INSERT SCHOOL OR DISTRICT
LOGO HERE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Insert School Contact Name
Insert School Contact Title
Insert School Contact Phone Number
INSERT SCHOOL NAME TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE BIG LOTS 2011 LOTS2GIVE PROGRAM
and Asks for the Community’s Help
INSERT CITY, STATE (INSERT DATE) – INSERT PARTICIPATING SCHOOL NAME
announced its participation in the Big Lots 2011 Lots2Give program today.
Participating schools will be the recipients of an in-store donation program and will also have the
opportunity to put their creativity to the test in an online video contest where they could win a
share of $100,000 in cash prizes.
Now through July 4, customers can help INSERT SCHOOL NAME by donating $1 or $5 at
participating Big Lots stores. 100% of donations will go to participating schools in this area.
“We are very excited to be a part of the Big Lots 2011 Lots2Give program and hope that our
community will join us in supporting INSERT PARTICIPATING SCHOOL NAME,” said INSERT
SCHOOL CONTACT NAME. “Our faculty and students are thrilled to have the opportunity to
participate in a program that could offer much needed financial support to our school and enrich
our educational culture.”
For more information and a complete list of participating stores and schools, please visit
www.biglots.com/lots2give.
About Big Lots, Inc.
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) is a Fortune 500 company with more
than 1,360 stores in 47 states. As the nation’s largest broadline closeout retailer, Big Lots offers
consumers a wide range of bargain-priced merchandise, including brand-name closeouts,
seasonal products, consumables, furniture, housewares, toys, and gifts. The Company also
sells merchandise through BIG LOTS WHOLESALE, CONSOLIDATED INTERNATIONAL,
and WISCONSIN TOY, and www.biglotswholesale.com