College Stores Across North America Celebrate Second National Student Day

OBERLIN, Ohio, Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today more than 1,545 college stores across North America are celebrating the second annual National Student Day. Sponsored by the National Association of College Stores (NACS), National Student Day is an annual event that seeks to celebrate and promote students' social responsibility.

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"College students are a unique bunch. They go to school, often work one, if not two, jobs and many still find the time in their busy schedules to give back to their community by volunteering," says Brian Cartier, CAE, NACS chief executive officer. "Our whole intent in developing National Student Day was simply to help our member stores plan an organized way to say 'thank you' to students for the volunteer efforts they put forth."

As part of National Student Day, NACS sponsors a national contest in which students can submit stories chronicling a way they gave back to their community and be entered to win a variety of prizes including scholarships and iPads.

"Today many participating college stores are hosting special events, from author signings to special sales; from bringing exceptional student volunteers to the store for recognition to charity drives, the variety is exciting," said Charles Schmidt, NACS public relations director. "And, it's all just to say thank you!"

For more information on National Student Day, visit www.nationalstudentday.com or find it on Facebook and Twitter.

About NACS

Headquartered in Oberlin, Ohio, the National Association of College Stores (NACS) is the professional trade association representing more than 3,100 collegiate retailers and approximately 1,000 associate members who supply books and other products to college stores. NACS member stores serve America's college students while supporting the academic missions of higher education institutions everywhere. Additional information on NACS can be found online at www.nacs.org.

SOURCE National Association of College Stores