

COLUMBIA, MD - Some retailers are helping kids get a boost on their back-to-school preparations, well before students in Howard County Public Schools return on Sept. 5.

This weekend, Verizon-authorized dealers TCC and Wireless Zone will help equip children through the fifth annual backpack giveaway sponsored by TCC. One of the giveaway locations is at The Mall in Columbia.

Children must be present at the event, where each will receive one backpack filled with school supplies including glue, folders, pencils, a pencil box and paper, while supplies last. Each store participating in the giveaway will provide 220 backpacks on a first-come, first-served basis.

“We are proud to help our local families prepare for the upcoming school year by taking some of the financial burden off their shoulders," Scott Moorehead, CEO of TCC and Wireless Zone's parent company (Round Room) said in a statement.

The backpack giveaway will take place from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, July 23. The participating TCC store in Columbia is at The Mall in Columbia, 10300 Little Patuxent Parkway, Space 2427. See all stores participating in the backpack giveaway.

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