Rent-A-Center Teams Up with National Hunger-Relief Organization
04 August 2017 - 1:30AM
Business Wire
The Rent-To-Own Leader Promises $150,000 in
Donations for Hunger Action Month
Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ/NGS:RCII), a rent-to-own industry
leader, announced today that it is partnering with the largest
domestic hunger-relief organization, Feeding America, to raise
$150,000 in one month – Hunger Action Relief month this
September.
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From Sept. 1 - 30 visit your nearby
Rent-A-Center, Get It Now! or Home Choice store and donate to help
us Fill the Fridge and fight hunger. $1 provides 11 meals. (Photo:
Business Wire)
The new fundraising campaign, called “Fill the Fridge,” will
benefit Feeding America’s nationwide network of food banks. It will
take place in all of Rent-A-Center’s Core U.S. stores, its
AcceptanceNOW kiosk locations in third party retailers,
Rent-A-Center Franchising, Inc., and Home Choice and Get It Now!
stores in Wisconsin.
All U.S. and Puerto Rico stores will be participating.
“That means that our stores nationwide will raise money that
will stay local and benefit local communities,” said Gina Hethcock,
Senior Public and Community Relations Manager for Rent-A-Center,
Inc. “Hard working people are still struggling to make ends meet.
Each dollar we raise helps to secure 11 meals for people in need.
So when we meet our goal, we will have provided 1.65 million
meals.”
Customers can donate one of four ways:
- Buy a pin-up card at the point of
purchase desk or kiosk
- Make a cash donation
- Donate your down payment (Only
customers who are returning to lease a new agreement after having
previously paid in full)
- Donate online beginning Sept. 1 at
www.feedingamerica.org/fillthefridge
“One in eight Americans may not know where they will find their
next meal,” said Nancy Curby, Senior Vice President of Corporate
Partnerships and Operations at Feeding America. “We are thankful to
Rent-A-Center for its support of Feeding America member food banks
across the country, and we are happy to now partner on a national
level. Fill the Fridge helps us provide more meals to people
in need and creates an opportunity for everyone to help make a
difference.”
Hunger relief is one of Rent-A-Center’s three pillars of giving,
along with disaster relief and family empowerment. Rent-A-Center
has donated a total of $142,300 through corporate and coworker
donations and has volunteered over 600 work hours towards hunger
relief alone.
About Rent-A-Center
A rent-to-own industry leader, Plano, Texas-based,
Rent-A-Center, Inc., is focused on improving the quality of life
for its customers by providing them the opportunity to obtain
ownership of high-quality, durable products such as consumer
electronics, appliances, computers, furniture, and accessories,
under flexible rental purchase agreements with no long-term
obligation. The Company owns and operates approximately 2,600
stores in the United States, Mexico, Canada and Puerto Rico, and
approximately 1,300 AcceptanceNOW kiosk locations in the United
States and Puerto Rico. Rent-A-Center Franchising International,
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, is a national
franchiser of approximately 230 rent-to-own stores operating under
the trade names of "Rent-A-Center," "ColorTyme," and "RimTyme." For
additional information about the Company, please visit our website
at www.rentacenter.com.
About Feeding America
Feeding America is the nationwide network of 200 food banks that
leads the fight against hunger in the U.S. Together the network
provides food to more than 46 million people through 60,000 food
pantries and meal programs in communities across America. Feeding
America also supports programs that improve food security among the
people; educates the public about the problem of hunger; and
advocates for legislation that protects people from going hungry.
Individuals, charities, businesses and government all have a role
in ending hunger. Feeding America can be followed on Facebook or on
Twitter.
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Rent-A-Center, Inc.Gina Hethcock, 972-801-1424Sr. Manager,
Public and Community Relations
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