NAPERVILLE, Ill., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 90
percent of teachers spend their own money on basic school supplies
for their students, according to a recent survey1. Today
OfficeMax® Incorporated (NYSE:OMX), its back-to-school
shoppers and business customers donated nearly $1.9 million in school supplies to teachers
nationwide for their classrooms through A Day Made Better –
a series of surprise classroom events that help to provide relief
and support to teachers nationwide who spend their own money on
much-needed classroom supplies.
Today marks the sixth year of the A Day Made Better
program, in which OfficeMax associates surprise 1,000 teachers in
their classrooms with $1,000 each
worth of school supplies – $1 million
in sum. OfficeMax consumers and business clients contributed nearly
$900,000 in additional school
supplies through this summer's in-store supply drive held at
OfficeMax locations nationwide. These additional supplies are being
donated Oct. 2 to the A Day Made
Better schools where the teachers are being honored.
"OfficeMax is proud to be in its sixth year of A Day Made
Better because we want teachers and students nationwide to have the
resources they need for success in the classroom," said
Carolynn Brooks, vice president,
chief diversity officer and president of the OfficeMax Charitable
Foundation. "OfficeMax shoppers and business clients have
joined the cause because they recognize that their contributions
have a positive effect on the community, and ultimately contribute
to an educated workforce."
New this year, throughout October OfficeMax will also accept
monetary donations at the checkout counters of all its retail
locations for AdoptAClassroom.org. These donations will be put into
a spending account on AdoptAClassroom.org, where schools that
participate in A Day Made Better can use the donations to
order additional supplies and equipment for their classrooms.
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 learning2.
The OfficeMax A Day Made Better program, in partnership with
AdoptAClassroom.org, aims to help end the need for teacher-funded
classrooms.
Since 2007, A Day Made Better and other OfficeMax
Goodworks programs have contributed more than $18 million in grants and supplies to support
more than 29,000 teachers and their classrooms. Additionally,
through the annual event, OfficeMax has helped its nonprofit
partner AdoptAClassroom.org secure funding for more than 78,000
classrooms nationwide.
Learn more at ADayMadeBetter.com or adopt a teacher at
AdoptAClassroom.org.
About OfficeMax
OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE: OMX) is a leader in
integrating products, solutions and services for the workplace,
whether for business or at home. The OfficeMax mission is
simple: We provide workplace innovation that enables our customers
to work better. 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 consumers. OfficeMax customers are served by
approximately 29,000 associates through e-commerce, more than 900
stores in the U.S. and Mexico,
direct sales and catalogs. OfficeMax has been named one of the 2012
World's Most Ethical Companies, and is the only company in the
office supply industry to receive Ethics Inside® Certification by
the Ethisphere Institute. To find the nearest OfficeMax, call
1-877-OFFICEMAX. For more information, visit
www.officemax.com.
About AdoptAClassroom.org
AdoptAClassroom.org 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 $18 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.
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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.
12012 AdoptAClassroom.org survey
2 2005 National Education Association
survey. Confirmed by an OfficeMax survey of teachers in
June 2009.
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