RALEIGH, N.C. – A firefighter won a new Ford F-150 pickup truck by swiping his debit card as part of Local Government FCU’s “Swipe the Card, Win the Truck” sweepstakes.
The debit card sweepstakes ran from August 2009 through March 2010. Anyone who swiped their North Carolina State Firemen’s Association Visa Debit Card between those dates was automatically entered to win the truck.
The specially-structured Visa debit card, offered by the $1.2 billion credit union, works by donating 50% of the merchant's transaction fee from every purchase to the NCSFA – with no money coming out of the pockets of card carriers.
North Carolina's firefighters put their lives on the line every time they respond to a call, said Maurice Smith, president of Local Government FCU. “We couldn't be more delighted to partner with the NCSFA to offer this card because it gives something back to those who are out there serving and protecting us every day.”
The sweepstakes generated 857,000 swipes and more than $75,000 for the firefighters association, which provides training, education and assistance to North Carolina firefighters. Since the card was launched in 2003, more than $368,000 has been generated for the association. More than 5,000 cards are in circulation.
