More Than 780 Teachers and 98,000 Students
Impacted by Donation to DonorsChoose.org
Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) and global superstar Katy
Perry teamed up and helped hundreds of teachers bring learning
to life through the 2016 Staples for Students program, which
fulfilled $1 million in classroom projects through the
non-profit organization DonorsChoose.org.
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Global superstar Katy Perry attends the
Staples for Students Winners VIP Celebration on Thurs., Oct. 13,
2016, in Los Angeles. One grand prize winner received a $50,000
scholarship, as well as a trip to Los Angeles with a guest to meet
Perry plus four first place winners also won the trip. In April, as
part of the Staples for Students program, Staples partnered with
Perry to announce a $1 million donation to DonorsChoose.org. As a
result, Staples fulfilled 1,072 classroom projects on
DonorsChoose.org, providing 787 teachers in 402 schools with their
classroom needs, and impacting 98,609 students across the country.
Additionally, Staples customers donated more than $330,000 to
DonorsChoose.org at Staples stores and at
www.StaplesForStudents.com throughout the back-to-school season.
(Casey Rodgers/AP Images for Staples)
In April, Staples announced a $1 million donation to
DonorsChoose.org, a charity that has funded more than 800,000
classroom projects for teachers and has positively affected more
than 20 million students across the country. As a result, Staples
fulfilled 1,072 classroom projects across the country, providing
787 teachers in 402 schools with their classroom needs, and
impacting 98,609 students.
Additionally, Staples customers nationwide donated more than
$330,000 to DonorsChoose.org at Staples stores and
www.StaplesForStudents.com in the lead-up to back-to-school
season.
“We’re grateful to our customers and thank them for donating to
the Staples for Students campaign, which helps teachers and
classrooms across the country through DonorsChoose.org,” said Frank
P. Bifulco, Jr., executive vice president global marketing,
Staples. “It was a pleasure to once again team up with Katy Perry
to raise awareness around this important cause and to help teachers
bring learning to life for students.”
The program was driven by a statistic from the Education Market
Association that an estimated 99.5 percent of all public school
teachers use their own money to equip their classrooms, frequently
at a cost of more than $400 per year.
“Teaming up with Staples in 2014 taught me firsthand how
important it is to support our nation’s teachers, and how often
they are forced to dig into their own pockets to provide even the
most basic school supplies for their students,” said Katy
Perry. “It was an honor to be able to work with Staples and
DonorsChoose.org again this year, and I am delighted that our
efforts have helped pave the way for students to realize their
dreams.”
“We’re so grateful for Staples' continued partnership in
helping teachers and students to succeed, as well as for the
support of its loyal customers and Katy Perry,” said
Charles Best, founder of DonorsChoose.org. “This
year marks the third time that we’ve worked with Staples to
help teachers make more happen, and we’ve again heard directly
from teachers that Staples and DonorsChoose.org have made
a lasting impact on their classrooms."
$50,000 Scholarship
Winner
Katy Perry presented the grand prize winner of the Staples for
Students Sweepstakes, Patricia O’Keefe and her son Matthew, Deep
River, Conn., with a $50,000 scholarship at a Winners VIP
Celebration in Los Angeles on October 13th. Matthew is a senior in
high school and is currently applying to colleges for enrollment in
fall 2017. Four lucky first prize winners and one guest each also
joined the celebration and met Katy Perry.
About Staples, Inc.Staples
retail stores and Staples.com help small business customers make
more happen by providing a broad assortment of products, expanded
business services and easy ways to shop, all backed with a lowest
price guarantee. Staples offers businesses the convenience to
shop and buy how and when they want – in store, online, via mobile
or though social apps. Staples.com customers can either buy
online and pick-up in store or ship for free from Staples.com with
Staples Rewards minimum purchase. Expanded services also make
it easy for businesses to succeed with in-store Business Centers
featuring shipping services and products, copying, scanning, faxing
and computer work stations, Tech Services, full-service Print &
Marketing Services, Staples Merchant Services, small business
lending and credit services.
About Staples for
StudentsStaples has a long history of supporting
students, teachers and classrooms. Staples for Students is an
ongoing program that helps students and teachers with the school
supplies and essential items needed to achieve success in
education. The Staples for Students campaign has included school
supply drives, support for teachers in classrooms, donations for
education projects, classroom initiatives such as Designed by
Students, and the sale of products that give back to communities
and classrooms in need.
About
DonorsChoose.orgFounded in 2000 by a Bronx history
teacher, DonorsChoose.org has raised more than $470 million for
America's classrooms. Teachers come to DonorsChoose.org to request
the materials and experiences they need most for their classrooms,
and donors give to the projects that inspire them. More than 2
million people and partners have funded 800,000 projects on the
site, reaching 20 million students and making DonorsChoose.org the
leading platform for supporting U.S. public schools.
DonorsChoose.org is the only crowdfunding platform that vets each
request, delivers materials directly to schools, and captures the
impact of every funded project with photos, thank yous, and a cost
report showing how each dollar was spent. In 2014, DonorsChoose.org
made the top 10 of Fast Company’s list of the World's Most
Innovative Companies, the first time a charity has received such
recognition. Learn more at www.donorschoose.org.
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Staples, Inc.Carrie McElwee,
508-253-1405Carrie.McElwee@Staples.comorKaitlyn Reardon,
508-253-8512Kaitlyn.Reardon@Staples.com
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