Woodridge, IL woman wins “Free Gas for Life”
Charter One Bank covers gas costs for nearly 300,000 milesCHICAGO (February 14, 2007) - Are you still complaining about the high cost of gas? If you are, don't complain to Sue Mitchell. Gas prices are not an issue for her anymore.
Sue Mitchell of Woodridge, Ill., is the Grand Prize winner of Charter One Bank's "Free Gas for Life" sweepstakes and received the promotion's top prize today - $25,000 - from President & CEO Scott Swanson of Charter One Bank, Illinois.
Mitchell and Swanson were joined by Charter One Bank colleagues, Mitchell's family and a few surprised customers at the Woodridge branch on Woodward Avenue.
"At Charter One, we're always looking for innovative ways to show our customers how much we appreciate their business," said Swanson. "With gas prices being an everyday concern, we’re pleased that Charter One will be helping Sue save money every week for a very, very long time."
Charter One Bank launched the promotion across the Midwest last autumn as a way to thank their customers and encourage the use of the Charter One Bank Debit Card. All customers were entered to win free gas every time they used their Charter One Bank Debit Cards.
Sue Mitchell was selected as the Grand Prize Winner and presented with a check for $25,000 from Charter One Bank. With gas priced at approximately $2.29 a gallon and a car getting 25 miles per gallon, Charter One is covering her gas cost for nearly 300,000 miles.
About Charter One Bank, N.A.
Charter One Bank, N.A., is a $46 billion bank operating in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. It has 474 branches and more than 800 ATMs. It has 120 branches and 388 ATMs in Illinois. Charter One is a subsidiary of Citizens Financial Group, Inc., a $164 billion commercial bank holding company headquartered in Providence, R.I. Citizens has more than 1,600 branches, approximately 3,200 ATMs and 26,000 employees in a 13-state retail branch network and has non-branch retail and commercial offices in about 40 states. Citizens is the eighth-largest commercial banking company in the United States ranked by deposits and ninth in assets as of March 31, 2006. Citizens is owned by RBS (The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc).
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