‘Friday Night Lights’ Community Sweepstakes Gives Local Communities the Chance to Light up a Youth Football Field

CANTON, Mass., Sept. 10, 2008 – NorthEast Electrical Distributors/Eagle Electric Supply, based in Canton, Mass., and a subsidiary of Sonepar USA, launched the second annual Friday Night Lights Community Sweepstakes, with co-sponsor WEEI Sports Radio. This contest gives cities and towns throughout New England the chance to win a brand new, fully installed sports lighting system for their youth football league field.

“We’re excited to continue our sponsorship of the 2nd annual Friday Night Lights community sweepstakes in 2008,” said Don Block, CEO and President of NorthEast-Eagle Electrical Distributors. “A fun and exciting community program like this, where we donate an outdoor lighting system to a local youth football field, makes sense for the company as a leading electrical distributor in New England. It provides a perfect conduit for NorthEast-Eagle to support our customers and give back to the communities they live in.”

The Friday Night Lights Community Sweepstakes is open to any football fields in all cities or towns in the following states: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Maine and Connecticut.

Entry into this contest will only be accepted from an authorized town or city representative. Entries require both a digital photo of the football field, and a short essay (250 words or less) describing why their town/city deserves to win the contest.

Entries will be accepted until October 12, 2008. Starting on October 13, 2008 and ending on November 16, 2008, all eligible entries that were received will be posted on www.newfridaynightlights.com and the public will be invited to vote. For every 100 votes for a specific football field, that football field will receive one entry in the grand prize drawing. The grand prize winner will be announced on December 1, 2008.

For more information, please visit www.newfridaynightlights.com.

About NorthEast Electrical Distributors
NorthEast Electrical Distributors was established in July 1999 to passionately serve the needs of the electrical contractor customer base ranging from one-man-shops to multi-million-dollar outfits. NorthEast has grown into the largest electrical distributor in New England with 33 convenient locations and a refined operational system and a strategic regional network.

About Sonepar USA
Sonepar USA is made up of the finest electrical supply distributors in the United States. The company has over 4,600 associates in 12 companies operating 253 branches in 35 states. In 2007, Sonepar USA achieved $3 billion in revenue. It is a member of the Sonepar group - the world's largest privately held electrical distributor. Worldwide, Sonepar employs over 34,000 employees, with 1,450 branch locations and 2007 annual sales of $15.3 billion.