Community Update

The Cellular
Connection to host country-wide backpack giveaway benefiting thousands of
schoolchildren

Nation’s largest Verizon Premium
Wireless Retailer donating 60,000 backpacks full of school supplies to
school-aged children across the U.S.

WHEATON, Md. (July 19,
2013) – Wheaton residents are about to benefit from a national
backpack giveaway campaign. The Cellular Connection,
the largest Verizon Premium Wireless Retailer in the U.S., in a joint effort
with its customers, announces today that it will be donating 60,000 backpacks
full of school supplies to children through its School Rocks Backpack Giveaway
initiative.

More than 400 participating
TCC stores across the U.S. are inviting local families to bring their children
to the store between noon and 2 p.m. on Aug. 3 to pick up a backpack filled
with pencils, paper, a pencil box, folders, glue and more. Backpacks will be
given away on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. The
participating store in Wheaton is located at 11339
Georgia Ave. Each participating TCC store will donate between 100 and
150 backpacks. Any leftover backpacks will be donated to local schools.

Wheaton residents have also
joined the cause. Since the beginning of May, TCC customers have been given the
option to round their purchases up to the nearest dollar with the difference
going directly toward the School Rocks Backpack Giveaway.

According to the National
Retail Federation, the average person with children in grades K-12 will spend
$95.44 on school supplies such as notebooks, pencils and backpacks. On top of
that, nearly 16 million children in the U.S. live in poverty. TCC is doing its
part to ensure that as many children as possible are set up for educational
success.

More information about the
School Rocks Backpack Giveaway initiative is available on YouTube. Supporters of
the cause are encouraged to use hashtag #TCCRocks on Instagram and Twitter to
help spread the word.

To learn more about TCC,
visit www.ecellularconnection.com.
 Consumers can also find more information about the company at http://www.facebook.com/tcctalk 
and www.twitter.com/tcctalk.

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About
TCC

TCC
is the largest Verizon Premium Wireless Retailer in the U.S. with more than 900
locations across 28 states. Founded in Marion, Ind., in 1991 by Steve and
Phyllis Moorehead, TCC owes its success to its ability to hire top-notch
professionals who understand the meaning of customer service. For media
inquiries, contact Megan Lawler at 317.202.2280 XT. 13 or email her at megan@dittoepr.com. To learn more about
TCC or to find a location near you, visit http://www.ecellularconnection.com.