Retired AFSCME Member Wins $500 in Union Plus American Dream Sweepstakes
Each week during the Union Plus American Dream Sweepstakes, 12 winners were randomly drawn to receive a $500 Mastercard® gift card prize. Read Florence Gardy's story below, and learn more about all of the winners at unionplus.org/winners.
At the age of 87, Florence Gardy doesn’t skip a beat when talking about her 29-year career as a registration coordinator at a local university and her union membership with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). During her working years, she assisted students with enrolling in their classes each semester. It was a job she thoroughly enjoyed.
Now, Gardy, of Harpursville, NY, is talking about being selected as one of the lucky $500 winners in the Union Plus 30th Anniversary American Dream Sweepstakes.
The Union Plus member benefits program celebrated three decades of serving union members with an American dream-themed sweepstakes sponsored by the Union Plus Credit Card Program.* Each week, 12 winners were randomly drawn to receive a $500 Mastercard® gift card prize. At the end of the sweepstakes period, one winner, Frank Valone, a fellow AFSCME retiree, was drawn as the winner of the $30,000 grand prize.
Gardy participates in the Union Plus Credit Card Program and has carried an AFSCME Advantage Credit Card since the 1980s.
“The customer service is great. One time, someone stole my card number, and a customer service representative was working on my situation immediately. That reason alone makes me a fan of the credit card program,” she explained.
Now with $500 in her pocket, Gardy said she has extremely specific plans for how she will spend it.
“I’m going to give a percentage of it to my church, and then I’m going to buy me the best KitchenAid® stand mixer in the color red. I don’t care what anyone has to say about it!”
To read the stories of the Union Plus American Dream Sweepstakes winners, visit unionplus.org/winners.
*Credit approval required. Terms and conditions apply. Union Plus Credit Cards are issued by Capital One, N.A. pursuant to a license by Mastercard International Incorporated.