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Dump the Pump and Write About it to Win




Use transportation options and win prizes!

National Dump the Pump day is Thursday, June 21, 2012. This national day of awareness focuses on the benefits of using alternative forms of transportation as opposed to driving alone, such as reducing your carbon footprint, decreasing fuel dependency, minimizing congestion and saving money on gas, maintenance, insurance and parking. Commuters can Dump the Pump by biking, carpooling, vanpooling, walking, taking public transit, teleworking, etc.

Submit your story below, in 250 words or less, about how they have saved money and/or improved their quality of life when they Dumped the Pump by using a non-single occupancy vehicle commuting mode.

All entries must be received by Friday, June 29.



Submit Your Story:

Name:


Email:


Tell us about your story!


Please add my story to the website.



The winner will be selected by a panel of judges comprised of the Commuter Services Board of Directors and staff. They will win a Smart Commuter Prize Pack valued at $50, including a $25 gift card, and have their photo and story featured on the website and Facebook page. Smaller prizes (valued at $15) will also be awarded to five additional winners.

Submit your essay in one of the following ways:

Mail to: Commuter Services of PA, Dump the Pump Essay Contest
2951 Whiteford Road, Suite 201, York, PA 17402

Email: DumpThePump@PaCommuterServices.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CommuterServicesPA

Website: http://www.pacommuterservices.org

Commuter Services is a program of the non-profit Susquehanna Regional Transportation Partnership, whose board includes the Harrisburg Regional Chamber; the Gettysburg Adams, Lebanon Valley, Greater Chambersburg, and York County Economic Alliance; Lancaster and Greater Reading Chambers of Commerce & Industry; Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority (BARTA), County of Lebanon Transit Authority (LT); Red Rose Transit Authority (RRTA, Lancaster); York Adams Transportation Authority (rabbittransit); Capital Area Transit (CAT, Cumberland-Dauphin-Harrisburg); Lancaster, Lebanon, Reading Area and York metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs); Harrisburg MPO (Cumberland, Dauphin and Perry counties) and Adams and Franklin counties Rural Planning Organizations (RPOs). One board seat is also set aside for a corporate executive. Funding is provided by the Federal Highway Administration and PennDOT in partnership with the participating MPOs and RPOs.

Commuter Services • 2951 Whiteford Rd. Suite 201 • York, PA 17402