Donation Part of $250,000 Earmarked for 11 Food Banks across the U.S.
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 10, 2013--
Rent-A-Center today donated $20,000 to Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
The donation comes on the heels of a recent donation of 10 refrigerators
earmarked for partner agencies of the food bank.
The Los Angeles-based food bank is one of eleven across the nation
sharing in $250,000 worth of Rent-A-Center funding for hunger relief
this year.
The donation is in addition to the grassroots hunger-relief campaign
being staged across Rent-A-Center’s 3000-plus U.S. stores throughout
September. Dubbed "Soup to Nuts" and in support of Hunger Action Month,
this virtual food drive leverages Rent-A-Center stores as collection
points for cash donations. The donated funds will be distributed to food
banks across the country at the conclusion of the month-long campaign.
"We're so grateful for Rent-A-Center's continued support," said Michael
Flood, president and CEO of Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ: RCII), headquartered in Plano, Texas, operates
more than 3,000 stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and
Mexico. The Company employs over 21,000 coworkers. Learn more at www.rentacenter.com.
Source: Rent-A-Center
Rent-A-Center
Xavier Dominicis, 800-275-2696 x 1025
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