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Rent-to-own News - Bowling for Autism raises $23,500

April 19, 2011

ABC's Jeff Page, Thomas and "Tiger" John Cleek Jr. in a recent Bowling For Autism promo. Watch.

John Cleek Jr.'s annual "Bowling for Autism" event raised $23,000 last week for TouchPoint Autism Services Approximately 180 bowlers participated in the event in Columbia, Missouri.

The successful program has now raised close to $175,000 over the past seven years, for TouchPoint Autism Services which offers services and support to families with members diagnosed with Autism.

Watch promo.

 

A partial list of  rent to own business owners includes:


John "Tiger" & Ann Cleek
National Rent to Own - Dan Cole
Quality Rentals - Kevin & Angie Quinn/ Bryan & Patricia Huff
ACORP - Aaron's Community Outreach Projects - Scott Harvey
Rent One -  Larry Carrico & Trent Agin
Rental City - Chuck & Arlyn Kuluva
Central File - Paul Gibbons
Davis/Morris Investments - Aaron's  -  Alex & Daphne Davis
 

Anyone interested in making a donation, please mail checks to:


TouchPoint Autism Services
401 W. Blvd. N. Ste. C
Columbia, MO 65203

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A New Rent-to-Own Experience

by Neil Ferguson

Here’s the lowdown on APRO’s 2012 Convention and Trade Show, July 24-26 in Memphis. The RTO industry’s big event will offer many valuable experiences, including insights on how to turn your stores into “experiences”–the good kind for consumers

 

Who Is Your Competition?

by Bill Keese

In order to expand your customer base, you can learn a lot by observing your competitors. But first, you need to figure out just who they are. If you think your only competition is the rent-to-own store down the street, you’re not considering the bigger picture. APRO’s executive director offers a big-picture perspective.

 

A Review of Online Customer Complaints

by Ed Winn III

While rent-to-own companies have not cornered the market on negative reviews posted on consumer complaint websites, it’s no surprise that there are cyberspace beefs against RTO. APRO’s general counsel reviews some of them in search of a pattern and he considers appropriate response to online complaints.

 

Rent-to-Own Families, Part VIII

by Kristen Card

Our series of family-run rent-to-own businesses continues with profiles of the Homeiers in Kansas and two Texas-based sets of kindred colleagues, the Spangles and the Weisblatts.

 

 

Future issues of APRO's magazine will be available in this same new format. Click here to access past issues that are not yet archived in the new interface.

 

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