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In Honor of 25 Years in Business, PRA Group Increases Charitable Giving By $250,000
Global Company Invites Employees to Choose Nonprofit Beneficiaries NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAA), a global leader
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[{"type":"text","content":"Global Company Invites Employees to Choose Nonprofit Beneficiaries\n\n\nNORFOLK, Va., Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAA), a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, is adding $250,000 to its annual charitable giving budget in honor of its 25th anniversary year. The company invited its global base of employees to select 10 organizations around the world to benefit from the gift.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThrough company-wide nominations and surveys, PRA Group's employees chose to support the following organizations:\nThe Terry Fox Foundation, Canada, health services; Ezer Mizion, Israel, health services; Mental Helse, Norway, health services; Macmillan Cancer Support, United Kingdom, health services; Alzheimer's Association, United States, health services; Habitat for Humanity affiliates, United States, human services; Semper Fi & America's Fund, United States, military and veteran support; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, United States, health services; The Salvation Army, United States, human services; The Trevor Project, United States, human services.Unable to volunteer in-person at the same level during the COVID-19 pandemic, PRA Group began to approach giving back through virtual events, contactless donation drives, community engagement programs and increased donations, which led to the inception of $250,000 for 25 Years. Overall, the employee campaign resulted in over 200 nominations worldwide.\n\"For the past 25 years, giving back has been and continues to be central to our business' success, and we could not celebrate this milestone without expressing our gratitude to our employees and nonprofit partners for their commitment to strengthening communities around the world,\" said Kevin Stevenson, president and CEO of PRA Group. \"The nomination process gave us the opportunity to connect with the individuals who make our company great over personal stories about what these organizations mean to them, and we're left feeling overwhelmingly proud of our PRA family and its heart for giving.\"\nMaricela Chavez, bilingual senior account executive, core operations, at PRA Group's Dallas Regional Office, nominated The Salvation Army and recalls being \"raised by a single mother who did her best to provide for three children. During harsh Chicago winters when my mother's job slowe...