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Kum & Go president and CEO, Kyle J. Krause, and chairman and co-founder, W.A. Krause, presented Stutzman with his $50,000 on Tuesday, September 1, at the store in Grimes, Iowa, where Stutzman is a frequent customer.
"I can hardly believe it," said Stutzman. "Until I had the check in my hand, I honestly did not believe that this could really happen. What a great surprise. Thank you Kum & Go."
A unique code was printed on each store receipt which directed customers to go online to register to win one of several prizes offered. Over the course of the summer, West Des Moines, Iowa-based Kum & Go gave away $59,000 in Kum & Go gift cards, 92 Rock Band video games and two tickets to the MTV Music Video Awards in addition to the $50,000 prize.
"We congratulate Russell; Kum & Go truly appreciates his business," said Kevin Krause, Kum & Go senior vice president of marketing. "We had over 300,000 people enter to win this summer, so Russell is quite lucky. We thank all Kum & Go customers for their continued support and we look forward to launching our next major promotion."
Kum & Go is a pioneer in the c-store industry. The family-owned company began in 1959 in Hampton, Iowa, and has grown to more than 428 convenience stores in 12 states (Iowa, Arkansas, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wyoming and Wisconsin).
In addition to a wide selection of products, Kum & Go stores provide customers a proprietary mix of products under the well-known Hiland brand name. Other proprietary product offerings include Java Ridge Premium Coffee, Napa Creek and Sea Ridge wines, Go Fresh Market sandwiches and Nuclear energy drinks.
Kum & Go has maintained 50 years of dedicated community commitment, each year returning at least 10% of its profits to the communities it serves.
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