Official Rules, Terms & Conditions
DONATIONS
For each $100 donation, a single raffle entry will be generated for
the donor. Checks or money orders should be made payable
to Pawtucket Rotary Foundation. Credit cards accepted for in-person
donations are VISA, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.
Each donation shall constitute an "entry" into the raffle drawing, and
the person to whom the entry is registered shall be the "entrant."
Although more than one name may be provided on the entry registration
form, the entry shall be registered to the first name listed, who shall
constitute the sole Entrant for that ticket. The winning Entrant shall
be the "winner" of the prize. Transfer of prize ownership will be made
to the Entrant. The winner must supply his/her social security number
before the prize is tendered. It is the sole responsibility of the
Entrant to allocate a winning prize to other participants in case of a
multiple entry registration, and the winning Entrant shall hold harmless
The Rotary Club of Pawtucket or Pawtucket Rotary Foundation in case of conflicting claims or disputes
among multiple claimants.
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW
This raffle is conducted in accordance with gaming laws enacted and
enforced by the State of Rhode Island and void in
areas prohibited or restricted by law. Raffle promoters and/or the
Rotary Club of Pawtucket are not responsible for lost or stolen entries.
Raffle entries will be disqualified, at the sole discretion of the
Rotary Club of Pawtucket, if attempts are made to disrupt the Raffle or
circumvent the terms and conditions of these Official Rules. If the
above occurs, the Rotary Club of Pawtucket reserves the right to remedy
any such action, disruption, or circumvention in a manner, determined
solely by the Rotary Club of Pawtucket that is fair and equitable to
Raffle participants.
The Rotary Club of Pawtucket, its members, officers, directors, agents,
and representatives and their parent organizations, affiliates,
subsidiaries, and advertising, promotion and legal advisors are not
responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed,
damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, or unintelligible entries;
(ii) failed, returned, or misdirected notifications based on inaccurate
information provided by the winner; or (iii) telephone, electronic,
hardware, or software program, network, Internet, or computer
malfunctions, failures, or difficulties resulting from participation in
this Raffle of otherwise; (iv) errors in transmission; (v) any condition
caused by events beyond the control of the Rotary Club of Pawtucket that
may cause the Raffle to be disrupted or corrupted (vi) any injuries,
losses, or damages of any kind caused by a prize or resulting from
acceptance, possession, or use of a prize, or from participation in the
Raffle; or (vii) any printing or typographical errors in any materials
associated with the Raffle.
QUANTITY OF ENTRIES
The maximum number of entries offered via donation is 300.
Requests for entries and therefore donations received after all entries
are assigned or following the drawing, will be returned to the
entrant(s).
ELIGIBILITY
Entrants must be legal residents of the United States and 18
years of age or older on, or before, May 23, 2013. The Entrant
must supply his/her social security number to receive prize. If an
Entrant's check or credit card is dishonored prior to the drawing, the
entry ticket will be declared invalid, until a replacement donation is
received. All check or credit card charges found dishonored after the
drawing must be honored. A $20.00 charge will be assessed for
non-sufficient funds or stop payment checks.
DRAWING
The raffle drawing will take place on May 23, 2013 at a
location determined by the Rotary Club of Pawtucket. If not depleted
prior to the official prize drawing, entries will be available via
in-person donation until the day and time of the drawing. The winner, does not need to be present at
the time of the drawing and will be notified by the Rotary Club of Pawtucket within 7 business days of the drawing. It is the
responsibility of the donor/entrant to provide a valid, mailing address,
phone and/or email address for notification.
PRIZE
The first prize winner for the May 23, 2013 drawing will be
awarded a vacation trip package for two people (including airfare) offered by Collette Vacations. Some trips explicitly offered in this contest may be subject to an additional surcharge to cover airfare charges during peak seasons. Trip options include, but are not limited to the following options:
- Rome and the Amalfi Coast (available Nov and Mar)
- Tuscany and the Italian Riviera (available Nov and Mar)
- Shade of Ireland (available all seasons)
- Beijing, China City Stay (available all seasons)
- Best of China (subject to additional surchage for peak air travel)
- Costa Rica (all seasons)
- Panama (all seasons)
In lieu of accepting the vacation trip package, the winner may accept a
cash award of $5,000. Winner may choose to apply $5,000 toward other available trips that Collette Vacations offers, subject to availability.
Winner does not need to be present at the drawing but must present their
entry stub when claiming the prize. The winner must claim their prize
within 14 days from notification, per directions provided in the
notification letter. He/she is responsible for coordinating availability of dates of the vacation with Collette Vacations. Failure to claim the prize within 14 days will result
in forfeiture of the prize.
All federal, state and local income, gaming and/or excise taxes, fees,
assessments and like charges associated with the prize, are the
responsibility of the holder of the winning ticket. The
IRS has taken the position that amounts donated for chances to
participate in raffles, lotteries or similar programs are not gifts and,
therefore, the price of the entry does not qualify as a deductible
charitable contribution. Winner must complete a W-9 form before receiving prize. For further
information, consult your qualified financial advisor.
WAIVER/LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
Entrants release the Rotary Club of Pawtucket and the Pawtucket Rotary Foundation, board of directors,
committee members, officers, volunteers, and representative agents from
any and all liability with respect to participation in the promotion
and possession of the prize. Any liability of the Rotary Club of Pawtucket shall be limited to the donation amount. In case of a dispute,
the Rotary's decision shall be final. The Rotary Club of Pawtucket is
not responsible for lost or stolen tickets.
Entrant agrees to allow the Rotary Club of Pawtucket to use his/her name
and/or image without any compensation for any promotional activity
related to this or any future raffle. Any and all addresses and contact
information of the purchaser will not be released to the public.