QUIKRETE(R) Launches Contest for $15,000 Neighborhood Basketball Court

QUIKRETE(R) Launches Contest for $15,000 Neighborhood Basketball Court

Court to be dedicated on Fox Sports Net's "Best Damn Sports Show Period"

ATLANTA, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the QUIKRETE(R) Companies announced the QUIKRETE Shootout, a nationwide contest where the winner will receive a $15,000 concrete basketball court for their neighborhood. Contestants are invited to visit http://www.quikrete.com/ and submit an essay in 60 words or less as to "why your backyard or neighborhood deserves a full- court makeover." The court will be dedicated on Fox Sports Net's "Best Damn Sports Show Period" by one of the show's personalities -- John Salley, Rodney Peete, Rob Dibble, Lisa Dergan or Chris Rose.

"The QUIKRETE Shootout is a dream-come-true for basketball enthusiasts looking to improve their neighborhood court," said Dennis Winchester, QUIKRETE(R) executive vice president. "Spring is the best season for true basketball fans, as well as the best season to visit quikrete.com and start planning home improvement projects."

The QUIKRETE Shootout begins on Friday, March 24, 2006 at 12:01 a.m. EST and ends on Thursday, April 20, 2006 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Contestants may enter on http://www.quikrete.com/ and submissions must include:

- The reason and description of the need to repair entrant's local
basketball court, as well as the location and/or address of the court.
- The number of people who will benefit from the repair and the use of
the basketball court.
- The name, address, telephone and email address of the owner of the
basketball court.

Contestants may also submit an essay by mail to The QUIKRETE Companies c/o "QUIKRETE Shootout," 3490 Piedmont Road, Suite 1300, Atlanta, Georgia 30305.

The QUIKRETE(R) Companies

The QUIKRETE(R) Companies are the largest manufacturers of packaged concrete in the United States and an innovative leader in the commercial building and home improvement industries. With more than 80 manufacturing facilities in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and South America, The QUIKRETE(R) Companies have unsurpassed product distribution and depth. The QUIKRETE(R) Technical Center ensures that professionals and consumers alike are provided with the most innovative and highest quality products available on the market. For additional information on QUIKRETE(R) or its products, please visit www.quikrete.com or call (800) 282-5828.

Source: The QUIKRETE Companies

CONTACT: Will Haraway, +1-404-266-7596, or wharaway@webershandwick.com,
or Brett Willi, +1-404-266-7501, or bwilli@webershandwick.com, both of Weber
Shandwick Worldwide for The QUIKRETE Companies

Web site: http://www.quikrete.com/

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