Conn's, Inc. Renews Community Relations Program With Focus On Local Heroes
April 10 2017 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Conn’s Cares connecting children with heroes in
their communities throughout 2017
Conn's, Inc. (NASDAQ: CONN), the Houston-based specialty
retailer of furniture, mattresses, home appliances and consumer
electronics, recently launched its 2017 Conn’s Cares community
relations initiative under the new banner theme of “Heroes Among
Us.” The new focus is introducing children to local role models
that can teach valuable life lessons and how to be good
citizens.
The Conn’s Cares “Heroes Among Us” campaign will visit select
schools across the company’s 13-state footprint in 2017, featuring
presentations from community heroes that will deliver positive and
important messages to students. The premiere event was held on
April 4 at Fletcher Elementary in the Company’s founding city of
Beaumont, Texas, which included a hero line-up of a police officer,
firefighter, military service person, as well as an “everyday hero”
in the community.
As part of the “Heroes Among Us” events, Conn’s will make a cash
donation to the participating hero agencies and donate store
products to support the host schools. Conn’s associates will
volunteer at each event to distribute superhero capes to the
students as well as a fun and interactive hero activity book, which
will also be made available in all Conn’s HomePlus retail
locations.
“Every child deserves an opportunity to succeed,” said Norm
Miller, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Conn’s, Inc. “This
institutional belief has made Conn’s Cares an important part of our
company’s culture. We are excited about the program’s fresh
direction in 2017 and are proud to connect students to great role
models that can inspire the kids and encourage them to be their
best at home, in school and around their communities.”
Conn’s first introduced the Conn’s Cares philanthropic program
in 2015 with a children’s literacy focus that extended through
2016. During that time, Conn’s, Inc. hosted reading parties at
schools across the country where employees gave out 45,000 new
books at a value of nearly $500,000 to children in need.
About Conn’s, Inc.
Conn's is a specialty retailer currently operating more
than 110 retail locations in Alabama,
Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New
Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
The Company's primary product categories include:
- Furniture and mattress, including
furniture and related accessories for the living room, dining room
and bedroom, as well as both traditional and specialty
mattresses;
- Home appliance, including
refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, dishwashers and
ranges;
- Consumer electronics, including LED,
OLED, Ultra HD, and internet-ready televisions, Blu-ray players,
home theater and portable audio equipment; and
- Home office, including computers,
printers and accessories.
Additionally, Conn's offers a variety of products on a
seasonal basis. Unlike many of its
competitors, Conn's provides flexible in-house credit
options for its customers in addition to third-party financing
programs and third-party lease-to-own payment plans.
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