$1 Million Worth of School Supplies According to the National Education Association, each year teachers spend as much as $4 billion of their own money on school supplies for their classrooms - that's an average of $1,200 per teacher. In an effort to assist America's teachers and call attention to this appalling issue, on October 2 OfficeMax, along with its partner, Adopt-a-Classroom, will surprise 1,000 teachers in 1,000 classrooms across the nation with more than $1 million worth of donated classroom supplies calling the day A Day Made Better. According to Adopt-A-Classroom teachers really need help! Fifty percent (50%) of teachers leave the profession within the first five years and each time a teacher leaves the education system, the cost is approximately $11,500 for recruiting, hiring, and providing orientation and professional development for the replacement. For more information on "A Day Made Better" and how you can contribute visit http://www.adoptaclassroom.org/ and http://www.officemax.com/. SATELLITE FEEDS: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM ET 6:30 PM - 6:45 PM ET Galaxy 26 Galaxy 26 C-Band C-Band Transponder 19 Transponder 19 Downlink Freq. 4080 Vertical Downlink Freq. 4080 Vertical Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM ET Galaxy 25 C-Band Transponder 13 Downlink Freq. 3960 Vertical Preview and access this video on Pathfire DMG: Slug # 29719 Search within the PR Newswire or MultiVu section by story ID # 29719 or by headline For technical assistance call Pathfire Customer Care at 1-888-345-0489 or e-mail NEWS: OfficeMax to Donate Much Needed Classroom Supplies to 1,000 Teachers Across the Country FORMAT: News Package With Soundbites and B-roll. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Video, contact information and more available at: http://www.prnewswire.com/broadcast/29719/press.html SOUNDBITES: * James Rosenberg, Founder And Executive Director, Adopt-A-Classroom * Carolynn Brooks, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion for OfficeMax * Bob Thacker, Senior Vice President of Marketing for OfficeMax * Teachers from Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, & Minneapolis B-ROLL INCLUDES: * Event/Press Conference * Classroom Footage VIDEO PROVIDED BY: OfficeMax Contact: FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL: MultiVu Media Relations, 1-800-653-5313 EXT. 3 http://www.prnewswire.com/broadcast/29719/press.htmlDATASOURCE: OfficeMax CONTACT: FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION OR HARD COPY, PLEASE CALL: MultiVu Media Relations, 1-800-653-5313 EXT. 3 Web site: http://www.adoptaclassroom.org/

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