Rent-to-own News - Rent-A-Center donation to benefit children at Hornell YMCA

Children at the Hornell YMCA, a recent recipient of Rent-A-Center donations.

Rent-A-Center helped strengthen the sense of community for the residents that attend the Hornell YMCA.

Representatives from Rent-A-Center stores from throughout the area delivered and assembled more than $5,000 in electronics and furniture to the Hornell YMCA as part of the company’s Random Acts of Caring program.

Children, staff and board members from the YMCA and Hornell Mayor Shawn Hogan attended an unveiling ceremony of the newly furnished room that will be used for programs and activities that build children’s physical, social, intellectual and emotional development.

The YMCA has been in the Hornell community since 1883 and currently serves approximately 1,300 members, including 145 school age children.

In addition, the YMCA also serves more than 1,200 people who participate in a wide array of special programs as well as a childcare program that serves more than 90 families daily and a youth athletic program that serves more than 500 children in soccer and basketball.

“The Hornell YMCA is very grateful to Rent-A-Center for their very generous gift on behalf of the children we serve every day,” said Mark Morrissey, executive director, Hornell YMCA.  “This is continued good news for our organization as we prepare for our move into a new building over the next year.”

Rent-A-Center’s donation to the Hornell YMCA included four Compaq laptops, two large high definition televisions and stands, two Nintendo Wii’s, a Microsoft Xbox 360, a living room furniture set and a Panasonic Blu Ray home entertainment system to help make the community center an enjoyable, educational as well as a comfortable place.

“Rent-A-Center’s community outreach philosophy and its business model share a common thread - both strive to make the lives of everyday Americans more manageable,” said Evan Manley, regional director, Rent-A-Center.

In New York, Rent-A-Center operates 176 stores including two stores in the Hornell area.  Rent-A-Center also operates a national product service center in Liverpool.