DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - Owning a home is still the American Dream. That’s why Wright-Patt Credit Union and the following Miami Valley organizations are teaming up for Savings Race 4 – Home Edition to help Miami Valley residents achieve their dreams of homeownership: WDTN Channel 2 News HomeOwnership Center of Greater Dayton CityWide Development CountyCorp Home Builders Association Through the Savings Race 4 – Home Edition, Wright-Patt Credit Union members, Miami Valley residents, and our Savings Race 4 – Home Edition families will learn how to buy a home the right way, from the very first step. WPCU coaches and experts will work with their families and help develop strategies designed to reach the goals they are given at the beginning of the Race. As part of the competition, families will be required to attend educational courses and will participate in life challenges and activities along the way. Collectively, the fifteen families who participated in Wright-Patt Credit Union's first three Savings Races improved their net worth by nearly $400,000 - changing their lives forever! The family coming closest to or exceeding their goals, along with the results of public online voting, their participation in life challenges and other activities and the scores of an independent judging panel, will be declared the winner and receive $10,000. All runner-up families will receive $2,000. Plus, as a bonus this year, all five families will receive a $1,500 Closing Cost credit towards a WPCU mortgage. Start Your Own Savings Race Toward the Dream of Owning a Home Are you looking to buy a home, but need a little financial boost and support to help make your dream come true? The Savings Race 4 – Home Edition can help you too! •In partnership with the HomeOwnership of Greater Dayton, we’ll be offering free Savings Race U – Home Edition seminars designed to help you learn how to buy a home right way. •Participate in our Mini Races by completing challenges that will help you get ready to buy a home – you can also win great cash prizes along the way. Watch for details! •Visit savingsrace.com and wright4youmortgage.com for valuable tips, tools, and resources to help you build savings, reduce debt, and prepare to buy a home. Follow the Savings Race 4 – Home Edition Families Follow the families’ progress by tuning in to WDTN Channel 2 News Tuesdays at 5:30 PM; visiting savingsrace.com for family blog updates, webcasts, and more; and “liking” Wright-Patt Credit Union’s Facebook page to get on-going updates from our families and their Wright-Patt Coaches throughout the Race. You Can Help Determine the Savings Race Winner You have a voice in helping determine the winner! By registering to be a member of the Savings Race Fan Club, you can vote once a day throughout the Race for the family you believe deserves to win the $10,000 grand prize. It's your chance to give your favorite family an extra boost in their race by letting them know you are rooting them on. It’s a long eight months – they need your boost! You can track each family’s progress to see how they are doing with their goals, as well as how they are doing against the other four families. Public voting results will account for a portion of the families’ final scores. Their success in meeting or exceeding their savings and debt reduction goals will also weigh heavily in the final results. .