A Brookhaven High School senior became the latest winner of $200in Hometown Bucks this week in The DAILY LEADER’S HometownChristmas promotion.

Daniel Gates, 18, was speechless when he heard the news that hisname had been drawn from the Hometown promotion box at Lofton’s, afavorite hang out spot for him.

“I’m excited about it. It was neat to win,” he said whenpresented with the money this week.

Gates did not have any immediate plans for spending the money,but figured it wouldn’t be too hard to come up with a fewideas.

“I’ll probably get some stuff for myself and some Christmaspresents,” he said.

His parents, Danny and Debbie, and brothers, Michael and Steven,were at the top of his Christmas shopping list.

Gates will be able to spend his Hometown Bucks at any of theparticipating merchants, which include:

* Bank of Brookhaven

* Brookhaven Music and Sound

* Brookwood Gifts & Antiques

* Lofton’s Sporting Goods

* Rushing Boots and Shoe Shop

* Shipp’s Florist

* State Bank

* T.H. Perkins Furniture Company

* Walls Lumber Co.

There will be six more weekly drawings for $200 in HometownBucks, with a grand prize drawing for $600 on Dec. 14.

Each Friday, one name will be drawn from the participatingmerchants’ promotion box, then the winner will be drawn from thosenames, with $2,000 to be given away before Dec. 14.

Shoppers may register for the drawings using the special entryforms and boxes on display at any of the participating businesses.Shoppers may enter as many times as they would like.

Employees of the DAILY LEADER and their families are noteligible to win. Employees of participating merchants may notregister at their respective business, but they may register at anyof the other participating businesses.