ADVISORY/Office Depot to Ring the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange -NYSE- On September 4.Business Editors ADVISORY...for Thursday (September 4) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Bruce Bruce, Scottish royal family descended from an 11th-century Norman duke, Robert de Brus. He aided William I in his conquest of England (1066) and was given lands in England. Nelson, Chairman/CEO, Will Donate 10,000 Backpacks Filled with Supplies to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State's Council on Children & Families and America's Promise America's Promise - The Alliance for Youth is a foundation started by Colin Powell in 1997 to help children and youth from all socioeconomic sectors in the United States.
WHO: Bruce Nelson, Chairman and CEO of Office Depot
Alana Sweeny, Executive Director of New York State's
Council on Children & Families
Peter A. Gallagher, President and CEO of America's
Promise
WHAT: Office Depot, Inc., (NYSE:ODP), the world's largest
reseller of office and school supplies, will culminate
its back-to-school efforts when the company rings the
opening bell(TM) at the NYSE - ushering in the school
year for New York students.
As part of the ceremony, Office Depot will donate 10,000
backpacks filled with supplies to two organizations whose
missions are focused on helping children reach their
potential: 5,000 backpacks will be given to N.Y. State's
Council on Children & Families, a governmental group
charged with coordinating the state's health, education
and human services systems; while 5,000 will go to
America's Promise, a national non-profit dedicated to
improving the lives of children.
The backpacks will be provided to a number of New York
communities and low-performing schools for use by
disadvantaged children.
Joining Nelson on the NYSE podium will be Alana Sweeny,
Executive Director of New York State's Council on
Children & Families, Peter A. Gallagher, President and
CEO of America's Promise, and children from schools
throughout New York City.
In 2003, Office Depot is donating more than 200,000
backpacks to thousands of organizations nationwide. The
national in-kind program is valued at more than
$5 million.
WHEN: September 4, 2003
WHERE: NYSE, 2 Broad Street (Wall Street/Broad Street), New York
HOW: Representatives will be available for interviews from
10:00 am - 11:30 am on September 4. To schedule an
interview, please contact: Brian Levine at 561-310-3090
(cell), blevine@officedepot.com
About Office Depot Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) is one of the world's leading suppliers of office products and services. The Company's selection of brand name office supplies includes business machines, computers, computer software and office furniture, while its business services encompass copying, Office Depot is the world's leading reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. of office supplies Office supplies is the generic term that refers to all supplies regularly used in offices by businesses and other organizations, from private citizens to governments, who works with the collection, refinement, and output of information (colloquially referred to as "paper work"). , with annual sales of nearly $13 billion. The company, founded in 1986 and headquartered in Delray Beach Delray Beach, resort city (1990 pop. 47,181), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled 1895, inc. 1911. Mostly residential, Delray Beach is also the trade center for a citrus-fruit and vegetable-growing region. , FL, conducts business in 22 countries and employs nearly 50,000 people worldwide. Office Depot is an industry leader in every distribution channel - from retail stores and contract delivery to catalogs and e-commerce. The company is the world's number two online retailer - on target to generate $2.5B in sales for FY'03. In North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Office Depot has more than 870 retail stores in addition to a national business-to-business delivery network supported by 24 delivery centers, more than 60 local sales offices and 13 regional call centers. The company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol ODP ODP - Open Distributed Processing and is included in the S&P 500 Index. Additional press information can be found at: http://mediarelations.officedepot.com. |
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