Louisville, KY.— For Delores Baur, there’s only thing better than winning a $1,000 sweepstakes—using that $1,000 to help a family in need.

Baur, a customer of Brownsboro Hardware & Paint in Louisville, recently won the store’s Fall $1,000 Shopping Spree Sweepstakes, awarded to one lucky winner. It turns out, however that the true winner is Habitat for Humanity: while most people would use the winnings to improve their home or tool shed, Baur used her winnings to improve her community by donating her $1,000 voucher to Habitat.

Baur, a retired teacher, decided to enter the sweepstakes on somewhat of a whim, while shopping during the store’s 46th Anniversary Sale. Weeks later, Brownsboro Hardware & Paint selected her name at random. When owner Jim Lehrer called Baur to let her know she had won, he was expecting her to be pleased and surprised. He didn’t realize, however, that she had an even bigger surprise in store for him.

“It took all of 30 seconds for Mrs. Baur to ask if she could give her shopping spree to Habitat for Humanity,” Lehrer said. “What a great way to give back to the community!”

Baur says that she was motivated to give to Habitat because of a close friend who is a Habitat homeowner, and her firsthand knowledge of the organization’s mission. “I felt like this was a benefit that I could pass on,” Baur explained. “My own needs are taken care of right now, and I would rather have a community organization spend the money on essential items like nails and tools than for me to buy things like light bulbs and candles.”

Brownsboro Hardware & Paint participated in the $1,000 sweepstakes as part of its membership in the Do it Best Corp. ADpak™ program, a fully customizable advertising and merchandising program that helps the co-op’s members market their stores. Each participating store awarded a $1,000 prize to one of its customers.

Baur’s gift is just the latest example of the many ways in which Do it Best Corp., its members, its vendors, and customers have supported Habitat for Humanity since the organization was named the Do it Best Corp. cause of choice in 2004. From assisting in home builds to financial contributions and donations of product, Do it Best Corp. has helped families nationwide realize the dream of homeownership.

About Brownsboro Hardware & Paint

Brownsboro Hardware & Paint is a full service hardware store that has served the east end of Louisville since 1960. Their friendly staff has more than 300 years of hardware experience. Besides having a U.S. Post Office in the store, Brownsboro Hardware & Paint is Kentuckiana's largest Weber gas grill retailer.

About Do it Best Corp.

Based in Fort Wayne, Ind., Do it Best Corp. is the only full-service, U.S.-based, member-owned hardware, lumber and building materials buying cooperative in the home improvement industry. With annual sales of $3 billion, Do it Best Corp. is the second largest co-op in the industry, serving 4,100 member-retailers in the United States and in 45 foreign countries.