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AmSouth Launches 'Million Dollar Your Kind of Bank' Sweepstakes; Every Win Helps Kids Fulfill A Dream.


BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- AmSouth Bank (NYSE NYSE

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) will offer AmSouth customers the ultimate reward by giving them the chance to win $1,000,000. Each week over the next 15 weeks, a lucky consumer or small-business person will win $10,000, plus the opportunity to travel to Orlando, Fla., for a chance to walk into an armored truck and take home $1,000,000.

"We think our relationships are pretty special to start with, but we thought it would be really exciting to offer the Million Dollar Your Kind of Bank sweepstakes," said Chief Marketing Officer Scott Peters Scott Peters can refer to:
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. He noted that the Bank will promote the sweepstakes to encourage people in its six-state footprint to open any consumer checking, small business checking or equity account at the bank.

"Each Sweepstakes winner will also have the privilege of knowing they have helped a child and his or her family fulfill a dream," said Peters. "AmSouth Bank Foundation will donate $75,000 to Give Kids The World--a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes.  that grants free vacations to families whose children have life-threatening diseases to visit Central Florida's attractions. GKTW GKTW Give Kids the World  works with hundreds of wish-granting organizations to bring the families to Give Kids The World Village near Orlando. GKTW will allocate $5,000 per weekly winner for a family from their region.

To enter, consumers may visit a participating AmSouth Bank during normal business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a  now through April 24, 2006, and open a new checking or equity account(a). There will be 15 weekly drawings conducted by independent judges. The weekly winners will be invited to Orlando, Fla., and, one-by-one, will enter an AmSouth armored truck filled with 1,000 money bags - 999 contain their $10,000 prize and one bag contains a $1,000,000 mega-prize. Sweepstakes information and a list of rules can be found at www.amsouth.com.

(a) To enter without opening a new checking or equity account, consumers may mail an entry. Opening an account is not a requirement to participate in the Sweepstakes. Some winners may not be customers and some mail-in entries may not have any type of relationship with AmSouth. Accounts are subject to credit approval. AmSouth Bank is a member of FDIC FDIC

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 and an Equal Housing Lender The terms Equal Housing Lender and Equal Opportunity Lender are synonymous and refer to all FDIC insured banks in the United States. Such banks are prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, or familial status. .

About AmSouth

AmSouth Bancorporation AmSouth Bancorporation was a bank holding company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, operated as a subsidiary of Regions Financial Corporation. AmSouth was previously known as First National Bank of Birmingham first organized in 1872.  is a regional bank holding company with over $50 billion in assets. AmSouth Bank, its principal subsidiary, has more than 685 branch banking offices and 1,240 ATMs. AmSouth operates in Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Georgia. AmSouth is a leader among regional banks in the Southeast in several key business segments, including consumer and commercial banking, small business banking, mortgage lending, equipment leasing Equipment Leasing is a financing option to lease equipment for a certain amount of time. Leasing Benefits
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, and trust and investment management services. AmSouth also offers a complete line of banking products and services at its web site, www.amsouth.com.

About Give Kids The World

Give Kids The World Village is a 70-acre, non-profit resort for children with life-threatening illnesses whose one wish is to visit Central Florida's best-loved attractions. The Village partners with more than 250 wish-granting organizations from around the world who identify these special children and provide transportation to Orlando. With the help of many generous individuals and corporations, GKTW then completes the wish with accommodations at its whimsical resort, donated attraction tickets and meals for a week-long, cost-free vacation. For more information, please visit the GKTW Village web site at www.gktw.org.
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