Fidelity Payment Services on Sunday will be distributing 1,000 free pre-paid $50 gift cards to Lakewood families to help ease Yom Tov expenses, the company said.
“Our core mission is much more than electronic payment services,” says Fidelity. We’re a “community partner” actively seeking new ways to benefit Lakewood’s businesses – and the thousands of families they serve. At Fidelity, we’ve always got your back…in the world of payment technology and beyond.”
The free gift cards will be given out at 7:30 PM on a first-come-first-serve basis at the Fidelity Office – 1229 Madison Avenue. (The time has been changed from the originally-planned 6 PM time so as not to interfere with Learning Sedarim).
The gift cards can be redeemed at the following Lakewood stores: Bitz of Glitz, DB Electronics, Fashion Stop, G & B Clothing, Hat Craft, J2 Pizza, Judaica Plaza, Juvenile Planet, Kosher West, Madison Pharmacy, Miss Polka Dot, Periwinkle, Refuah Pharmacy, Schreiber’s Shoes, Super Stop Supermarket, The Fishing Line, The Lingerie Outlet, Town Appliances, Toys 4 U and Little Loungers.
From fidelity:
* Distribution Policy: Fidelity Payment Services will be distributing pre-paid gift cards valued at $50 each to families with at least one (1) child who reside in Lakewood full-time. Cards will be issued on first-come-first-serve basis; are limited to one card per family; and will be dispersed using an honor system format with no questions asked. Cards have no cash value; are nontransferable; and cannot be combined with any other offer, in-store special, voucher or coupon. All cards expire on Erev Pesach 2014. Fidelity reserves the right to deny, modify, or cancel this initiative at any time.
This is a wonderful thing you are doing for the community! Tizku L’mitzvos!
when will they be given out?
Wow! Wow!
this doesn’t sound like an organized give away i think your inviting chaos why don’t you have an organization who gives out yom tov packages include this as well
I know these fellow’s from fidelity Great Guys keep up the good work
Yungerman with Internet, Oy vay
I’m just curious do you have to be Jewish to receive these ?
WHAT DAY ARE THESE BEING GIVEN OUT
nice. wow. hmmm… 50 dollars ?? what is that costing them ?? times it by 1000 and you get 50,000 !! thats alot. Kol hakoved!!
Embarrass people by making them line up for cards, then embarrass them again in the store….this PR gimmick could have been done in a more respectable way for the recipients…
Nice intentions, bad execution. Why embarrass a thousand people for 50 bucks each? What of the embarrassment of those who come and wait only to be told, sorry ran out? Any number of better ways to help people with proper dignity.
While no one will disagree that this is extremely generous on the part of Fidelity payment Services – however I would say that there are going to be people on line who don’t really need the money but would like an extra 50 dollars (especially if its free) and then there are going to be people that really need it. In my humble opinion it would seem a lot more worthwhile to give the same total amount but rather give $200 to 250 people who really need it and that amount of money can literally make all the difference to a family’s Yom Tov budget, then give a 1000 people where to many its just going to amount to some extra free cash….
It was advertised in all the local papers for 6:00 PM. How will the people who have no computer know about the change of time to 7:30 PM ?
Maybe if you’re doing it again next year, just add the gift cards to the to Tomchei Shabbos packages. Would save lots of time and embarrassment and would ensure the right people receive it. Would probably be much easier for all parties involved. Just my 2 cents.
Wow wow wow !!! Kol hakovod to the owner of fidelity I envy ur oilem habah ur not a local company based in lakewood but ur coming thru for us bnie torah,
for all the people who think they have a better solution how to give or what to give, say thanks and be humble and appreciate the tzedukah and chessed this company and bal tzedukah is doing for us here in lakewood
ASHRECHA !!!!!
To # 11 don’t go I will & thank you to Fidelity
to yenty #13 The reason of change is because the yungerleit are learning then NO YUNGERMAN would chas v’shalom leave bais medrash for a $50 gift card they give up much more to be able to sit & learn
Thank you to Fidelity for these generous gift cards
can you post the video of the distribution
everyone, calm down. its just PR, and its also benefiting those who receive the card, so all around, everyone should be happy…
thank you for helping the Lakewood community