NAPERVILLE, Ill., Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- To provide
economic relief and encourage national support for teachers,
OfficeMax® Incorporated (NYSE: OMX) will donate $1 million in classroom supplies to teachers
nationwide through its annual A Day Made Better teacher surprise
events on Tuesday, October 4.
This marks the fifth anniversary of the A Day Made
Better, in which OfficeMax will surprise 1,000 teachers with
$1,000 each worth of school supplies.
OfficeMax, a leader in office products and services, worked with
nonprofit partner, Adopt-A-Classroom, to identify recipient schools
in need across the country. Principals at the schools then
nominated a teacher who exemplified passion, dedication, and
innovation in the classroom.
Make a Teacher's Day Better in Your Community
New this year, communities can get involved in supporting and
surprising teachers in their local schools with much-needed
classroom supplies. Here's how you can help:
- In-Store Teacher Supply Drive – Through October 1st, donate teacher supplies to A Day
Made Better donation boxes at each of OfficeMax's approximately
900 stores nationwide. Products collected through the in-store
supply drive will be donated to local schools as an extra surprise
on October 4th.
- Teacher Supply Gift Boxes – Surprise a deserving teacher
in your community by donating your own A Day Made Better box
filled with classroom supplies. Visit adoptaclassroom.org/better
and chose from three box sizes, including a $25 starter kit, $50 classroom box or a $100 classroom box. Each branded A Day
Made Better gift box comes with a variety of school supplies,
an A Day Made Better t-shirt and instructions for selecting
and conducting your own surprise event.
About A Day Made Better
Teachers spend approximately $1,000 out of their own pockets each year to
offset school budget shortfalls and ensure that their students have
the necessary classroom resources for learning(1). OfficeMax's A
Day Made Better program, in partnership with Adopt-A-Classroom,
aims to help end the need for teacher-funded classrooms.
Since 2007, OfficeMax's A Day Made Better and its
nonprofit partner Adopt-A-Classroom have funded more than 4,500
classrooms with more than $4.5
million in school supplies, and helped secure funding for
more than 66,000 classrooms through donations to
Adopt-A-Classroom.
For more information about A Day Made Better, visit
adaymadebetter.com. To learn more about adopting a classroom, visit
adoptaclassroom.org.
About OfficeMax
OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE: OMX) is a leader in both
business-to-business office products solutions and retail office
products. The OfficeMax mission is simple. We help our
customers do their best work. The company provides office
supplies and paper, in-store print and document services through
OfficeMax ImPress®, technology products and solutions, and
furniture to businesses and individual consumers. OfficeMax
customers are served by approximately 30,000 associates through
direct sales, catalogs, e-commerce and nearly 1,000 stores.
Since 2007, OfficeMax Goodworks programs have served
communities and schools, contributing more than $14 million in grants and supplies to support
teachers and classrooms. To find the nearest OfficeMax, call
1-877-OFFICEMAX. For more information, visit
www.officemax.com.
About Adopt-A-Classroom
Adopt-A-Classroom is a national, award-winning 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting classroom teachers
and ensuring all children have equal access to a quality
education. Since 1998, the organization has raised over $16
million on behalf of classrooms across America. Donors form
meaningful partnerships with classroom teachers and students.
Teachers benefit from the ability to purchase resources that create
a more engaging learning environment, and students benefit from the
knowledge that someone in the community cares about their success.
To support a classroom, visit www.adoptaclassroom.org.
All trademarks, service marks and trade names of OfficeMax
Incorporated used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of
OfficeMax Incorporated. Any other product or company names
mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective
owners.
(1)2005 National Education Association survey. Confirmed by
an OfficeMax survey of teachers in June
2009.
OfficeMax Media
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