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County Connection's September bingo card turns bus trips into shop stops
Nineteen shops from Walnut Creek to Martinez hold the stamps. Cards are due back by 10 a.m. Oct. 1.
Transit Month started Tuesday, and County Connection is marking it with a bingo card that can only be filled in at local shops.\n\nThe cards are free and are kept by the 19 participating businesses, all of them on or near a County Connection route. Each shop holds one stamp, and that stamp matches one square. Four stamps in a row, across, down or diagonally, is a bingo. Only the official stamps count.\n\nEvery bingo wins County Connection merchandise, which the agency lists as caps, stickers, keychains, pins and patches, and earns one entry in a grand prize drawing. Fill in every square and the blackout bonus is worth 11 entries. The grand prize is a bundle contributed by seven of the participating businesses.\n\nThe closest stops for readers here: in Walnut Creek, Easy Breezy Frozen Yogurt and Up the Creek Records. In Pleasant Hill, Pot of Gold and Zachary's Chicago Pizza at 140 Crescent Drive. In Martinez, The Artisan Market, Ember Rest and Fair Arrow Books + Goods. In Concord, Alpine Pastry & Cakes, Flying Colors Comics and The Kreamery & Bake Shoppe. The rest are in Danville, Lafayette and Orinda.\n\nCards are due by 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. The agency prefers the online form, with a photo of the card attached. You can also email the photo to marketing@cccta.org with the card number and your mailing address, or drop the card at County Connection's office at 2477 Arnold Industrial Way in Concord, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. One card per person, and the agency says it can disqualify incomplete or duplicate entries.\n\nThe grand prize winner is drawn Friday, Oct. 2. Questions go to marketing@cccta.org or customer service at 925-676-7500.
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- September is Transit Month: County Connection BINGO! - County Connection
The bingo promotion for September 2026 Transit Month; free cards held by the 19 participating businesses; one unique stamp per business matching one square and only official stamps accepted; four consecutive squares horizontally, vertically or diagonally makes a bingo; merchandise prizes (caps, stickers, keychains, pins, patches); one grand prize entry per bingo and eleven for a blackout; the grand prize bundle from seven participating businesses; the 10 a.m. Oct. 1 deadline; the online form, marketing@cccta.org email option with card number and address, and in-person drop-off at 2477 Arnold Industrial Way, Concord, weekdays 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; one card per person and the right to disqualify entries; the Oct. 2 drawing; the full participating business list by city; customer service number 925-676-7500.
- Pleasant Hill - Zachary's Chicago Pizza
Zachary's Chicago Pizza's Pleasant Hill address at 140 Crescent Drive, its phone number and hours, confirming the participating location named on the bingo card.
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