What have you achieved with SMW?
Has SMW helped you achieve any goals? A new home. A family vacation. A fresh start. At SMW Financial Credit Union, we’re proud to be part of the big and small moments in our members’ lives.
This is your chance to show how SMW Financial Credit Union has made a real impact in your life. Maybe it was an auto loan for your first car or your teenager's first car, or it was a savings goal that funded a milestone, or a home equity line that transformed your space. We want to see the real results of your financial wins!
Submit your photo and story for a chance to win $100
We’re looking for photos that show how SMW Financial Credit Union has helped you move forward, both financially and personally. This isn’t about perfection or posed shots. It’s about your story.
Great Photo Ideas Include:
- You with your SMW-financed car, motorcycle, or RV
- A newly renovated room made possible with a home equity loan
- A family vacation or celebration funded by your SMW savings or personal loan
- You standing proudly in front of your SMW-financed home
- A symbolic moment celebrating paying off debt
Pair each photo with a short caption that tells us what it means and how SMW helped.
How to Enter
Step 1: Take a photo that reflects the difference SMW has made in your life.
Step 2: Write a short caption telling us your story.
Step 3: Email the photo and caption to [email protected] and share on Facebook with the hashtag #MySMWStory by July 31, 2025.
Then, sit back, read some other great SMW member stories, and cross your fingers for your chance to win $100.00!
Official Rules:
One winner will be selected by random drawing. Limit of one (1) photo entry per member. Photo entries should be submitted by email to [email protected]. Please include your full name and a short description/testimonial of how your SMW membership has impacted you. Photos must not contain explicit content or profanity of any kind; any submission deemed inappropriate by the credit union will immediately be disqualified. Contest ends Saturday, July 31 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Winner may have to claim winnings for tax purposes. Please consult a tax advisor. Any images submitted may be used for additional SMW Financial Credit Union branding, marketing, and advertising purposes for the Credit Union. Only existing members of SMW in good standing may submit photos for entry and to be considered for final selection. Winners will be contacted on or before 8/05/2025.
Important Note: Please take your privacy and others’ into consideration. Do not show items such as your personal/account information or number(s) (example: your credit or debit card account numbers).
All entries must be submitted electronically via an email with attachment(s) to [email protected].
Any photos submitted of people under the age of 18 must have a permission statement by a parent or guardian stating they authorize SMW Financial Credit Union to view and use the image(s). The permission statement must be in writing within a Word document or the body of the email. For example: “I, Joe James, father of Tom James, shown in the picture I’m submitting, allow SMW Financial Credit Union to view and possibly use his image for branding, marketing and advertising efforts.”
Please Note: The Credit Union will never sell or share your photo(s) or stories with any unauthorized outside parties or companies. All photos received will be kept by SMW. By submitting a photo, you give consent for SMW to use these in future marketing and advertising efforts. This could include posters, media outlets, social media, statement inserts, website ads – among other things.
No purchase necessary. Must be a current SMW FCU member in good standing, age 18 or older, to enter.
Thank you for participating in the #MySMWStory photo contest!
