Company marks new store opening with $1,000 donation to Austin
Children’s Shelter
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 28, 2012--
Rent-A-Center Manager Desiree Rodriguez and her four-person sales team
are pleased to offer residents of Austin an additional option when it
comes to acquiring ownership of high-quality furniture, appliances,
electronics and computers. “I’m excited to be working with the
community,” said Rodriguez. “I can’t wait to build up this store.”
The new Rent-A-Center is located at 3900 I-35/ 38 ½ Street. Members of
the community will welcome Rent-A-Center to the neighborhood at a grand
opening celebration on Friday, October 5, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. At the
ribbon-cutting ceremony, Rent-A-Center is contributing $1,000 to the
Austin Children’s Shelter. Julie Burch, director of marketing for the
shelter, expressed how this donation impacts the organization. “We must
raise 65 percent of our operating budget to provide round-the-clock
residential care and services such as medical treatment, group and
individual counseling, academic interventions and even recreational
activities,” says Burch. “Financial gifts from companies such as
Rent-A-Center make this possible.”
In conjunction with the grand opening ceremony, the store will also hold
a drawing for a new HD TV on October 5, 2012. To enter, simply visit the
store. No purchase is necessary.
Rent-A-Center operates 277 locations in the state of Texas. The Austin
location is open from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays.
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 18,900 coworkers. Learn more at www.rentacenter.com.
Source: Rent-A-Center
Rent-A-Center
Xavier Dominicis, 800-275-2696 x 1025
VP of
Public Affairs
media@rentacenter.com