Sweepstakes will commence on August 15,
2007 and conclude on January 24, 2008. The
sweepstakes will include 78 daily prize drawings and 6 grand
prize drawings. The random
drawings will be supervised by United Way of Central New
York, Inc. officials or their assigned
representatives whose decisions are final with respect to
all matters related to this sweepstakes.
All Step Up Challenge entrants will be eligible for Daily
Prizes. These prizes will be awarded by random
drawings of all processed entries. Drawings will be conducted
daily, Monday through Friday, beginning
Monday, October 1, 2007 and ending Wednesday, January 23,
2008. Daily prize drawings
will be suspended for holidays on November 22 and 23 and
December 25, 2007 and January 1
and January 21, 2008. All entries received prior to 4 p.m.
each Wednesday will be processed for
inclusion in the daily drawings beginning the following
Monday and continuing for drawings
until the end of the sweepstakes. Winners will be publicly
announced on the day of the drawing.
Entrants will choose a single grand prize contest to enter.
Three finalists for each grand prize will
be selected on January 17, 2008. The three finalists for
each grand prize will proceed to the grand
prize drawings to be conducted on Thursday, January 24,
2008. Finalists must be present to win.
Entrants who win a daily prize will be removed from subsequent
daily prize drawings, but will
continue to be eligible for the grand prize contest they
select. Each grand prize will have a separate
drawing from among the entrants of those who chose that prize.
To be entered in the grand
prize sweepstakes, entry forms must be received by 4:00 p.m.,
on Wednesday, January 9, 2008
at United Way of Central New York’s offices at 518
James Street, P.O. Box 2129, Syracuse, NY
13220. Winners will be publicly announced by Friday, February
1, 2008. United Way of Central
New York, Inc. and other contest sweepstakes sponsors are
not responsible for lost, late or
misdirected mail or entries not forwarded to United Way in
time to be eligible for any drawing.
Winners will be notified in person or by phone or by registered
mail. In the event that United Way
of Central New York, Inc. is unable to contact a potential
winner despite reasonable efforts to do
so, an alternative winner will be chosen. In the event
that the winner is not qualified to win or
does not choose to accept any of the terms of this sweepstakes,
an alternate will be chosen.
The odds of winning will be based upon the number of valid
entries received.
Those who accept the Step Up Challenge to increase their
annual gift to United Way by $1 per
week ($52 per year), or begin giving to United Way at this
level, and return their pledge card
to United Way will automatically be entered to win. No
donation necessary to enter or win. A
donation will not increase the chances of winning. An alternative
entry form will be available
during the sweepstakes on United Way’s website, www.unitedway-cny.org,
or by sending a
self -addressed stamped envelope to: United Way Step Up Challenge,
United Way of Central
New York, P.O. Box 2129, Syracuse, NY 13220.
All entrants must meet and/or agree to comply with the
following qualifications to receive a prize:
- Winners must sign a Waiver and Release Form granting
permission for United Way of Central
New York to use the winner’s name and/or likeness
for the purposes of advertising, promotion
and trade in connection with United Way of Central New
York without further compensation
to the winner; and releasing United Way and participating
corporations, their franchises,
subsidiaries, suppliers, advertisers and promotion agencies,
employees and agents from any
and all liability arising out of participation in this
sweepstakes.
- Winnersmust provide their social security
number, and claimprize within ten (10) days of notification.
- Entrants
must be at least 18 years of age on or before September
1, 2008. Winners must provide proof of age.
- Entrants
must have their principal residence or their principal
place of employment in areas served by United Way of
Central New York’s annual
Community Campaign.
Limit one entry per person. Sweepstakes void where prohibited
or restricted by law. Illegible
entries will be disqualified. Employees of United Way of
Central New York, Inc. and their immediate
families and other household members are not eligible.
Prizes cannot be transferred, exchanged or redeemed for
cash or other merchandise. Prizes are
subject to, and winners are responsible for, all applicable
federal, state and local taxes (IRS form
1099). United Way of Central New York is not responsible
for gift certificates rendered invalid due
to a bankruptcy or closing of a daily prize sponsor business.
Winner’s names will be posted on UnitedWay of Central
New York’s website, www.unitedway-cny.org,
and a full list of winners will be available after February
1, 2008 and may be viewed on our website,
www.unitedway-cny.org or obtained by sending a self-addressed,
stamped envelope to United Way
Step Up Challenge, United Way of Central New York, P.O.
Box 2129, Syracuse, NY 13220. All communications
with respect to the sweepstakes should be directed to the
foregoing address. |