Rent-to-own News - Rent-A-Center outfits Springfield Recovery Center

(L-R) Ron Muns, regional director, Rent-A-Center with Ed Battles, executive director, Springfield Turning Point Recovery Center after the Random Acts of Caring donation unveiling ceremony.

Rent-A-Center helped strengthen the sense of community for the Springfield Turning Point Recovery Center through the donation of merchandise valued at $5,000 to the Recovery Center’s Transitional Home program.
 
Rent-A-Center officials and employees from stores throughout the Springfield region delivered and assembled furniture, appliances and electronics as part of Rent-A-Center’s Random Acts of Caring program.  Staff and board members from Turning Point attended an unveiling ceremony of the newly furnished Transitional Home, which will be used to accommodate those in the program in various stages of recovery from alcohol and/or drug addiction.
 
“The Springfield Turning Point Center is extremely grateful to Rent-A-Center for their generosity on behalf of those in the community that we serve every day,” said Ed Battles, the director of the Springfield Turning Point Recover Center.  “This merchandise will enhance our ability to fulfill our mission of helping people restore their lives and be productive members of society and our community.”
 
The mission of the Springfield Turning Point Recovery Center is to enhance the spiritual, mental, physical, and social growth of those affected by any form of addiction. The Center seeks to facilitate recovery of individuals and their families in the Springfield area through various resources, including a volunteer staff drop-in center, substance-free social functions, transitional housing and other programs and services.
 
In 2009, the Turning Point Recovery Center hosted various meetings that provided assistance to more than 525 people from the local community.  The Center is part of the Vermont Recovery Network, a non-profit organization that supports recovery services throughout the state.
 
Rent-A-Center’s donation to Turning Point included a refrigerator, a stove, a dining room set, a living room set, new computers, a television set, and eight twin mattresses to make the recovery center a safe and comfortable place.
 
Rent-A-Center operates eight stores in Vermont, including three stores within 30 miles of the Springfield area.