Managing Director, Customer Relationship Management and Strategy, Trevor Torzsas (centre) presents CIBC FirstCaribbean Go with Visa London 2012 Promotion Grand Prize Winner, Ms. Gloria Lightbourn (left), with her coveted travel package to the London Olympics. Ms. Lightbourn is accompanied by her sister, Ms. Ella Johnson (right).
Nassau, Bahamas, July 13, 2012. CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank has made the dream of attending the London 2012 Olympic Games a reality for one lucky client.
Ms. Gloria Lightbourn won a coveted pair of return tickets to the United Kingdom in the bank’s recently concluded Go with Visa London 2012 Promotion.
Winning came as a surprise to Ms. Lightbourn! “Initially, I thought it was a prank even after the caller explained the purpose for calling. I didn’t know what to think! I prayed about it and eventually that that it must be a gift from God. When I told my sisters and mom and staff, they were all excited. It wasn’t until about 10 pm, I stood in front of the mirror and started preparing for photos. My excitement came gradually, but I am all very excited now and ready to travel to the London Olympics.
“I am very grateful to CIBC FirstCaribbean for this prestigious and coveted award and many thanks to Visa for their support of the Olympics these many years. God bless CIBC FirstCaribbean and Visa.”
Managing Director of Retail Banking, Rolf Phillips, declared the promotion a complete success for the bank.
“The Go with Visa London 2012 Promotion was a collaborative effort between CIBC FirstCaribbean and Visa, an official sponsor of the Olympic Games, and we are satisfied that we have contributed significantly to the growing anticipation of the Summer Olympic Games among the people of the Caribbean. We wholeheartedly congratulate our winners who will get to experience the Games live in London and wish them a safe journey.”
The grand prize trip is the complete travel package with two return airline tickets, airport meet-and-greet, as well as four-star hotel accommodation. Winners will also receive tickets to select Olympics events, daily breakfast, prepaid mobile airtime, sight-seeing tours and transportation to and from scheduled events.
The promotion also produced two other grand prize winners, Wayne McD Burgess – Barbados, and Norine Riddock-Porter of Jamaica.
There were also numerous monthly winners of a 32-inch flat screen LCD TVs and tablet computers throughout the campaign.
Winners in the Bahamas over the past few months included: Srikanta Sarangi and Gene Bruey (Grand Bahama) – March; Meshella Carey and Vernita Campbell – April, and Ian Anderson and Noel Thompson (Eleuthera).
