Gwendolyn Mercer learned Monday that she was the winner in Vantage Credit Union’s Young & Free Debit Card Design Challenge. Mercer’s debit card design, titled ‘Traffic,’ was one of 62 entries that were posted to the Young & Free website during the challenge timeframe.
Applicants were asked for an original debit card design that reflected what being Young & Free in St. Louis meant to them. Entrants had a chance to win three great cash prizes as well as the ultimate opportunity—to have their design used by the credit union for an actual Young & Free Debit Card.
Candis Sprawl won second place, which was a check for $200; and Matthew Bell won third place, a check for $100. Mercer and Bell received their prizes at the Bridgeton branch of Vantage Credit Union Monday afternoon. Prizes were presented by Young & Free spokesperson, Jenn Cloud.
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Young & Free St. Louis is a young adult program that offers the 25-and-under crowd useful information to assist them in managing their finances independently. Jenn Cloud is the current voice. It is her job to encourage young people to get a head start on their financial future via a dedicated website she fills with entertaining blog posts, videos and financial tips.
Vantage Credit Union is a progressive, full-service financial institution with over $660 million in assets, and more than 99,600 member-owners. The credit union’s 15 locations serve the City of St. Louis and 19 counties in eastern Missouri, and Madison and St. Clair Counties in Illinois.