For Dave Patterson, what happened in Vegas will stay in. . .his garage.
The comfort consultant with Academy Air, O'Fallon, MO won a 2007 Ford F-150 King Ranch truck and $1,000 in cash in the popular annual Stars Stripes incentive program from American Standard Heating Air Conditioning.
Patterson was one of 10 finalists who won a weekend in Las Vegas with a guest to attend the grand prize drawing. More than 9,000 dealers and sales consultants who qualified for rebates last year were eligible to be selected for the Las Vegas trip as part of a random drawing.
All 10 finalists won prizes, ranging in value from $1,000 to over $35,000.
Other finalists and their prizes included:
— Clayton Sheffield, The Cool Dude, Houston, TX – Dell computer and printer
— James Lime, Air Conditioning Services Now, Surprise, AZ - 32-inch flat panel television.
— Paul Hoelscher, Universal Comfort Systems, Jefferson City, MO - $1,000 cash
— Mark Fields, MM Electric Inc, Loogootee, IN – Bose 3-2-1 DVD Sound System
— Earnest L. Wade, Wade Heating Air, Hueytown, AL – Weber Grill and a supply of Omaha Steaks.
— Timothy Conway, T. C. Heating Cooling, Peculiar, MO - $1,500 Best Buy gift card.
— Jeffrey Whitehorn, Absolute Comfort Heat Air Conditioning, Memphis, TN - $1,000 Bass Pro Shop gift card.
— Mark Flanary, Rick Thomasson Heating, Seaford, VA - $1,200 Lowe’s gift card.
— Joe Burns, Capital City Cooling Heating, Inc., Columbia, SC – 18 SEER American Standard home comfort system with AccuClean™.
The 2007 Stars Stripes promotion kicks off March 1 for qualifying high-efficiency products sold through October 31. For more information and eligibility requirements, dealers should contact their American Standard distributor.