WATERTOWN, Mass., May 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To honor mothers across the country, Exergen ® Corporation announces the "Queen For A Day" Mother's Day Contest, an instant win game with a grand prize sweepstakes worth $25,000. The contest is open to all U.S. residents with a valid email address and will be promoted on hundreds of websites and extensive e-media outlets.
Contestants can register at WWW.EXERGEN.COM,select the "mom" they are playing for, and enter for the chance to win an Exergen TemporalScanner thermometer. One lucky entrant will be randomly selected as the grand prize finalist and win a $500 American Express gift card for their mom. Additionally, the finalist will be challenged to select the baseball team he or she predicts will hit a grand slam on Mother's Day. If predicted correctly, the finalist will win a $25,000 shopping spree for their mom.
"With moms playing such an integral role in their family's health and well-being, we want to offer contestants the chance to win Mother's Day gifts fit for a queen," said Exergen Corporation founder and CEO Dr. Francesco Pompei. "Through instant win prizes of our TemporalScanner, a chance to win a $500 AmEx gift card, and the grand prize of a $25,000 shopping spree, we're helping entrants express their gratitude to mom for all she does."
Exergen markets two models of the TemporalScanner thermometer: a professional version for doctors' offices and hospitals, and a consumer model sold in major retailers including Walmart, Target, Walgreen's, Rite Aid, Kroger, Costco, Sam's Club, Babies "R" Us, Toys "R" Us, and BJ's. More than one billion temperatures are taken each year with the TemporalScanner. Used in thousands of hospitals, clinics and pediatricians' offices in the country as well as in millions of homes, it is also the only thermometer manufactured in the United States.
The Exergen Corporation is recognized worldwide as an innovator and leading manufacturer of patented infrared thermometers, scanners, sensors and controls. The company holds more than 60 U.S. patents for non-invasive temperature measurement devices. Its products are used in a wide variety of industrial and medical applications for both professionals and consumers. For additional information, visit www.exergen.com.
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