 APRO: The Official Voice of the Rent to Own Industry
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RTO Legislative Activity - APRO Congressional Grassroots Instructions
MEETING OBJECTIVE: To secure your U.S. House of Representative and U.S. Senator’s co-sponsorship of the “Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act.” Co-sponsorship means the Congress member publicly supports rent-to-own and rent-to-own’s future. We ask U.S. Senate offices to co-sponsor S. 738 the Senate Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act by Sen. Mary Landrieu and we ask House of Representative’s offices to co-sponsor H.R. 1744, the Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act by U.S. House of Representative William Lacy Clay.
Step 1: Identify your 1 U.S. House of Representative member and 2 U.S. Senators and their Washington D.C. phone numbers.
Step 2: Phone the three offices to schedule a meeting using APRO’s “Congressional Meeting Request Instructions.”
Step 3: Submit in writing your meeting request using APRO’s “U.S. Senator Meeting Request” and “U.S. House of Representative Meeting Request.”
Step 4: When each congressional meeting is confirmed, send the meeting information through APRO’s on-line meeting confirmation form.
Step 5: Review APRO’s “Why Rent To Own Legislation.” For further background, you can review APRO’s Website and review the tabs under “Legislative Activity.”
Step 6: Review APRO’s “Five Basic Steps to a Successful Meeting.”
Step 7: Submit your meeting summary on-line and be prepared to follow up with the Congressional office if need be or requested.
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APRO's 2011 Dave Egan Legislative Conference
May 2-4, Washington, DC
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RTOHQ: The Magazine
RTOHQ: The Magazine is the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations' award-winning rent-to-own industry magazine, and it's available here. | |||
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Click the links below to download each article as a PDF
Complete issue of RTOHQ: The Magazine | July-August 2010
David Lane, APRO's 2010 Employee of the Year by Murlin Evans David Lane, an Indiana-based Premier Rental-Purchase employee, is known for many selfless deeds that help his community and inspire his company.
by Murlin Evans Louise Brown has been a BestWay Rent-To-Own customer in Virginia for 20 years—and her passion for helping those in need runs deep. "I've always believed that if you take care of others, they'll take care of you."
by Kristen Card With a combined 153 years of service to the rent-to-own industry, the APRO staff makes hard work seem easy. Meet the modestly sized group of professionals—plus a real "fat cat"—who work on your behalf.
by Ed Winn III There is a growing movement to "nudge" consumers' behavior. Consider it a subtle attack on the flank of individual freedom that, if allowed to develop unchecked, could set its sights on rent-to-own. It if does, the results for rental dealers will not be pretty. A recap of the highlights at APRO's 2010 Rent-to-Own Convention and Trade Show, held July 19–22 in Louisville, Kentucky. In addition to learning, purchasing and socializing, rental dealers and vendors gathered to celebrate the association's 30th anniversary.
Cover illustration by Dave Cutler
See the current issue of RTOHQ: The Magazine... [PDF format] [HTML format]
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Association of Progressive Rental Organizations 1504 Robin Hood Trail Austin, Texas 78703 800/204-2776, ext. 103 Fax 512/794-0097 |