Baldwinsville’s Cynthia Mitchell, second from right, who works at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center was presented with a “Fill Your Fridge” gift card from Wegmans worth $3,500 for participating in the United Way’s Step Up Challenge. With her are United Way representatives Kristen Duda, left, and Rebecca Resig and Evelyn Carter, right, of Wegmans.
Baldwinsville — What started out as an ordinary Friday for four Central New Yorkers including Baldwinsville’s Cynthia Mitchell turned into an exciting day as each learned they were Step Up Challenge Grand Prize winners for this year’s United Way community campaign.
Individuals who gave for the first time this year or increased their gift by $1 per week ($52 per year) were automatically entered in the sweepstakes to win their choice of the four terrific grand prizes, as well as daily prizes awarded throughout the campaign.
Mitchell, who works at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, won a “Fill Your Fridge” Wegmans gift card valued at $3,500 for food and merchandise (donated by Wegmans). Other grand prize winners included: Elaine Sova, of Travelers Insurance, who won a “Dream Card,” a $3,000 debit card to use for anything (donated by Alliance Bank, N.A.); Michael Pecoraro of SRC, Inc., who won a “Home Makeover” with $3,000 in furnishings (donated by Raymour & Flanigan Furniture); and Patricia Droege of the Liverpool Central School District, who won a “Dream Vacation,” a $3,000 addition to her vacation budget (donated by SRC, Inc. and SRC Tech, Inc.).
United Way of Central New York wishes to thank Alliance Bank, N.A., Raymour & Flanigan Furniture, Wegmans , SRC, Inc. and SRCTec, Inc. for their generous donation of this year’s grand prizes; media sponsors 9 WSYR and Clear Channel Radio; and Testone, Marshall and Discenza, CPAs for auditing the grand prize drawing.
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