News and Events

  • March 5, 2010
    April 20, 2010: PARD Annual Meeting 10am – 3pm Harrisburg Hilton, Harrisburg, PA.
    For more information, please contact Sandi Frye 814-949-2300
    Contact PARD
  • February 6, 2009
    The Pennsylvania Association of Rental Dealers (PARD) raised nearly $12,500 this for the Special Olympics of Pennsylvania 2009 Winter Games in Johnston.
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The Pennsylvania Association of Rental Dealers

What is The Pennsylvania Association of Rental Dealers (PARD)? The Voice of Rent-to-Own in Pennsylvania…
The Pennsylvania Association of Rental Dealers is the state-wide voice for the rent-to-own industry in Pennsylvania. PARD is the nonprofit trade association advocating and representing the rent-to-own industry before the PA legislature, media and the public.
The association offers a wide range of services and resources for both RTO dealers and vendors, including education programs, annual meetings, networking, and much more.
For more information on PARD, please visit our contact page. Or, for more information about RENT-TO-OWN, visit APRO web site (the international Association of Progressive Rental Organizations).

April 20th, 2010 - PARD annual meeting..


April 26, 2010

The Pennsylvania Association of Rental Dealers (PARD) held their annual state association meeting in Harrisburg April 20th that featured honored guests and speakers. On he picture - State Representative Mike Sturla is speaking to the assembled PA Rental Dealers about the importance of connecting with state lawmakers and helping them to understand our business..


Agenda for the upcoming PARD annual meeting on 04/20/2010..


March 23, 2010

- Colortyme President and CEO Robert Bloom - Discussing Management Issues.
- Richard Hollinger, Budget Prepay - Cell Phone Package Plans.
- PARD donates $5000 worth of computers to the Nativity School of Harrisburg as part of our "Computers for Kidz" program.
- APRO General Counsel Ed Winn speaks on Federal Legislative efforts and Legal issues.
- James MacAlpine from RentDirect Nationwide speaks on a topic (TBD)
- Dennis Shields from TRIB group speaks on a topic (TBD)

Meeting location: Hilton Harrisburg Hotel One North Second Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 10am-3pm
If you would like to attend please contact Sandi Frye @ 814-949-2300 or e-mail..

Rent-to-own News - Pennsylvania dealers host Attorney General during state meeting


October 7, 2008 | read More

The Pennsylvania Association of Rental Dealers (PARD) held their annual state association meeting in Harrisburg October 7 that featured honored guest and speaker, Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett.
The state association meeting sponsored by TRIB began with an introduction from TRIB representative, Dennis Shields, then followed with a seminar from Roger Whitacre on the growing civil and criminal liabilities for RTO dealers regarding identity theft... read more