Ace Hardware Launches #HelpfulHunter Sweepstakes

OAK BROOK, Ill., May 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Ace Hardware, the official hardware store of the PGA TOUR, announces today the launch of the #HelpfulHunter sweepstakes, offering consumers the chance to win help on the course and around the house.

The contest, which kicked off yesterday at 12 p.m. ET, gives consumers the opportunity to hone their golf swing by entering to win a trip to an upcoming PGA TOUR event, where they will caddy for Ace sponsored PGA TOUR golfer Hunter Mahan, receive golf lessons from his coach, Sean Foley, as well as a new set of PING® golf clubs and Under Armour® golf apparel.

The #HelpfulHunter sweepstakes prize doesn't stop on the course. The winner will also receive $5,000 in Ace gift cards to use on the products needed to take on their home maintenance projects, as well as personal, helpful advice from their neighborhood Ace.

"Even pros like me can use an extra hand, both on and off the course," said Mahan. "I'm excited to launch this sweepstakes for consumers so that they too can be ready to face their weekend to-do list, whether it's a morning on the links or an afternoon tackling projects around the house."

"We're proud to partner with Hunter to bring this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to our consumers, many of whom are avid golf fans," said Jeff Gooding, Senior Director, Marketing & Advertising at Ace Hardware Corporation. "We want our customers to know that whatever their home maintenance project is, Ace is here to help with the best brands and knowledgeable associates to help them get the job done."

The #HelpfulHunter sweepstakes runs through 4 p.m. ET on June 12, with one winner to be announced in July. For more information, and to enter the sweepstakes, please visit acehardware.com/helpfulhunter.  

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning. The Ace Hardware #HelpfulHunter Sweepstakes begins on 5/9/16 at 12:00 p.m. ET and ends on 6/12/16 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Void where prohibited. Open to legal residents of the 50 US & D.C. who are 18 years of age of older. For Official Rules, click here. Sponsor: Ace Hardware Corporation.

About Ace Hardware
For more than 90 years, Ace Hardware has been known as the place with the helpful hardware folks in thousands of neighborhoods across America, providing customers with a more personal kind of helpful. With more than 4,800 hardware stores locally owned and operated across the globe, Ace is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., Ace and its subsidiaries currently operate 17 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.

Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160229/338907LOGO

SOURCE Ace Hardware