“Dump the pump. Save money. Ride transit.”
For most of our riders, this philosophy is a no-brainer. So for the 9th annual celebration of Dump The Pump Day on June 19, we decided a great way to celebrate would be to give back to those riders who regularly dump the pump for more active forms of transportation. Aside from celebrating on the platform at Central Station, we asked you (our riders and fans) to post a photo showing us how you avoid filling up a gas tank. We were thrilled to see such a wide variety of photos featuring everything from bus stop selfies to shots of tennis shoes.
While it’s clear that everyone who dumps the pump on a daily basis is a winner, we had a random drawing to choose three photo contest participants as our winners. Let us introduce you to them:
Grand Prize Winner: Josh C.
Josh is a Rapid rider, as well as a RapidVanpooler for his daily commutes to his job in Muskegon. Josh received a $50 Meijer gift card and two 31-Day Passes as the grand prize winner.
First Runner-Up Winner: Mar’Quita M.
Mar’Quita shared the following caption on her Dump The Pump photo: “Not only do we ride the bus, walk and occasionally run after the bus…We also piggyback when times are tough!”
Second Runner-Up Winner: Kiersten Q.
Kiersten posted this caption with her photo: “A beautiful night to wait for the 14.”
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Dump The Pump celebration this year!
