Wisconsin Man Wins $500 for Duct Tape Halloween Costume

Business Wire, Oct 30, 2007

Henkel Corporation Announces the Winners of the "Stick or Treat" Halloween Costume Contest

AVON, Ohio -- While warty witches and ghostly vampires will roam the streets this Halloween in store-bought costumes, Stan Johnson from Waukesha, Wis. will break the mold with his one-of-a-kind costume made out of duct tape, which earned him the first place prize in the Duck[R] brand duct tape "Stick or Treat" Halloween Costume Contest.

The "Stick or Treat" Halloween Costume Contest rewarded three lucky winners for their creativity, originality and workmanship. Johnson donned a "Tape Measure" duct tape design to help him win the contest sponsored by Henkel Corporation, marketer of Duck[R] brand duct tape. The imaginative costume earned him the first place, $500 cash prize.

Johnson wanted something unique and original, so he turned to his workbench for inspiration. The sticky creation, made from rolls of gray, yellow and black duct tape, outdid 49 homemade ensembles from the United States and Canada.

Winifred Carstensen of Circleville, Ohio, took the second place, $250 prize for the duct tape "The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon" costume. The third place prize of $100 went to Darrell Ramerth of Vienna, Va for his "Circus Coming to Town" entry.

All entries in the 2007 Duck[R] brand duct tape "Stick or Treat" Contest can be viewed at www.ducktapeclub.com.

DUCK[R] BRAND DUCT TAPE

Duck[R] brand duct tape is available at hardware, craft, mass merchandise, food and drug stores across North America. Duck[R] brand duct tape is available in 20 colors and patterns, including camouflage, fluorescent green, pink, orange and yellow, and an assortment of other solid colors such as red, yellow, black, steel blue and chrome.

The Duck[R] brand offers an array of tapes, packaging supplies and home products that provide simple, imaginative and helpful solutions for a variety of tasks around the home, school and office. Visit www.duckproducts.com for additional product information.

Duck[R] brand products are developed and marketed by Henkel Consumer Adhesives, Inc., a part of Henkel, a worldwide leader in adhesives and a European leader in laundry/home care and personal care products. Henkel's North American consumer adhesive brands include Duck[R], Loctite[R], LePage[R] (for Canada only), PL[R], Pro-Series[R], Polyseamseal[R], Pritt[R] and Painter's Mate Green[R] brands. With more than 50,000 employees worldwide, Henkel generated combined sales of 12.740 billion euros in 2006. For additional information, please visit www.henkel.us.