NAPERVILLE, Ill., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- OfficeMax®
Incorporated (NYSE: OMX) and its retail customers together donated
more than $1.7 million today in
classroom supplies to teachers nationwide through OfficeMax's
annual A Day Made Better classroom surprise events, which help
provide economic relief and encourage national support for
teachers.
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Today marks the fifth 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.
New this year was an in-store school supply drive, in which
customers contributed more than an additional $700,000 in back-to-school supplies across
OfficeMax's approximately 900 stores nationwide. Classroom supplies
collected through the in-store supply drive were donated today to
schools in each community where OfficeMax has stores.
"We are excited to support teachers with much-needed school
supplies, and we couldn't be more proud to work with our customers
this year to grow this support even further," said Carolynn Brooks, OfficeMax Chief Diversity
Officer. "Education is an important cause for OfficeMax
because, as a leading office products supplier, we interact with
the education community on a daily basis. When we work together to
provide tools to help improve education, we can help improve entire
communities."
OfficeMax, a leader in office products and services, worked with
nonprofit partner, Adopt-A-Classroom, to identify recipient schools
in need nationwide, including Alaska, Puerto Rico Hawaii and the
Virgin Islands.
The list of the schools selected to receive the A Day Made
Better surprise is available at
adaymadebetter.com/newsroom.
Help Make a Teacher's Day Better
The annual event may be over, but you can still 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, a
$50 classroom supplies box or a
$100 classroom supplies 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 on school
supplies each year to offset school budget shortfalls and ensure
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 5,500
classrooms with more than $5.5
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.
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