{"id":356693,"date":"2026-07-29T20:38:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T20:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/356693\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T20:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T20:38:27","slug":"verizon-stores-giving-away-free-backpacks-across-the-first-coast-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/356693\/","title":{"rendered":"Verizon stores giving away free backpacks across the First Coast Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Round Room, a Verizon authorized retailer, is planning to give away $3 million worth of backpacks nationwide Sunday, July 26.<\/p>\n<p>JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Verizon stores across the First Coast Sunday will be giving away free backpacks during Round Room&#8217;s annual &#8220;School Rocks Backpack Giveaway.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Round Room, a Verizon authorized retailer, said it plans to give away $3 million worth of backpacks nationwide during its 13th annual event to help families prepare for the upcoming school year.<\/p>\n<p>                                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstcoastnews.com\/assets\/shared-images\/icons\/arrow-circle-down.svg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                                This story continues below.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The giveaway begins at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 27, although organizers say families are expected to begin lining up before the event starts. Backpacks will be available while supplies last.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the backpack giveaway, participating stores will host family-friendly activities.<\/p>\n<p>Participating locations on the First Coast include:<\/p>\n<p>1845 S. 8th St., Fernandina Beach, FL 320341342 N. Orange Ave., Green Cove Springs, FL 3204310300 Southside Blvd., Space 2400A, Jacksonville, FL 3225613820 Old Saint Augustine Rd., Suite 205, Jacksonville, FL 322582851 County Road 210 W., Unit 117, Jacksonville, FL 322593031 Monument Rd., Unit 4, Jacksonville, FL 322258520 Baymeadows Rd., Unit 2, Jacksonville, FL 32256295 NW Commons Loop, Suite 103, Lake City, FL 320551108 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, FL 32266641 Crosswater Pkwy., Suite G, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 320812 Fairfield Blvd., Unit 1A, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082105 Murabella Pkwy., Suite 8, St. Augustine, FL 32092163 Palencia Village Dr., Suite 106, St. Augustine, FL 32095617 N Temple Ave., Starke, FL 320912603 Osborne Rd., Suite 100, St. Marys, GA 31588248 Retreat Village, Suite 248, St. Simons Island, GA 31522                    <\/p>\n<p>Round Room said the annual event is intended to help ease the financial burden on families during the back-to-school season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Round Room, a Verizon authorized retailer, is planning to give away $3 million worth of backpacks nationwide Sunday,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":356694,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-356693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356693\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/356694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}