ATLANTA, March 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Aaron's, Inc.
(NYSE: AAN), a leading omnichannel provider of lease-purchase
solutions, and its divisions Aaron's and Progressive Leasing,
provided the furnishings for a surprise home presentation last
Tuesday to an Augusta single
mother and her four sons as part of the Homes for the Holidays
(HFTH) program sponsored by former NFL star Warrick Dunn.
The presentation of the home to Valencia and her family was the 169th by
Warrick Dunn Charities' (WDC) HFTH program, which assists single
parents in becoming first-time homeowners. In partnership with
Aaron's, WDC provides the materials necessary for long-term
stability and the provisions required to make a meaningful impact
on the parents and their families.
The home comes as part of the City of
Augusta's Homeownership Assistance Program, which assists
first-time home buyers in purchasing homes within Augusta-Richmond
County. Peach State Federal Credit Union (FCU) has committed
$20,000 to Warrick Dunn Charities,
$10,000 of which has been invested in
this project. The remaining donation will go towards a future Home
for the Holidays recipient. In addition to the generosity of
Aaron's and Peach State FCU, this home is also sponsored by the
Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia.
"Aaron's is grateful for the opportunity to work alongside
Warrick Dunn Charities to provide a deserving Augusta family a safe place to call home,"
said John Robinson, CEO of Aaron's,
Inc. "We have a longstanding tradition of giving back to
communities across the country and we're so pleased that these
furnishings will be able to help make a difference for this family
in their lives for years to come."
Working as an educator, Valencia strives to equip her children with
skills that reach far beyond the classroom. She serves as an
influential role model for her students in school and for her
family at home.
"At Warrick Dunn Charities, we're committed to helping deserving
parents secure homeownership and understand the system around that
process so they will be successful for the rest of their lives,"
said Warrick Dunn. "Thanks to our
partners such as Aaron's, these families do not need to worry about
furnishing their homes and can focus on improving their lives and
communities."
To date, WDC and its sponsors have rewarded 169 single parents
and over 400 children and dependents with first-time homeownership
in 18 cities across the nation.
Aaron's has been a longtime supporter of WDC initiatives and
began contributing home furnishings, appliances and electronics to
the Homes for the Holidays program in 2003. Warrick Dunn Charities
was founded in 2002 by former NFL running back Warrick Dunn.
About Aaron's, Inc.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Aaron's, Inc. (NYSE: AAN), is a
leading omnichannel provider of lease-purchase solutions.
Progressive Leasing, a virtual lease-to-own company, provides
lease-purchase solutions through more than 20,000 retail locations
in 46 states. In addition, the Aaron's Business engages in the
sales and lease ownership and specialty retailing of furniture,
consumer electronics, home appliances and accessories through its
approximately 1,700 Company-operated and franchised stores in 47
states, Canada, and Puerto Rico, as well as its e-commerce
platform, Aarons.com. Dent-A-Med, Inc., d/b/a the HELPcard®,
provides a variety of second-look credit products that are
originated through federally insured banks. For more information,
visit investor.aarons.com, Aarons.com, ProgLeasing.com, and
HELPcard.com.
About Warrick Dunn Charities
Warrick Dunn Charities
provides hope and healing to communities through innovative
programming inspired by our Founder's life journey. Since 1997, the
Homes for the Holidays program has rewarded 169 single parents and
420 children and dependents that have achieved first-time
homeownership in Atlanta, GA,
Baltimore, MD, Baton Rouge, LA, Dallas, TX, Jacksonville, FL, Tallahassee and Tampa, FL. Serving single-parent families
nationwide, WDC and its partners have combatted poverty, hunger and
ensure families have basic necessities and comfortable surroundings
to improve their quality of life. Betty's Hope, a mobile children's
bereavement program provides students aged 5-18 with a safe and
responsive environment for them to heal and enhance their quality
of life after experiencing a loss. For more information, visit
www.wdc.org.
About Peach State Federal Credit Union
Peach State is
a $491 million credit union that
serves more than 60,000 members in Georgia and South
Carolina. As a financial cooperative, Peach State's mission
is to meet the needs and exceed the expectations of its
member-owners. To learn more, visit www.peachstatefcu.org or
www.peachstatefcustories.coop.
About Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia
The Mortgage Bankers
Association of Georgia is a leader
in Georgia's real estate finance
industry. Our Mission is to promote the highest professional and
ethical standards, provide education and industry-wide networking
opportunities and act as one of the industry's leading voices on
legislative and regulatory issues.
In 1990 the members of the Mortgage Bankers Association of
Georgia desired to make a
contribution to all of the communities in Georgia and help improve the lives of as many
citizens of Georgia as
possible with the creation of the MBAG Foundation,
Inc. Visit http://www.mbag.org/ to learn more.
About City of Augusta Homeownership Assistance
Program
Through the Homeownership Assistance Program (HAP),
eligible first-time homebuyers can receive assistance up to
$5,000.00-$25,000.00 toward down payment/closing costs
and/or gap financing. Down Payment Assistance (up to $5,000.00), Homebuyer Subsidy (up to $25,000.00 in partnership with nonprofit
developers), Employee Incentive (up to $15,000.00 for City employees) and Educator
programs (up to $10,000.00 for RCBOE
teachers) allow HCD to assist more than 50 households annually to
achieve the dream of wealth building through homeownership! To
learn more, visit
https://www.augustaga.gov/68/Housing-Development.
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