A Day Off For Dad

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Time Enough At Last: A Day Off For Dad (NAPSA}—This Father’s Day, it’s possible to get Dad something he never seems to have enough of-——-time. Think pboxt it: What father wouldn’t love a week off from mowing the eee Or having someone else clean the gutters or repair the fence? With just the click of a mouse, you can give Dad the perfect gift: a much-needed break.A new Web site provides real-time, online scheduling of home maintenance, repairs and improvement—turningday-to-day chores over to qual- ified service professionals. This means Dad can have a poal service professional arrive right after the gardener and carpenter have left, so he can spend the dayat the baseball stadium or having a picnic in the park. The site, myHomeRKey, provides access to more than 40,006 service professionals throughout the country from partners including Sears, GE, The Home Service Store, Carrier, HouseMaster, Ser- viceLane and SecurityVillage.com, as well as local service professionals. In addition, the site offers deals, such as rebates on home improvements, plumbing, repairs, handymanservices and more with values of $25, $250 and $500off. As a special bonus for Dad, myHomeKey will give a free Weber Smokey Joe Grill to ail merabers who schedule a service by June 27, 2001. “Every dad deserves a real day off and myHomeKey wants to help hat happen,” says Eric Zausner, president and chief executive offi- cer of myHomeKey. “Fathers can This year, why not give Dad the gift of time? enjoy spending time with their families and feel assured that their house is heing taken care of by a network of service professionals who are rated, referred, insured and backed by a LOO percent satisfaction guarantee.” The site’s most requested ser- vices are handyman services, AC tune-ups and maid service—three great ways to give Dad a break around the house. However, if you prefer a more traditional gift, myHomeKey also lets users shop for top-quality products online. Consumers can find more than 1,000 home-related products from brand names such as Black & Decker, Carrier, Culligan, Amana, Sharp and DeLonghi. Whether you decide on a tradi- tional gift or just giving Dad the day off, make it a Father’s Day he remembers, To find out more, visit the Web site at www.myhomekey.com.