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Get rewards and win $100 from SHOPPERS Food and Pharmacy with "SHOPPERS Express Lane to Savings" taking place in Tysons Corner and along the I-495 HOT lanes construction area in Northern Virginia. Simply join NuRide and record your walk, bike, telecommute, carpool, vanpool, bus, or compressed work weeks on the NuRide web site between April 1, 2011 and March 31, 2012 and you'll save $5 on your SHOPPERS groceries every week and be automatically entered to win $100 SHOPPERS gift card. It's free and easy to do, so join in today!

 
 

 
 
 

The "Park It for the Market" event took place from November 15, 2010 to November 13, 2011. Participating NuRiders in Austin, Texas recorded over 112,000 greener trips resulting in 2.3 million fewer miles driven and preventing 1.1 million tons of emissions. Sponsored by Schlosser Development, fifty-two lucky NuRiders also won $100 in gift cards to participating Market District stores in Austin's fabulous Market District!

 
 

 
 
 

The "Walk & Roll Challenge" held its 7th annual event from September 1, 2011 to October 31, 2011 for NuRiders in the 12-county region surrounding San Antonio, Texas. Sponsored by local companies and government agencies, 2,000 participating NuRiders took nearly 128,500 greener trips and drove 2.7 million fewer miles! In addition to helping clean the air and clear the roads, there were eight weekly winners who each won $50 VISA gift cards and one lucky NuRider won a grand prize of $200.

 
 

 
 
 

The Drive Less Rockville Challenge took place in May 2011 with employees from EU Services, REI, and Thomson Reuters in Rockville, Maryland competing to see who could reduce the most amount of driving during the month. Over a dozen lucky commuters also won prizes ranging from $25 to $500 just for driving less!

 
 

 
 
 

The 2011 Earth Day Commuter Challenge concluded in April 2011 with thousands of commuters in New York and Connecticut reducing over 400,000 car trips and 12 million miles of driving. Twenty-one lucky commuters also won $100 in free groceries delivered right to their door by Peapod by Stop and Shop.

 
 

 
 
 

"Groceries for Going Green" took place from January 1 through December 31, 2010. Sponsored by Farm Fresh and Hampton Roads Transit's TRAFFIX program, this year-long event included thousands of commuters from hundreds of organizations in the Hampton Roads area. Participating NuRiders took over 138,000 greener trips while saving over $475,000! Fifty-two lucky NuRiders also won $100 gift cards from Farm Fresh.

 
 

 
 
 

"Kick Off Your Commute - 2010" took place throughout Connecticut and the New York metro from September to November 2010. Tens of thousands of NuRide members participated in the event and took over 99,000 greener trips while saving close to $434,000! Ten lucky commuters also won $100 to Dick's Sporting Goods.

 
 

 
 
 

Chick-fil-A®'s "Moo'v to a Greener Commute" took place from June 7 through December 1, 2010. Thousands of commuters in the greater Richmond area were rewarded with delicious Spicy Chicken Sandwiches just for moo'ving to a greener commute!

 
 

 
 
 

The Earth Day Commuter Challenge 2010: Race to the Finish concluded on April 30, 2010. Thousands of commuters from hundreds of regional companies participated in the challenge and employers “raced” against each other in various contest. In addition to regular NuRide rewards, over two dozen lucky commuters also won $100 in groceries provide by Peapod, the nation’s leading internet grocer.

 
 

 
 
 

The “H-E-B 15,000,000 Mile Commuter Challenge” took place throughout the greater Houston-Galveston region from January 2008 - January 2010. The event was the largest event of its kind and involved hundreds of companies, thousands of commuters, and dozens of local and national sponsors who provided over $300,000 in valuable rewards including a grand prize of free groceries for a year!

 
 

 
 
 

The “USAA 3,000,000 Mile Commuter Challenge” took place throughout the greater San Antonio region from January 2009 - January 2010. This year-long event was sponsored by USAA, H-E-B and other local and national companies who provided valuable rewards to commuters to thank them for clearing the roads and cleaning the air. Commuters also won pairs of round trip airline tickets courtesy of USAA.

 
 

 
 
 

“Kick Off Your Commute” was an exciting 10-week event that took place in the fall of 2009 throughout Connecticut and the New York metro. During the event NuRide members won $100 gift cards from Dick's Sporting Goods when they kicked their commute into gear by carpooling, vanpooling, taking public transportation, walking, biking or telecommuting.

 
 

 
 
 

Peapod by Stop & Shop sponsored the Long Island “Great Grocery Getaway” in the summer of 2009. During the event, Long Island commuters were able to save money on their groceries while ten lucky winners also received $100 in free groceries delivered right to their door by Peapod.

 
 

 
 
 

The Earth Day Commuter Challenge: Race to the Finish took place from January through April 30, 2009 in Connecticut and New York's Lower Hudson Valley. Thousands of commuters from hundreds of regional companies participated in the challenge and employers "raced" against each other in various contests. In addition to regular NuRide rewards, over two dozen lucky commuters also won $100 in groceries provided by Peapod, the nation's leading internet grocer.

 
 

 
 
 

Chipotle Mexican Grill sponsored “Burrito Bucks Month” in Houston in January 2009. During the event commuters in the greater Houston-Galveston region earned free Burrito Bucks when they took 30 "green" commuter trips and had a burritoful ride!

 
 

 
 
 

Houston's premiere shopping destination, Memorial City Mall, sponsored the holiday rideshare sweepstakes where Houston-area commuters won $100 gift certificates to Memorial City Mall when they shared rides between November 21, 2008 and December 30, 2008. This rewarding event brightened the holiday season for thousands of Houston-area commuters!

 
 

 
 
 

The Tri-State Challenge took place from April 1, 2007 to April 30, 2008 in the greater New York/Connecticut metropolitan region. Area employers actively supported the challenge by "racing" against each other and promoting the event to their employees. Over ten thousand commuters participated in the event and shared 138,800 rides resulting in 5,040,000 fewer miles driven and the prevention of 2,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. Over 30 local and national sponsors also supported the events and provided $122,000 in rewards and prizes to participating commuters.

 
 

 
 
  The Chevron Challenge took place from March 1, 2006 to February 28, 2007 in the greater Washington D.C. metropolitan region. Chevron and over 20 other organizations sponsored 5,874 commuters who shared 134,793 rides resulting in 5,216,000 fewer miles driven and 2,300 fewer tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
   
 

 
 
  In April 2006 Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell issued the "Connecticut 2,000,000 Mile Rideshare Challenge" and challenged Connecticut drivers to share rides and reduce 2,000,000 miles of driving from Connecticut roadways. The first-ever rideshare challenge was a success and was supported by 21 sponsors and over 4,000 Connecticut residents who achieved the 2,000,000 mile goal in just under nine months.
   
 
   
   
   
 
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