Rent-A-Center Donates $83,952 to Fight Hunger in North Texas
July 10 2018 - 11:38AM
Business Wire
Campaign Marks Company’s 15th Year Supporting
Hunger Relief
In May and June, employees at Rent-A-Center, Inc. came together
to support North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) through a multi-pronged
hunger relief campaign, Fighting Hunger in Our Own Backyard.
Employees raised $33,952; coupled with
a $50,000 corporate match, the campaign provided an
$83,952 donation and additional support for NTFB.
Employees from Rent-A-Center’s corporate headquarters
volunteered 619 hours at Frisco Family Services, a partner agency
of the North Texas Food Bank, and a month-long canned food drive
garnered 1,715 pounds of food that will provide 1,429 meals to
hungry North Texans. Fundraising activities included
department-sponsored meal sales, raffles items and games for
employees to enjoy, including grilled burgers, snoballs, ladderball
and a rubber chicken toss.
Rent-A-Center proudly presented its check to NTFB in a closing
ceremony at the Field Support Center in Plano, Texas, in June.
Rent-A-Center CEO Mitch Fadel spoke to the company’s 15-year-long
partnership between RAC and NTFB, through which Rent-A-Center has
raised over $1 million for hunger relief efforts in North
Texas.
“It’s important we put our company’s values into action by
supporting causes that help families thrive,” said Fadel. “Food
insecurity often serves as a barrier to other opportunities. At
Rent-A-Center, we take pride in supporting hunger relief
organizations such as the North Texas Food Bank that help empower
families to reach their potential.”
NTFB representatives, including CEO Trisha Cunningham, were on
hand to accept the check.
“Our partners at Rent-A-Center are champions of our vision to
create a hunger-free, healthy North Texas,” said Trisha Cunningham,
President and CEO of the North Texas Food Bank. “We know that there
are children, families and seniors who don’t know where their next
meal will come from. Thanks to generous donors like Rent-A-Center,
these hungry neighbors can turn to the North Texas Food Bank and
our partners during their time of need. As we work our way to
closing the current meal gap and providing 92 million meals by
2025, we know it is partners like Rent-A-Center who will help us
meet this goal. To the entire team, we thank you for your
commitment to feeding our hungry neighbors!”
The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) is a top-ranked nonprofit
hunger-relief organization that distributes donated, purchased and
prepared foods through a network of more than 200 Partner Agencies
in 13 counties. NTFB provides access to more than 190,000 meals for
hungry children, seniors, and families every day.
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.
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Rent-A-CenterSonia Holland, 972-801-1481Sr. Director,
CommunicationsSonia.Holland@RentACenter.com
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