Knox Smart Trips: Promoting Alternatives to Driving Alone

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

November Commuter Challenge winners
Bill Schwenterly - $50 Mast General Store gift card
Jim Hamrick - $50 La Costa gift card
Elaina Behounek - $50 Bliss on Market Square gift card
Barbara McMahan - Mast General Store gift basket

December Commuter Challenge winners
Rob Barker - $50 Mast General Store gift card
Laura Taylor - $50 Bliss on Market Square gift card
Coralie Bloom - $50 Nama Restaurant gift card
Rita Brymer - Mast General Store gift basket

January Commuter Challenge winners
Thomas Skibinski - $50 Mast General Store gift card
Andrew Godwin - $50 Bliss gift card
Zach Varnell - $50 La Costa restaurant gift card
Elizabeth Armstrong - Mast General Store gift basket

February Commuter Challenge winners
Randy Hartz - $50 Mast General Store gift card
Katie Stuble - $50 Bliss gift card
Henry Lin - $50 Tomato Head restaurant gift card
Diane Conover- Mast General Store gift basket

March Commuter Challenge winners
Hollie Moore -$50 gift card to Bliss
Michael Barrett - $50 gift card to Tomato Head
Brian Sizemore - $50 gift card to Mast General Store
Karen Smitherman - Mast General Store gift basket

April Commuter Challenge Winners:
Todd Kennedy: $50 Tomato Head gift card
Elizabeth Der: $50 Bliss gift card
Charles Weber: $50 Mast General Store gift card
Linda Wallace: Mast General Store gift basket

May Commuter Challenge Winners:
Thomas Whisman: $50 Mast General Store gift card
Mike Hughes: $50 Tomato Head gift card
Jackie Corpening: $50 Bliss gift card
Jason Bennett: 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

3rd Quarter Commuter Challenge winners
Robyn Peck: $100 Mast General Store gift card
Vida Sullivan: $100 Bliss gift card
Adam Caraco: $100 Tomato Head restaurant gift card

4th Quarter Commuter Challenge Winners:
Penny Mize: $100 Bliss gift card
Aaron Kohring: $100 Tomato Head gift card
Jeff Knippen: $100 Mast General Store gift card

GRAND PRIZE WINNERS
The winners of an iPod Shuffle are:
Jonathan Dixon-Harris
Eleadra Wallace
Sharon Davis
Julie Wallin
Laurie Mack
Judy Howard
Kathleen Callen
Tesa Carroll
Elizabeth Hemeter
Linda Wallace

The winners of an iPod Touch are:
Rob Barker
Roger Brower
Todd Kennedy
Jackie Horner
Roger Grieco
Katie Reeder

The winners of the Nintendo Wii are:
Dana Rupert
Harry Stephens
Danny Scott
Patricia Sura
Charles Yarber
Jesse Noyes

And the $1,500 AAA Travel Package goes to…
Jon Livengood!

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
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.)

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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.