Carl Edwards joins The Office Depot Foundation for CA backpack donation

Hello - Following "the biggest win of his career," Carl Edwards, driver
of the No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion and the Office Depot Foundation
will donate 1,450 backpacks to local organizations and underprivileged
children at Rancho Cucamonga Office Depot store on Thursday, August 30
from 5 to 7pm.  We invite any and all media to attend.  Because Carl
will have a busy weekend at the track, this is the perfect opportunity
to speak with him leading into race weekend.  Embedded is a photo if you
choose to use it for any note mentions, etc.  Please see below for event
details.  Thanks.

 

Best,

 

Erica 

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Erica Laust

Assistant Account Executive

Sports & Sponsorship Marketing

Edelman-Chicago

312-240-2604 (Office)

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CONTACT:

Chad Young

Edelman


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WHO:              Carl Edwards, NASCAR star and driver of the No. 99
Office Depot Ford Fusion, headlines a very special event at the Office
Depot store in Rancho Cucamonga.  A former substitute teacher and
currently an Ambassador for Youth for National PTA, Edwards is helping
kids at the start of a new school year.

                           

WHAT:            During this special event Edwards and The Office Depot
Foundation are donating 1,450 backpacks to local organizations.  As part
of this year's back-to-school season, Edwards is joining with The Office
Depot Foundation to help donate more than 300,000 backpacks containing
basic school supplies to underprivileged and "at-risk" children.  By the
end of the year, Office Depot and the Office Depot Foundation will have
distributed more than 1.5 million backpacks to children since the
program began in 2001. 

 

Designated backpack recipients include:

*         5th District PTA

*         Planet Hope

*         Vine Life Christian Fellowship

*         Feeding Those Who Feed Us

*         HOPE Worldwide

*         Randall Pepper Elementary School

 

Special guests expected to attend:

*         City of Rancho Cucamonga Councilman Rex Gutierrez

*         Tina O'Brien-Coats, President, 5th District PTA (Parent
Teacher Association)

 

Note to media:  These backpacks are not available to the general public.
The backpacks are being donated only to the designated organizations
named above.

WHERE:         Office Depot

8160 Day Creek Blvd.

Foothill Crossing

Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739

 

WHEN:            Thursday, August 30, 2007

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

*Autograph session for fans will run from approximately 6:00 pm to 7:00
pm 

 

 

PHOTO OPS:   Carl Edwards presenting backpacks to local children and
organizations

The No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion race car

Edwards signing autographs for kids and fans

 

NOTE:               *Edwards will be signing autographs for 200 fans who
have picked up a wristband from the Office Depot store earlier in the
day.  The store will hand out the wristbands on a first-come,
first-served basis beginning at 7:00 am on Thursday, August 30.  

 

Please contact us to schedule media interviews.