Contact:
Alexander Charles
MetroPool
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Westchester County Commuters Win NFL Playoff Tickets
White Plains, NY—January 9, 2006— Two employees who
share rides on their commute to Westchester County are winners of
tickets to National Football League playoff games. The raffle was
sponsored by NuRide, an online ridesharing service administered
by MetroPool. Roland Kennelly, who works for Westchester County
government was the recipient of New England Patriot playoff tickets
in Foxboro, Massachusetts. David Swerdloff from a major financial
services firm was the recipient of the New York Giant playoff tickets
at Giants Stadium.
The NFL playoff tickets, a hot commodity, received an overwhelming
response from the NuRide community, which earns “frequent-rider”
miles that could be used to enter the contest. Many ridesharers
in the Lower Hudson Valley rushed to participate as the raffle deadline
approached on January 5.
Roland Kennelly, who commutes with three other Westchester County
government employees, loves the NuRide program not only because
of the raffle, but also because he can win other rewards.
“I have an i-Pod, the i-Tunes rewards come in handy,”
said Roland Kennelly.
“As soon as I received an email regarding the play off tickets,
I entered at least five times,” said Roland.
David Swerdloff, who commutes to Westchester County from Rockland
County, wasn’t in the audience when MetroPool presented the
NuRide program, but as soon as a coworker mentioned it, he was sold
on it.
“After hearing about NuRide I now share a ride with a neighbor,
who lives in the same courtyard. The program is awesome!”
David said.
John J Lyons, president and chief executive officer, MetroPool,
said “MetroPool is always looking to offer options to reduce
the use of single-occupant vehicles and help ease commuting. NuRide
changes the way people think about ridesharing. The scheduling flexibility
and incentives are what make NuRide a great program.”
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