RTOHQ: The Magazine, Winter 2017
Winter 2017 27 Irma was a very scary storm I was terrified for my family says Gonzalez The winds were extremely powerful and caused most of the damage The wood fence that surrounds our house collapsed on both sides and tiles from our roof were flying off by the dozen Hurricane Irma was the most intense Atlantic hurricane to strike the United States since Katrina in 2005 and the first major hurricane to make landfall in Florida since Wilma in 2005 Gonzalez and his family were left without power for six days The aftermath of Irma was not easy Gonzalez says I dont miss the cold meals and cold showers I feel very fortunate that my family went unharmed and thanks to the Disaster Relief Fund we can rebuild Thank you for taking care of my family during this situation Scores of disaster relief organizations worldwide are coming to the aid of those in need this year Unfortunately such help focuses on specific rescue and rebuilding projects and frankly its not enough That is why APROs RTO Employee Disaster Relief Fund exists specifically to help APRO member employees in the rent to own industry who have been affected by the hurricanes Since Hurricanes Harvey Irma and Maria made landfall APRO has been urging fellow rent to own professionals to open their hearts and pocketbooks for the cause Administered through APROs charitable foundation all of the contributions made are tax exempt Every dollar raised goes directly to rent to own employees in need So far APRO has dispersed 138000 to rent to own employees in need while the application submissions remain constant APRO member contributions have had a huge impact on the success of programs such as APROs disaster relief fund and such support is needed now more than ever As the official voice of the rent to own industry we invite you to be part of our efforts by donating to APROs RTO Employee Disaster Relief Fund APRO can only achieve its goals of helping as many rent to own employees in need as possible with the assistance of generous donations from members of our rent to own family To contribute to APROs RTO Employee Disaster Relief Fund visit https goo gl c9pcq1 or contact Tulisha Wendele at 800 204 2776 ext 111 twendele@ rtohq org Valerie Villarreal is APROs director of marketing communications Contact her at 800 204 2776 ext 105 vvillarreal@ rtohq org Recipients of aid from the 2017 RTO Employee Disaster Relief Fund Connie Murphy Julio Gonzalez Debriel Williams and Michael Norwood
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