We have a winner!

Hey, Stan:
Did you ever wonder who wins those big sweepstakes prizes?!! Well, now you do.

About 10 days ago, the UPS man stopped at my house, saying he needed a signature on this mailer envelope he was carrying. I signed for it, and in looking at it, had no idea who the return sender was. Upon opening and reading the papers inside, my legs started to shake and I thought I was seeing things.
The letter was from the accounting agency with HGTV (Home and Garden Television), saying that I had won the grand prize (in fact, the only prize in the sweepstakes) of $25,000 in cash, along with a year’s supply of Pepperidge Farms frozen foods.

Publicity, liability, IRS papers
The sweepstakes was named The Great Taste Giveaway. When I sorted thru the papers enclosed, I was sure it was the real deal since there were release forms for publicity, liability, and of course, IRS papers. Just to make sure, I did call the number in the letter and the woman assured me I was in fact the winner.
I had to have the papers notarized and then faxed to the agency as well as send the original papers back to them, which I did last week, so now I’m just waiting for my check to come!! I still can’t believe it’s really me. This is truly a once in a lifetime gift!!

Oh yeah, and the luck continued….within days I also got notice from Anoka County that I was selected for jury duty. How lucky can a person get?

(Congratulations, Bev. We will await news of the arrival of the big check. And then announcement of the party featuring all Pepperidge Farm products! -- Trailboss)