LENOX Extra Mile Hero Contest Winner Announced

Pete Dingeman Named LENOX Extra Mile Hero after Nationwide Vote

EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- LENOX, a leading manufacturer
of premium power tool accessories, hand tools, torches, solder and band saw
blades, announces that Pete Dingeman from Shelby Township, Mich. has received
the most votes through www.lenoxhero.com and is the Grand Prize winner in the
LENOX Extra Mile Hero Contest.

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090629/NY39649 )

As the LENOX Extra Mile Hero, Dingeman wins the Grand Prize of $31,000! LENOX
will also donate an additional $31,000 to The Children's Tumor Foundation, his
charity of choice.

"I am extremely honored to have been voted the LENOX Extra Mile Hero," stated
Pete Dingeman. "The work I do with The Children's Tumor Foundation is
extremely important to me and I am happy for the attention they are getting
through the LENOX Extra Mile Hero Contest. Thanks to the donation LENOX is
making to the foundation, they are one step closer to finding a cure and
ending the suffering of these brave children."

"The LENOX Extra Mile Hero Contest has been a great opportunity for us to
connect with our customers, share stories of the everyday heroes among us, and
donate funds to the charities that mean the most to our customers," stated
Rich Mathews, vice president of marketing for LENOX. "Pete Dingeman's job as a
foreman at Griggs Steel in Michigan keeps him very busy, but he still finds
time to raise money and awareness for the Children's Tumor Foundation. We are
proud to welcome him into the LENOX family as the Extra Mile Hero!"

Dingeman is a foreman at Griggs Steel and spends much of his free time raising
money and support for his charity, The Children's Tumor Foundation. The
Children's Tumor Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) medical foundation,
dedicated to improving the health and well being of individuals and families
affected by neurofibromatoses (NF). www.ctf.org

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years later, our passion hasn't changed--but our team has grown to more than
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SOURCE LENOX

Susan Spalding of LENOX, +1-413-219-0619, Susan.spalding@lenoxtools.com, or
Laurel Case, +1-315-413-4244, lcase@mower.com, for LENOX