J.J. Redick Named the Ace Hardware “Helpful Player of the Month”

December 14, 2007

Ace Hardware, in conjunction with the Orlando Magic, will honor one Magic player each month during the 2007-08 season as the Ace Hardware “Helpful Player of the Month.” Each selection will be based on their dedication to the Central Florida community and will exemplify Ace’s vision as “The Helpful Place.”

J.J. Redick has been named the December Ace Hardware “Helpful Player of the Month” for his willingness to give back to the community over the past month. Among his volunteer activities during December include visiting with children at Florida Children’s Hospital on December 6, donating his time to host a one-on-one clinic with a local youth, and on December 20, Redick will be going on a holiday shopping spree with 50 children from the Apopka Boys and Girls Club to ensure they have gifts this holiday season. Redick has frequently donated his time in Central Florida over the past two years and was a finalist for the 2007 Rich and Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Award last March.

About Ace Hardware
Throughout its 80-year history, Ace Hardware has been known as the helpful hardware store by both customers and communities. In 2007, Ace Hardware was ranked the “Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Major Home Improvement Retail Stores” by J.D. Power and Associates in its inaugural study of the retail home improvement industry. With 4,600 hardware, home center and building materials stores that generate annual retail sales of more than $12 billion, Ace is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the industry. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., Ace currently operates 14 distribution centers in the U.S. and a warehouse in Shanghai, China, and its retailers’ stores are located in all 50 states and 60 countries. More information about Ace can be found at www.acehardware.com.