Rain Bird Names Three Course Getaway Sweepstakes Winners and Sends Four Lucky Golfers to Tee Up on America's Finest Fairways
Stephen DeMaria of Fairfield, Connecticut and Three Friends Get Set For A Dream Golf Outing To Three Championship Caliber Courses: Pebble Beach, Bandon Dunes and Pelican Hill
AZUSA, CA (October 1, 2007) – Rain Bird, the leading manufacturer and provider of automatic in-ground sprinkler systems for professional and do-it-yourself applications, announced today that Stephen DeMaria of Fairfield, CT is the winner of the Three Course Getaway sweepstakes, a summer-long contest giving weekend yard warriors and do-it-yourselfers the chance to spend less time and effort on their championship caliber lawns and more time on the fairways of championship caliber golf courses. As the Grand Prize Winner, Stephenand three family members have won a once-in-a-lifetime golf trip to tee-off at three championship courses: Bandon Dunes (Oregon), Pebble Beach (Northern Calif.) and Pelican Hill (Southern Calif.), all kept lush and beautiful using water-efficient Rain Bird irrigation products.
“Wow! I can’t believe that I won this fantastic contest. My wife, sister, brother-in-law and myself are so looking forward to this trip. Thank you so very much Rain Bird,” said Stephen DeMaria, the Sweepstakes Grand Prize Winner.
In addition to the Grand Prize golf trip, Rain Bird also announced that 1st runner-up Nick Zimmerman of Huntington Beach, CA has won a new Rain Bird automatic in-ground sprinkler system, and Melanie Przybylski of Keystone, SD is taking home a brand new set of Calloway Golf Clubs as 2nd runner-up.
Beginning in April 2007, Rain Bird’s Three Course Getaway sweepstakes celebrated the extra time that homeowners had to play golf this summer as a properly designed and efficient automatic in-ground sprinkler system kept their lawns and gardens looking beautiful all summer long. In addition to giving entrants the chance to win great prizes, Rain Bird also used the opportunity to launch their new I-Tips electronic newsletter for homeowners, providing useful watering tips and information on saving time, money and water in the yard at home. Sign up is free and available by visiting http://www.rainbird.com/iuow/tips/index.htm.
“We are excited for Stephen, and hope he takes a little time between swings to appreciate the beauty of each course and see first hand why the world’s greatest golf courses and Rain Bird irrigation always go hand-in-hand,” said Dave Johnson, Director of Corporate Marketing for Rain Bird. “The same water efficient technology that is used by superintendents at seven of Golf Digest’s® top ten most prestigious golf courses, also makes it easy for homeowners to have a lawn that rivals the world’s greatest golf courses, while using less water.”
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Based in Azusa, CA, Rain Bird Corporation is the leading
manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services.
Since its beginnings in 1933, Rain Bird has offered the industry’s
broadest range of irrigation products for farms, golf courses,
sports arenas, commercial developments and homes in more
than 130 countries around the world. Rain Bird has been awarded
more than 130 patents, including the first in 1935 for the
impact sprinkler. Rain Bird and The Intelligent Use of Water™ is
about using water wisely. Its commitment extends beyond products
to education, training and services for the industry and
the community. Rain Bird maintains state-of-the-art manufacturing
assembly facilities in the United States, France, Sweden
and Mexico. www.rainbird.com
