Nokomis Grad Could Be Next Spokesperson
Jul 23, 2010 
Ramsey News Journal
Rebekah Nelson, daughter of Bob and Bonnie Nelson of Fillmore, has been selected as one of the top three in the competition for the first Young & Free Spokesperson for Vantage Credit Union.
She submitted a video application and blog along with 35 other 18 to 25-year-olds. After the submission period, all applicants went to Eureka, MO, Vantage Credit Union office for a meet up.
They went through various stages used to screen the applicants, including a mock interview with Bill Greenwood from 93.7 The Bull, creating an impromptu video using random props, selling a gadget in 30 seconds, a short blog, a verbal interview and a group discussion.
The next phase of competition is online voting through Sunday, July 25/ To vote for Nelson, go to www.youngfreestlouis.com. On the right side of the screen the voter is to enter their name, a legitimate email address, select who or she is voting for, select if he or she wants to receive an email notifying them of the winner, and click on the submit button.
Her submission video can be viewed on that page. On Tuesday, July 20, the top three will appear on Fox 2 News at 9 with Tim Ezell.
Nelson graduated from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana this May with a bachelor of arts degree in photography. She graduated from Nokomis High School in 2005, where she played volleyball and basketball.
Her grandparents are Bob and Ruth MacDonald and Margaret Nelson and the late Howard Nelson, all of Fillmore.
