FTC TO HOST TOY DRIVE TO BENEFIT TOYS FOR TOTS (12.1.11)

Representatives from Farmers Telephone Cooperative (FTC) Inc. today announced that the cooperative will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for Toys For Tots.

Toys For Tots collection bins will be placed in all eight FTC business offices for toy drop-off through December 18. The locations are:
·     Kingstree: 1101 East Main St.
·     Sumter: 631 North Pike West St.
·     Sumter: 1280 Peach Orchard Road
·     Sumter: 255 West Wesmark Blvd.
·     Bishopville: 104 East Church St.
·     Lake City: 235 North Ron McNair Blvd.
·     Manning: 2389 Paxville Highway
·     Johnsonville: 369 South Georgetown Highway

All donations collected by FTC will be forwarded to Toys For Tots and distributed to less-fortunate children in the area. 

“Here at FTC, we are looking forward to the holiday season and hope to spread some of our holiday cheer through our partnership with Toys For Tots,” said Chip Chase, director of public relations for FTC. “We hope that customers and residents of the communities that FTC serves will come out and donate to help our neighbors have a more joyful Christmas season.”

Also, FTC is partnering with Harvest Hope Food Bank to collect canned foods at all of the FTC business offices throughout the month of November for less fortunate residents of the Pee Dee region.
 
About FTC
Founded in 1952, Farmers Telephone Cooperative Inc. is a local, multifaceted telecommunications company headquartered in Kingstree. Serving more than 60,000 customers within a coverage area of 3,000 miles, FTC provides cutting-edge technology to businesses and residents in Williamsburg, Lee, Sumter, Clarendon and Florence counties in South Carolina. A veteran in the telephone industry, FTC is the second largest telephone cooperative in the United States. FTC has evolved into a state-of-the-art organization offering local and long-distance telephone service, security systems and monitoring, video, digital wireless and high-speed Internet services. Customers can choose from a wide array of products and services at any of the company’s eight full-service business offices.
 
For additional information about FTC, call 888-218-5050 or visit http://www.ftc-i.net or http://www.facebook.com/FarmersTelephoneCooperative.