San Antonio Resident Wins First Prize in the “My H-E-B Commercial” Contest

Winner takes home $500 in H-E-B Gift Cards

(SAN ANTONIO) – Debbie Parsons of San Antonio has won the first-prize in the script category of the “My H-E-B Commercial” Contest and $500 in H-E-B Gift Cards. Parsons will be presented with her award during a celebration event held in her honor at the H-E-B located at 300 Olmos on Friday, May 15 at 2:30 p.m.

The “My H-E-B Commercial” contest kicked-off in January and asked H-E-B customers to create their own commercial capturing what makes H-E-B “their H-E-B”. More than 600 Texans submitted entries. These entries were then narrowed to 20 finalists (10 in the video category and 10 in the script category) and two grand-prize winners (one video and one script). The 20 finalists were then placed on H-E-B’s Web site, www.heb.com, for customer voting to determine the contest’s first and second place winners. More than 16,000 total votes were cast with Parsons’ script obtaining 1,901 votes.

“Congratulations to Debbie on her first-place finish,” said Dya Campos, H-E-B Director of Public Affairs. “I also want to thank all the winners and finalists for their entries.”

Other contest winners included:

• Tyler Welsh of Austin who drove home in a 2007 GMC Acadia as the grand-prize winner
  in the video category for his entry “Tyler’s H-E-B Commercial”
• Melissa Simonsen of Austin, winner of the grand-prize in the script category and $1,000
  in H-E-B Gift Cards for her entry “The Care Package”
• Irene Carranza of Corpus Christi, winner of first place in the video category and a year’s
  worth of free groceries for her family for her entry “Six Candles”
• Mandy Young of Cedar Park, winner of second place in the video category and $2,500 in
  H-E-B Gift Cards for her entry “Operation Brisket Freedom”
• Cynthia Stoker of Houston, winner of second place in the script category and $250 in
  H-E-B Gift Cards for her script, “H-E-B Has Everything”

About H-E-B
For more than 100 Years, H-E-B has been an innovative retailer. Known for its fresh food, quality products, convenient services, and a commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainability, H-E-B strives to provide the best customer experience at every day low prices. Based in San Antonio, H-E-B employs more than 60,000 Partners and serves millions of customers in more than 150 communities throughout Texas and Mexico.