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Rent-A-Center & Acima Raise Nearly $190,000 for Hunger Relief Across U.S.
Campaign Marks Company’s 20th Year Supporting Hunger Relief PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Employees at Rent-A-Center, Inc. (RAC) and Acima recently joined
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nCampaign Marks Company’s 20th Year Supporting Hunger Relief\n\n PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nEmployees at Rent-A-Center, Inc. (RAC) and Acima recently joined forces to support the North Texas Food Bank and Utah Food Bank’s hunger relief efforts this year. Rent-A-Center’s and Acima’s desire to do their part to make sure every family has a meal on their plate perfectly aligns with these food banks’ visions and principles. In total, RAC and Acima raised nearly $190,000 for hunger relief last year.\n\nOver the course of RAC’s campaign supporting the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB), NTFB 2022: #RACCares: Heroes for Hunger, employees at the Field Support Center (FSC) in Plano, Texas, raised nearly $128,000. NTFB is a nonprofit hunger-relief organization that provides access to meals for hungry families in North Texas. Including the $25,000 match made by RAC, the company donated a total of almost $153,000 for hunger relief in the Dallas area – the second-highest amount raised by RAC during their partnership with NTFB. Employees raised money by selling meals, holding virtual and in-person events, bidding on executives to get a pie in the face, entering in a virtual raffle and buying campaign t-shirts. They also participated in the campaign’s eighth annual golf tournament, which raised over $101,000, through corporate sponsorships, raffles and players’ donations.\n\n“It’s important that we serve our communities by supporting causes that help families in their time of need,” says Anthony Blasquez, EVP – Operations at RAC. “Rent-A-Center is proud to help the North Texas Food Bank and support their hunger relief efforts to empower families and eliminate the barriers brought on by food insecurity.”\n\nRent-A-Center has proudly partnered with NTFB and supported their mission with fundraising efforts for 20 years. Throughout the course of the partnership, the company has raised over $1.6 million in the fight against hunger, amounting to a little over 4.8 million nutritious meals for North Texans. In addition to Rent-A-Center’s efforts, employees at Acima in Salt Lake City, Utah, raised almost $12,000 throughout the course of the campaign, in part through their similar bidding efforts towards their executives getting a pie in the face. With RAC’s $25,000 match, they donated close to $37,000 to the Utah Food Bank.\n\n“We are so grateful for t...