--- title: "Aaron's Delivers New Laptops to College-Bound Freshmen" url: https://burnaze.com/article/34c46620-b309-4841-be81-e98e3ce35fa2 source: "Franchising.com" original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20200903_aaron39s_delivers_new_laptops_to_collegebound_freshmen.html category: "Retail" industry: "Retail" published: 2020-09-03T12:00:00.000Z modified: 2026-11-01T02:32:11.949Z image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1450101499163-c8848c66ca85?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop --- # Aaron's Delivers New Laptops to College-Bound Freshmen **TL;DR:** Aaron's donates laptops and accessories to Boys & Girls Clubs as part of its three-year partnership with the organization. The laptops are intended to provide a critical tool to students as they navigate the start of their college experiences, which are expected to be at least partially virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. *originally published in Franchising.com on 2020-09-03. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20200903_aaron39s_delivers_new_laptops_to_collegebound_freshmen.html).* ## Story The computer donation is part of the three-year, $5 million national partnership between Aaron's and Boys & Girls Clubs of America's Keystone Program, helping teens develop their character and leadership skills to help them reach their potential and create positive change in the community. The laptops are intended to provide a critical tool to these students as they navigate the start of their college experiences, which are expected to be at least partially, if not fully, virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Our team takes a tremendous amount of pride in the various ways we are supporting our communities during this challenging time, with this latest initiative helping some of our best and brightest students as they further their academic careers," said John Robinson, CEO of Aaron's, Inc. "We are grateful for our continued partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America, as they share our commitment to youth development and allow us to reach future leaders across the country." Designed with social distancing and safety measures in place, the computers were awarded to the teens during car parades for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford, Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County, and The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oklahoma. "We were delighted when Aaron's came to us with this idea, as it's an essential way to support the members of our Keystone program as they move on to the next phase of their lives and academic careers," said Jim Clark, president and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of America. "No matter the road ahead, we are confident these deserving graduates have the tools to succeed thanks to Aaron's." Aaron's, Inc. previously donated over 100 laptop computers to teen members from Boys & Girls Clubs in Atlanta and Salt Lake City in April, which supported virtual learning during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Headquartered in Atlanta, Aaron's, Inc. (NYSE: AAN), is a leading omnichannel provider of lease-purchase solutions. Progressive Leasing provides lease-purchase solutions through more than 20,000 retail partner locations in 46 states and the District of Columbia, including e-commerce merchants. The Aaron's Business engages in the sales and lease ownership and specialty retailing of furniture, home appliances, consumer electronics and accessories through its approximately 1,400 Company-operated and franchised stores in 47 states, Puerto Rico and Canada, as well as its e-commerce platform, Aarons.com. Vive Financial, provides a variety of second-look credit products. For more than 150 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA.org) has enabled young people most in need to achieve great futures as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Today, more than 4,700 Clubs serve 4. 6million young people through Club membership and community outreach. Clubs are located in cities, towns, public housing and on Native lands throughout the country, and serve military families in BGCA-affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military installations worldwide. They provide a safe place, caring adult mentors, fun and friendship, and high-impact youth development programs on a daily basis during critical non-school hours. Club programs promote academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. ## Entities - Franchising.com (publication) - Retail (sector) - partnership (topic) - community support (topic) - Aaron's (company) - Boys & Girls Clubs of America (company) - youth development (topic) - laptop donation (topic) --- Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20200903_aaron39s_delivers_new_laptops_to_collegebound_freshmen.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/34c46620-b309-4841-be81-e98e3ce35fa2).