Alliance Credit Union will award $5,000 to the person voted as having the ugliest car as part of its second annual "Ugly Car Contest."

The credit union encourages members of the community to enter the contest via the Alliance Credit Union's Facebook fan page.  For complete contest details, including official contest rules, please visit www.alliancecreditunion.org/uglycar.

Anyone living in New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender counties (areas served by Alliance) may enter the contest—membership is not required.  The deadline to enter is August 15, 2010. Alliance will announce the top five "ugliest" cars later in the month and then have the public vote for a winner. 

Last year’s Ugly Car Contest, which spanned two months, was the first of its kind for Alliance Credit Union.  It was such a success that the credit union brought it back.  The contest uses Alliance’s fan page on Facebook to enable users to share pictures of their vehicles and enter the contest.  The 2009 winner was a vandalized Saturn S-Series coup owned by Jean-Pierre Saintard of Wilmington, NC. Alliance also serves the California counties of Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Alameda—residents of those counties can enter the competition as well.

"Our goal was to help someone in our community who was in need.  Since many of us depend on our vehicles, we thought helping someone purchase a new car or fix up the one they have would be a good first step," says Emily Condon, senior vice president of marketing and retail delivery.  "We’re excited to offer this contest again and can’t wait to see who wins."