Ace Hardware, the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the
industry, and The Weather Channel announce the launch of "Restore Your
Outdoors" -- an initiative pairing the personal, knowledgeable, and
helpful service that customers have come to expect when shopping at
their neighborhood Ace store with the trusted local weather knowledge
they depend on from The Weather Channel.
As part of this program,
beginning this week, homeowners from across the country can enter for a
chance to win $15,000 in Ace gift cards.
In addition to the sweepstakes, Ace's alliance with The
Weather Channel provides homeowners with the tips and tools they need to
complete their outdoor home maintenance tasks. With the help of Ace's
Home Expert, Lou Manfredini, and Ace's Design Expert, Julie Richard,
"Restore Your Outdoors" is designed to provide easy-to-execute
suggestions for homes across the country, including how updating and
maintaining your outdoor living areas can make your home more inviting,
how top brands like
Craftsman® products can help you maintain your home, and how to use inspiration from the outdoors when choosing paint colors.
"Many homeowners have a list of home maintenance projects
they've thought about, but never taken on, simply because they don't
know where to begin," said Manfredini. "Together with The Weather
Channel we're able to not only offer one lucky winner the opportunity to
update their outdoor space, but also provide our more personal kind of
helpful to homeowners across the country."
Throughout May, consumers are invited to enter the
sweepstakes for a chance to win $15,000 in Ace gift cards. Additionally,
each week during the promotion, Ace will be giving away a $100 gift
card to one lucky winner. Official rules and details can be found online
on Ace Hardware's
Facebook page or The Weather Channel brand's
Facebook page.
"With the weather finally starting to warm up, we know people
are excited about getting outside and enjoying their outdoor space. The
weather forecast is crucial," said Randi Stipes, vice president of
client solutions at The Weather Company. "Ace and The Weather Channel
both understand the importance of providing the necessary information to
consumers to help them make planning decisions, with a little
inspiration along the way. The alliance allows us to deliver on our goal
to help weather enthusiasts live their best life outdoors, while also
helping highlight Ace's commitment to being The Helpful Place in your
neighborhood, both inside and outside its store walls."
Throughout the months of May and June, four makeovers hosted
by Manfredini and Richard will air on The Weather Channel as well as
appear on a "Restore Your Outdoors" tab on Ace and The Weather Channel
brand's Facebook pages. For more details and official rules on "Restore
Your Outdoors," visit
www.facebook.com/acehardware.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR
CHANCES OF WINNING. OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS IN ALL 50 STATES AND D.C.
WHO ARE 18 YEARS AND OLDER AND HAVE A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT. VOID WHERE
PROHIBITED. Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:00 p.m. EDT on 5/1/13 and ends
at 11:59:59 p.m. EDT on 5/31/13.
Ace gift cards can be used for almost
anything at participating Ace stores and use of prize is not restricted
to outdoor materials (but your backyard will love you for it). Sponsor:
The Weather Channel LLC, 300 Interstate North Parkway SE, Atlanta, GA
30339.
About Ace Hardware
For nearly 90 years, Ace Hardware has been known
as the helpful hardware store in thousands of neighborhoods across
America, providing customers with a more personal kind of helpful. With
more than 4,600 hardware stores locally owned and operated across the
globe, Ace is the largest hardware cooperative in the industry.
Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., Ace and its subsidiaries currently
operate 14 distribution centers in the U.S and also have distribution
capabilities in Shanghai, China; Panama City, Panama; and Dubai, United
Arab Emirates. Its retailers' stores are located in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia and approximately 60 countries. For more
information on Ace, visit
www.acehardware.com.
The Weather Company: Where the World Gets its Weather
Through The Weather Channel,
weather.com, Weather Underground,
Intellicast.com
and third-party publishing partners, the company provides millions of
people every day with the world's best weather forecasts, content and
data, connecting with them through television, online, mobile and tablet
screens. Through WSI and Weather Central, the company delivers superior
professional weather services for the media, aviation, marine and
energy sectors.
The Weather Company is owned by a consortium made up of
NBC Universal and the private equity firms The Blackstone Group and Bain
Capital. For more information, visit
www.weather.com/press.
