All funds were raised internally by staff and owners through a
combination of events and incentives; Those included pay for dress down
in which employees could pay for up to one month of casual dress. Can
and bottle drive and food special where employees collected cans and
purchased food in-houses donated by APR owners. And weekly raffle
tickets where employees could win items such as gift cards, and a 50/50
raffle.
The money raised will allow the ACA International Education Foundation to
expand its financial literacy programs, such as providing free electronic
Community Education Kits on consumer rights and money management basics, the
Receivables Management Training Program giving persons with disabilities
access to employment in the accounts receivable field, the Foundation’s
annual consumer outreach campaign, National Credit Education Week, and the
Foundation’s latest initiative, the Personal Financial Management Web
Course—a free online money management training program available to
consumers as a public service.
“We truly believe in educating consumers on important debt issues and how
to stay out of debt, stated Jeff DiMatteo, partner at American Profit
Recovery. “We had fun raising money for these important initializes and look
forward to doing it again. We hope more collection agencies will join us.”
Money to fund these important projects comes from donations by ACA
International members, collection agencies and friends.
For more information
on the ACA International Education Foundation, contact staff at +1(952)
928-8000, ext. 104, or foundation@acainternational.org.
About the ACA International Education Foundation
The ACA International
Education Foundation is the philanthropic arm of ACA International, the
Association of Credit and Collection Professionals. The mission of the
Foundation is to increase financial literacy through research, education,
job training and public relations.
American Profit Recovery (APR) is a collection agency with offices in
Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina and Kentucky. Founded in 2004, APR
specializes in the collection of third-party debt in industries such as
medical/dental, banking, trades, lawn care and other professional services.
The firm serves approximately 2600 clients. 800-711-0023
http://www.americanprofit.net/
