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2008 Mercedes Smart ForTwo Car

Columbia Credit Union gave away a 2008 Smart car and made $5,000 in corporate contributions to three Southwest Washington food charities during its Smart Car Giveaway ceremony Dec. 15. All three charities received non-perishable food items collected in Columbia’s Little Car-Big Hearts food drive.

Smart Car Winner
Credit union member Jennifer Lehner won the Smart car.

  • Grand prize


    Jennifer Lehner drew the winning key, taking home a 2008 Smart car.

  • Second prize


    Juan Aflague and Grace Kasper each received $1,000 as runners-up

  • Community prize


    Each of the finalists was paired with a Washington food charity. The winner’s charity, Inter-Faith Treasure House, received a $3,000 donation, and Share, along with the North County Community Food Bank, each received $1,000 donations.

Thousands of people entered to win this cute 2008 Smart car. In December, we’ll randomly draw three names from our pool of entries. The three finalists each drew a key, but only one started the Smart car!

Food charities are excited about the donations


“We’re seeing a 30 percent increase in requests for assistance,” said Nancy Wilson, Treasure House Executive Director. “We serve a lot of people who’ve been laid off or are unemployed as well as seniors who are having a hard time paying bills. People are really generous this time of year, but it doesn’t usually last – that’s where Columbia’s contributions will really help.”

“We’ll use their donations to make holiday food boxes and add to our emergency fund to purchase food when our shelves are bare, ” said Elaine Hertz, Executive Director of North County Community Food Bank. The agency expects to serve about 400 families during the holidays (up from 300 last year).

 “We’re impressed with Columbia’s support and enthusiasm,” said Amy Reynolds, Director of Programs at Share. “With overall contributions down 30 percent, Columbia’s donations will really benefit our Hot Meals program that serves over 100,000 meals each year.”

About the Smart car


It’s efficient, it’s safe – and it’s cute too! That’s why we’ve chosen the 2008 Smart ForTwo for our grand prize. It’s so compact that it fits into half the average parking space, but it still offers headroom and storage inside. It averages 33 city/41 highway miles per gallon according to EPA standards. And the 2008 Smart ForTwo achieved the highest ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for front and side crashworthiness.

Best of all, the Smart car is designed and produced with sustainable practices that save energy, reduce pollution and promote recycling. That’s something we do every day at Columbia Credit Union! Learn more about the Smart car at www.smartusa.com.

Official Rules

2008 Mercedes Smart ForTwo Car