Simpsonville, SC, October 8, 2007 – Meridian Homes, based in Loganville, GA and Simpsonville, SC, announces that they have teamed up with Behr Paints, Builders FirstSource, Gale Contractor Services and News Radio 1330/950 Word for the Word to Win Giveaway. This promotion will run for 10 weeks. $1,000 per week will be given away to weekly winners. The Word of the Week will be posted in each of Meridian Homes’ 3 Upstate communities and anyone who wants to enter can visit a community, find the word then go to www.meridian.com to register the Word of the Week. One winner’s name will be broadcast on Thursday mornings on News Radio 1330/950 Word and that person will have to call in to claim their prize. Meridian Homes currently has 22 communities in 7 counties in the East Metro Atlanta area as well as 3 communities in the Greenville, South Carolina area. Visit www.meridian.com for more information.