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The Glendale Star
NEWS
July 29, 2021
TCC to donate 140,000 backpacks full of school supplies BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Verizon-authorized retailer Round Room LLC is giving away 140,000 backpacks full of school supplies to children across the United States through its TCC and Wireless Zone. The School Rocks Backpack Giveaway has been held since 2013. Since then, TCC has donated 1.2 million backpacks filled with supplies to students nationwide to ensure children are well prepared for the start of the school year. TCC will also award three students each $10,000 college scholarships. Nearly 750 participating TCC and
Wireless Zone stores are inviting local families to their locations on Sunday, Aug. 1, between 1 to 4 p.m. to pick up a backpack filled with pencils, paper, a pencil box, a ruler, folders and glue. One backpack per child present will be given away on a first-come, firstserved basis while supplies last. Each store location will adhere to local and CDC guidelines to provide a safe environment for event attendees and TCC employees. “The start of the school year is an exciting time, and we are thrilled to support the education of the youth in our communities
through our School Rocks Backpack Giveaway,” said Scott Moorehead, CEO of Round Room. “By providing families across the country with essential school supplies, we’re easing the back-to-school shopping burden and helping set children up for success.” According to the National Retail Federation, American families with school-aged children spent an average
of $789.49 on school supplies in 2020 — totaling $33.9 billion spent in America last year on school supplies alone. TCC is working to ease the strain of rising school supplies costs through its annual program. The participating store is in Glendale at 20211 N. 67th Avenue, Suite B1. Each participating TCC store will donate up to 150 backpacks, with all leftovers being donated to local schools.
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tion. “It is possible during any RFP process that no respondents are chosen to proceed,” it said. “Any eventual development agreement that results from any RFP must equate to the best deal possible for Tempe residents. “The city exists to serve our residents and we take seriously our obligation to provide a safe, livable community in a fiscally responsible way. Any development agreement consideration process takes place in public at city council meetings.” The two city parcels involved in this RFP represent an important area of the city, near Tempe Town Lake and the Tempe Center for the Arts, and adjacent to neighborhoods and employers, the city said. “These people and places also will be top of mind during evaluations of RFP responses.”
of an RFP. “Any professional sports franchise or entity partnered with the franchise can respond to the RFP,” it said. “It is open to all qualified organizations, locally and nationally.” It is customary for municipalities to issue RFPs to get specifics that can be analyzed and evaluated. In this instance, the city determined that these 46 acres of land are underutilized and it desired to open this RFP process. After the RFP closes, the city will examine and evaluate all responsive proposals. That evaluation will include projected economic impacts, job creation, public benefit, neighborhood impacts, traffic impacts and more. There is no estimated time period for these analyses. The council accepts or rejects proposals for further work and negotia-
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The Arizona Coyotes are viewing proposals for a possible move from Glendale to Tempe for a more long-term home in the Valley. (File photo)
