The Rent-2-Own store in Hillsboro gave away a freezer full of groceries to Ashley Hubbel, who came closest to guessing the cost of the groceries, Monday, July 22.

Hubbel guessed the cost of the food to be $245.50, and it was $246.15

“We’re a family-owned business here, and we started in 1985,” Hillsboro Rent-2-Own Manager Lonette Manley said. “This was the first actual storefront they had.”

Manley said there are a total of 44 Rent-2-Own stores.

She said the inspiration for the giveaway is the generosity of Rent-2-Own President and CEO Michael Tissot.

“He just wants to be able to give back when times are tough,” she said. “We know that times are tough right now, and all of us are feeling it.”

The Rent-2-Own store in Hillsboro has held a number of giveaways.

“We do things like this all the time,” Manley said. “About a month ago, we did a vacation giveaway, and we ended up paying for a whole entire vacation trip for a family to Myrtle Beach. They had never been on a family vacation, and Rent-2-Own made that happen for them.”

Manley said the store gave away a car at the Hillsboro location a few years ago, and each year the store holds a Back to School Bash to give away book bags filled with school supplies.

“We’re at least going to have a minimum of 100 book bags this year,” she said.

The book bag giveaway will be held on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024.

Reach John Hackley at 937-402-2571.