Domtar Donates $100,000 to Office Depot Foundation Backpack Program for Children in the Charlotte Area & Nationwide
August 17 2017 - 10:48AM
Business Wire
Contribution supports distribution of 3,000
backpacks in the Charlotte area, and 100,000 backpacks across the
U.S., for children in need as they head back to school
Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (SX: UFS) today announced that it
has donated $100,000 to the Office Depot Foundation’s National
Backpack Program. Domtar’s donation will help provide children in
the Charlotte area—and across the country—with the supplies they
need as the new school year begins. Of the 100,000 backpacks that
will be distributed nationwide, 3,000 will be distributed to
nonprofit organizations and schools in the Charlotte area.
3,000 of the colorful sackpacks containing essential school
supplies are being donated to nonprofit organizations, schools and
agencies in the Charlotte area during a special Back-to-School
Celebration at 3:00 p.m. (ET) today, Thursday, August 17, at
Classroom Central, located at 2116 Wilkinson Blvd. in Charlotte.
The nonprofit organizations, schools and agencies scheduled to
receive sackpacks in the Charlotte area on August 17 include:
- A Child’s Place
- City of Charlotte Department of
Neighborhood & Business Services
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Activities
League
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
- Classroom Central
- Trips for Kids
- YMCA of Greater Charlotte
Domtar Director of Sales and Office Supply, Gregory Strand, and
Senior Director of Corporate Communications, Kathy Wholley, will
participate in the backpack presentation, along with other special
guests such as, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Charlotte’s Mayor Pro
Tem Vi Lyles, and other local government officials.
“Each year, Domtar’s generous donation makes a tremendous
difference in the lives of thousands of children here in the
Charlotte area, and nationwide,” said Mary Wong, president of the
Office Depot Foundation. “Domtar’s ongoing support helps give
children in need the essential tools for success at the start of
the school year.”
Classroom Central has been a partner in the Office Depot
Foundation National Backpack Program for the past several years.
Domtar has partnered with Classroom Central for more than a decade
to provide free school supplies to educators working in
high-poverty schools.
“Domtar is committed to investing in our local communities,”
said Domtar Director of Sales and Office Supply, Gregory Strand.
“Our longtime partnership with both the Office Depot Foundation and
Classroom Central reflects one of our core pillars of giving: to
promote literacy by empowering children with the reading and
writing tools they need to learn and succeed.”
2017 marks the 17th year of the award-winning National Backpack
Program. By the end of this year, more than 4 million backpacks and
sackpacks will have been given away to nonprofit organizations,
schools and agencies across the United States. During the past
eight years, some 29,000 Charlotte-area kids have received tools
they need to succeed in school through this program. For more
information visit: officedepotfoundation.org.
About DomtarDomtar is a leading provider of a wide
variety of fiber-based products including communication, specialty
and packaging papers, market pulp and absorbent hygiene products.
With approximately 10,000 employees serving more than 50 countries
around the world, Domtar is driven by a commitment to turn
sustainable wood fiber into useful products that people rely on
every day. Domtar’s annual sales are approximately $5.1 billion and
its common stock is traded on the New York and Toronto Stock
Exchanges. Domtar’s principal executive office is in Fort Mill,
South Carolina. To learn more, visit http://www.domtar.com.
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