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NEWSLETTERS - January 8, 2008 Newsletter

Rent-to-own dealers in Kentucky gear up for January 16 state association reorganization meeting

Chris Bolin of Bolin Rental Purchase is calling all Kentucky rent-to-own dealers to attend a state rental dealer reorganization meeting on January 16, 2008, in Louisville. The meeting will be held at the luxurious 21C Museum Hotel and the room rate for Kentucky rental dealers attending the meeting is only $139.

The deadline to reserve a room is December 26, 2007, so call the 21C Museum Hotel at 877/217-6400 or 502/217-6300. The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. and KRDA officers will be nominated. After lunch, attendees will discuss dues structure, a date for the next meeting and, most importantly, attendees will provide the new board directions and ideas.

For more information, please contact Chris Bolin via e-mail or by phone at 931/647-1136. GE Consumer & Industrial has generously offered to be a sponsor of the meeting.

 

2007 convention seminar handouts now available online

Take advantage of the wealth of information now available within the APRO member E-Communities section on the APRO Web site. Seminar handouts from the 2007 APRO Convention are there, as well as APRO manuals and industry reports and studies.

To view the seminar handouts, log into the E-Communities, click on “APRO Members,” then on “View Complete Document Archive.” The handouts are in Folder: 2007 Convention Seminar Handouts. If you have forgotten your log-in and password, there is a link on the log-in page to retrieve your information. Take advantage of these rich resources for your business.

If you have questions, please e-mail Shelley Martinek or Laurie Hill at APRO.





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