Boston, MA 04/23/2014 (wallstreetpr) – Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) the provider of world-class office products and services celebrates education by launching a revolutionizing education support campaign. The campaign, “Teachers Change Lives. So Can You” aims at raising the awareness for the requirement of adequate funds to teachers.
The campaign’s motivating factor
It is reported that annually $1,000 and above, is being spent form teacher’s pockets to ensure that each student possesses the required tools to succeed. The generosity of the teachers laid the path for the campaign.
The digital campaign
Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) in partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org began generating funds that will be distributed to teachers, who selflessly support the success of students. As an effort, Office Depot and AdoptAClassroom.org began to uncover the life and stories of various teachers across the country. A small percent of the total 3.4 million teachers where documented and their stories are shared on Office Depot’s Website by hosting a digital campaign.
The company aims at using social media for promoting its campaign and generate awareness about teachers’ classroom needs.
The dedication and generosity
It is estimated that more than 15 million U.S. children find it difficult to afford for their educational success. Much lesser as compared to this, 9 out of 10 teachers come out with their own money to fund the students educational needs. Motivated and inspired by the dedication and the generosity of the teachers across the country, Office Depot donated $500,000 to AdoptAClassroom.org, in-order to assist in the classroom expenses.
The asset
Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) plans to build the reputation of the company by moving up the ladder of helping educators to provide the best part of the education to the students. As a corporate citizen, the company aims at boosting the reputation and the brand’s image forming a strong base for a successful business.
The Trade
Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) a merger of Office Depot and Office Max Inc (NYSE:OMX) traded 5.01 million Shares and the stock volume remained 8.06 million shares. The closing price of the stock was $4.02 with a drop of 0.74%.
