Ashley Furniture and the Memphis Tigers Football Team recently hosted a Hope to Dream event, giving a new bed set to 100 children in the Memphis area. Each bed set included a twin mattress set, pillow, sheets and comforter. The receiving children were selected through Ashley’s Hope to Dream program and local community partners, Read More

St. Louis-based Rent One will host a BBQ college fundraiser for a longtime friend and APRO scholarship recipient Javontay Moss at Dr. and Marilyn Parks’ Farm on Saturday, June 9, in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Rent One’s Employee Development Director David Keen has been Moss’ Big Brother through the Big Brothers Big Sisters of American, Read More

APRO member and Premier Rental-Purchase Owner Chad Fosdick participated in Cody Park Concession Stand’s Memorial Day weekend kickoff event on Friday, May 25 in North Platte, Nebraska, by sponsoring the park’s activities. Fosdick sponsored the public event each of the last three years, which features free rides, a petting zoo and face painting. The first year, Read More

Through an ongoing partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Aaron’s and Progressive Leasing surprised teens last week with a freshly revamped Keystone Teen Center at the Union Street Clubhouse of the Boys & Girls Club of Manchester. With input from BGCA, teen members and club officials, Aaron’s associates spent last week, Read More

St. Louis-based Rent One launched its sixth annual Great Expectations Charity of Choice campaign, providing much-needed donations to charities in all of the company’s 10 regions located across the Midwest. Voluntary payroll deductions from Rent One employees were at the heart of the charity drive, with those pooled funds matched by corporate participation as, Read More

Aaron’s, Inc. participated in surprising single mother of two Catherine Echols as part of its partnership with Warrick Dunn Charities Homes for the Holiday program. The program assists single parents as they become first-time homeowners while Aaron’s helps transform the house into a fully furnished home including furniture, food and all the amenities associated, Read More

Aaron’s Inc. surprised two single-parent families in Tallahassee, Florida by furnishing their entire new home as part of its partnership with Warrick Dunn Charities’ Homes for the Holidays program sponsored by former NFL star Warrick Dunn. The program assists single parents as they become first-time homeowners. Warrick Dunn Charities, in partnership with Aaron’s and Habitat, Read More

Members of the Missouri Rental Dealers Association met last week to provide community service and financial contributions as part of their third annual charity tour. Associates from National Rent-To-Own (NRTO) volunteered their time and presented a $1000 check on behalf of the association’s board as well as an additional $2500 donation made by Dan, Read More

Mike Strong and Angela Strong-McCool owners of Mike Strong Inc., dba Mike’s TV-Furniture & Appliances (Mike’s Rent-to-Own) participated in the Food Bank of Reno County’s “Stuff the Trucks” event on Saturday, November 11 in Hutchinson, Kansas. They, along with additional sponsors, collected $3200 in cash donations—$400 donated on behalf of Mike’s Rent-to-Own—and 5900 lbs., Read More