RICHLAND, Wash. ‒ Thanks to a 93-year-old grandmother’s advice, two people have each won $25,000 from Gesa Credit Union.
According to the credit union, Bernadean Farris, a 93-year-old from Kennewick, Wash., who has been a Gesa member since 1975, had advised her grandson, Richard Brown, to open up an account with the credit union.
“He agreed this would be a good idea, but never got around to doing so,” the credit union reported. “When Richard was scrolling social media a month later, he saw Gesa promoting its Refer-a-Friend giveaway and asked his grandmother what he should do. She replied, ‘It won’t hurt anything. Go ahead and fill it out’,” Gesa CU explained. “Richard had forgotten he had signed up for the promotion until a few weeks later, when he answered a call from his grandmother. ‘We won, we won!’ she exclaimed.”
The two went to Gesa’s South Kennewick branch together to claim their joint $50,000 prize, with both receiving a $25,000 check each, Gesa said
“I’m really happy that he did [sign up],” the credit union quoted Bernadean as saying. “He’s my grandson, but he’s my friend also.”
How Contest Works
The $5.5-billion Gesa’s Refer-a-Friend promotion runs through Dec. 31. New Gesa Credit Union members who were referred by a current member and have a promo code must open a savings account, a SmartPlus Checking account, and a consumer debit card to be eligible for and enter the sweepstakes. Once opened, every swipe by the referred member equals one entry into Gesa’s monthly giveaway of $50,000, split evenly between the referee and the referrer.
Grand Prize Drawing
A final grand prize drawing will be held on Jan. 2, 2024, from all entries received between Dec. 1-31 for one grand prize of $35,000 account credit to the referee and $35,000 account credit to the referrer.
Gesa Credit Union has more than 285,000 members.
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