For more than a decade, the APRO Charitable Foundation has annually provided scholarships to rent-to-own professionals and their families. APRO members have contributed generously to the APRO Scholarship Fund – awarding 483 scholarships totaling in excess of $1 million to date – to help RTO families pursue their college degrees and trade programs.
APRO partners with the following state rental dealer associations who generously support the scholarship foundation for students in their state.
- Arkansas Rental Dealers Association (ARDA)
- Colorado Rental Dealer Association (CRDA)
- Florida Rental Dealers Association (FRDA)
- Georgia Rental Dealers Association (GRDA)
- Kansas Rental Dealers Association (KRDA)
- Kentucky Rental Dealers Association (KYRDA)
- Missouri Rental Dealers Association (MRDA)
- Northeast Rental Dealers Association (NERDA)
- Oklahoma Rental Dealers Association (OKRDA)
- Ohio Rental Dealers Association (ORDA)
- Tennessee Rental Dealers Association (TNRDA)
In loving memory of Tiger Cleek, the Cleek family has established a scholarship in his memory.
2023 Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to our 2023 APRO Charitable Foundation Scholarship Recipients! Notifications have been sent to recipients via email and letter.
How RTO Has Impacted Our Recipients
"As kids, we'd come home from school and go directly to the store. We'd do our homework, then hang out in the showroom, help with cleaning, get to know the customers. We learned to appreciate the interpersonal aspects of RTO, and how it bring people together."
"Our first gaming console came from my mom's rent-to-own store. RTO has let my family get many difficult things we normally couldn't afford - so it has not only put food on our table, but also has made ours and many other houses feel like home."
"Through my dad, rent-to-own has exposed me to work cultures and environments I wouldn't have gotten to experience otherwise. His career has taught me a lot about hard work, business management, and interpersonal communication, which are some of the best values and qualities to have in any type of workplace."
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