St. Jacobs, ON, February 22, 2011 -Home Hardware Stores Limited will award the grand prize of the $50,000 Dream Kitchen Makeover Contest to Denise Lavoie, resident of Matane, on Tuesday February 22. The $50,000 prize combined with the expert advice of her local Home Hardware store, Centre De Renovation Home Hardware De Matane, means that Lavoie will have no problem turning her kitchen into a chef's dream. The grand prize can be spent on anything from decorating to renovating her kitchen, including products, improvements or repairs. Lavoie will be awarded the prize at a cheque ceremony on Wednesday, February 23 at 11:00 a.m. at Centre De Renovation Home Hardware De Matane located at 1011, du Phare Ouest.

"On behalf of Home Hardware and Gaetan and Mathieu Caron and their staff at Centre De Renovation Home Hardware De Matane we are thrilled to present a prize of this magnitude to Denise," said Paul Straus, President and CEO, Home Hardware Stores Limited. "$50,000 combined with the quality products, exceptional service and advice of the staff will create a kitchen that will bring years of enjoyment for Denise and her family."

"We can't wait to help Denise undertake her dream kitchen makeover," said Gaetan Caron, Dealer-Owner, De Renovation Home Hardware De Matane. "The kitchen needs to be a functional yet comfortable room. With a prize of this size, the quality product selection at Centre De Renovation Home Hardware De Matane and our decoration and renovation experts, I have no doubt this will be an amazing transformation."

The $50,000 Dream Kitchen Makeover Contest ran across Canada from October 6, 2010 until December 12, 2010. To enter, Canadians submitted ballots by mail, in-store or online at www.homehardware.ca. One entrant was randomly selected as the grand prize winner in a draw that took place on January 12, 2011. Ten additional contest participants were also drawn and awarded second place prizes of a Kuraidori Gift Set.


What: Presentation of the $50,000 grand prize to winner of Home Hardware's $50,000 Dream Kitchen Makeover Contest

Where: Centre De Renovation Home Hardware De Matane
1011, du Phare Ouest
Matane, Quebec

When: Wednesday, February 23
11:00 a.m.

Who: Gaetan and Mathieu Caron, Dealer-Owners, Centre De Renovation Home Hardware De Matane
Denise Lavoie, Grand Prize Winner, Home Hardware's $50,000 Dream Kitchen Makeover Contest
Centre De Renovation Home Hardware De Matane

Home Hardware Stores Limited is Canada's largest independent hardware, lumber and building materials and furniture retailer with more than 1,080 stores across Canada, under the Home Hardware, Home Building Centre, Home Hardware Building Centre and Home Furniture banners. Dealers have access to 100,000 quality brand name and private label products and the company has annual retail sales of $4.85 billion. The cooperative was founded on January 1, 1964 by 122 independent hardware Dealers.

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For more information, please contact Lindsey Dietrich at 519-664-2252 x 6676 or lindsey.dietrich@homehardware.ca