“Free Fridge” Contest Winner is “Dairy” Grateful

Thanks to Florida’s dairy farmers and T.G. Lee, an Oviedo family has a new refrigerator and a year’s supply of milk to go with it.

Jeffrey Ross-Hauer entered the “free fridge” contest that was part of DFI’s 2009 version of the Florida Gators Frosted Flakes cereal box. The contest gave one lucky Gator fan a new refrigerator and a year’s supply of free milk coupons courtesy of T.G. Lee.

The new fridge arrived just in time for Ross-Hauer. His 21-year-old refrigerator was falling apart and causing food to spoil.

Compounding the issue for Ross-Hauer is that he and his wife are unemployed and couldn’t afford to replace their old refrigeator. They also have had to make difficult budgeting decisions, such as cutting out their favorite drink: chocolate milk.

The contest was promoted on Florida Dairy Farmers’ website (www.floridamilk.com) and Facebook and Twitter pages, along with messaging on the nutritional bargain milk provides. More than 600 entries from across the state were received.

A TV crew from Fox 35 Orlando came to Jeff’s house to capture the story. Jeff told viewers how excited he was to be able to drink chocolate milk again now that he has a year’s supply, not to mention a new refrigerator to keep it cold.

Watch the television clip below: