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Rent-A-Center Raises Nearly $175,000 for Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Annual Fundraising Campaign Supporting Youth Empowerment PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Employees at Rent-A-Center, Inc. (RAC) recently joined forces for
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nAnnual Fundraising Campaign Supporting Youth Empowerment\n\n PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nEmployees at Rent-A-Center, Inc. (RAC) recently joined forces for their annual Spring for Kids campaign, a fundraiser supporting family and youth empowerment efforts. This year, 100% of the funds raised over the course of the fundraiser were donated to Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA)—a national, nonprofit organization which provides programs and services to promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by installing a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence. BGCA’s mission is to enable all young people, especially those most in need, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens by providing a safe place to learn and grow, developing ongoing relationships with caring, adult professionals and participating in life-enhancing programs and character development experiences.\n\nDue to the pandemic, this past year has created additional hardships, including food insecurity, uncertainty about the future, learning gaps and much more for kids across the country. RAC coworkers rallied together for the chance to raise money for a great cause in their communities and an all-out competition to see which stores could raise the most.\n\nDuring the course of the Spring for Kids campaign, employees based at the Field Support Center (FSC) in Plano, Texas, raised nearly $12,000 for Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County, a local North Texas chapter. Additionally, throughout their stores, RAC employees raised a total of over $70,000 which will be donated to BGCA chapters across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, based on each store’s location. Overall, through the combined RAC employee fundraising efforts and the company donation match, RAC will contribute nearly $175,000 to strengthen youth empowerment in BGCA chapters across the country.\n\n“Serving our communities and helping those in need has always been critically important to us. However, as children and families across the country continue to recover from the many challenges brought on by the pandemic, our support is more important than ever before,” says CEO Mitch Fadel. “Rent-A-Center is proud to grow our partnership with BGCA and support their efforts to empower children and help them to thrive.”\n\n“Youth empowerment is a vital component to allowin...