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The Smart Trips Commuter Challenge

May 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009
Outsmart the SmartFix 40 traffic hassles! Take the bus, carpool, bike, walk, or telecommute to work and get the chance to win your share of $10,000 in prizes. Plus you’ll save gas and avoid the wear and tear on you and your car. All you have to do is register with Smart Trips and log your commutes.

Monthly and Quarterly Winners

May Commuter Challenge winners
Rene Jordan - $50 Best Buy gift card
Kimberly Diehl - $50 Tennessee Valley Bicycles gift certificate
Scott Smith - $50 Nama/La Costa restaurants gift card
Jeffrey Leifel - Mast General Store gift basket

June Commuter Challenge winners
Jeff Cinnamon - $50 Tennessee Valley Bicycles gift certificate
Michelle Moyers - $50 Nama/La Costa restaurants gift card
JoAnne Deeken - $50 Mast General Store gift card
Dorothy Sharp - Mast General Store gift basket
 
July Commuter Challenge winners
Neena Nambiar - $50 Bliss on Market Square gift card
Stephen Magocs - $50 Tennessee Valley Bicycles gift certificate
Richard Bair - $50 Nama/La Costa restaurants gift card
Steve Limback - Mast General Store gift basket
 
August Commuter Challenge winners
Brent Foley - $50 Mast General Store Gift Card
Karen Hackworth - $50 Nama/La Costa Gift Card
Cheryl Hill - $50 Bliss on Market Square/Bliss Home Gift Card
David Mack - Mast General Store Gift Basket

September Commuter Challenge winners
Pat Gibson - $50 Mast General Store Gift Card
Rachael Barry - $50 Bliss on Market Square/Bliss Home Gift Card
Katie Reeder - $50 Nama/La Costa Gift Card
Sheila Bundren - Mast General Store Gift Basket

October Commuter Challenge winners
Dennis Boyd- $50 Mast General Store gift card
John Macguire - $50 Nama Sushi Restaurant gift card
Mitch Wilburn- $50 La Costa Restaurant on Market Square gift card
Phillip Mendez- Mast General Store gift basket

1st Quarter Commuter Challenge winners
Philip Breeding - $100 Mast General Store Gift Card
Robert Davis - $100 Bliss on Market Square gift card
David Goforth - $100 Mast General Store Gift Card

2nd Quarter Commuter Challenge winners
Matthew Kellogg -$100 Tennessee Valley Bicycles gift certificate
Shelagh Leutwiler - $100 Mast General Store gift card
Todd Costigan - $100 La Costa Restaurant on Market Square gift card

Monthly prizes
Log alternative commutes 5 days or more a month and have a chance to win a $50 gift card from:

  • Bliss on Market Square/Bliss Home
  • Nama/La Costa
  • Tomato Head
  • Panera Bread
  • Tennessee Valley Bicycles
  • or a great gift basket from Mast General Store!

Quarterly Prizes
Log alternative commutes for 15 or more days per quarter for the chance to win a $100 gift card from:

  • Mast General Store
  • Bliss on Market Square/Bliss Home
  • Nama/La Costa
  • Tomato Head

Grand Prizes
Log alternative commutes for 75 or more days for the 14 months of the Commuter Challenge for the chance to win one of these fabulous prizes:

  • iPod Shuffle—-we’re giving away 10!
  • iPod Touch—we’re giving away 6!
  • Nintendo® Wii—we’re giving away 6!
  • And our grandest prize of all,
    A $1500 AAA Travel package—anywhere you want to go, AAA will pick up the first $1500!
    Offer good for one trip purchasing airline, cruise or package tour. (Travel must be booked through AAA East Tennessee by 6/30/2010.)

Thanks to our sponsors:

AAA ET logo
knoxnews.com logo
Best Buy logo Tennessee Valley Bicycles logo Mast General Store logo the Tomato Head logo

 

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Contact Smart Trips

Smart Trips, a program of the Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization, serves the urbanized areas of Knox, Blount, Sevier, Jefferson, and Anderson Counties. The Smart Trips Program is funded by the US Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, the Tennessee Department of Transportation, Knox County, the ALCOA Foundation and Tennessee Valley Bicycles.

Smart Trips Waiver of Liability
Participation in Smart Trips programs such as carpool, vanpool, riding the bus, biking, walking to work, and the Emergency Ride Home (ERH) program is an individual decision. Participants are completely responsible for the operation of carpools and participation in any Smart Trips programs. SMART TRIPS AND THE KNOXVILLE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIMS, EXPENSES, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL'S PARTICIPATION IN A CARPOOL, VANPOOL, BUS, BIKE, WALK, OR ERH PROGRAMS.