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 SECTION 1: General Provisions: The following details the
type of, operational organization and structure of, the purpose for,
participation in, and acceptance of the Terms and Conditions for all raffles
being conducted under and governed by these Terms and Conditions. Provision 1.1: Type of Raffle: This
is an Internet/Electronic Raffle. Provision
1.2: Raffle Operational Organization and Structure: These Internet/Electronic Raffles are
being conducted by paws4peopleTM, Inc. paws4peopleTM, Inc. is a non-profit,
501(c)(3) tax exempt public charity, FEIN: 54-1948479, herein also known as the
"Foundation." paws4peopleTM Inc. addresses are: Corporate Offices:
Mailing Address:
Internet Address:
www.paws4people.org. These Internet/Electronic Raffles are conducted and managed by NPOFundingSolutionSTM,, which is the Development Department of paws4peopleTM Inc. NPOFundingSolutionSTM is solely
controlled and operated by paws4peopleTM Inc. NPOFundingSolutionSTM is also
known herein as “NPOFS.” NPOFundingSolutionSTM addresses
are: Corporate Offices:
Mailing Address:
Internet Addresses:
www.NPOFundingSolutionS.org
and www.NPOFS.org. Contact Email Addresses: info@NPOFundingSolutions.org and
info@NPOFS.org One of the
fundraising methods used by NPOFundingSolutionSTM is to
conduct Internet/Electronic Charitable Raffles.
NPOFundingSolutionSTM employs the
following marketing brands: CharityRaffles.orgTM, CostaRica.CharityRaffles.orgTM CharityRaffles.orgTM and CostaRica.CharityRaffles.orgTM are also
known herein as “CR.org.” At the present time, CharityRaffles.orgTM and CostaRica.CharityRaffles.orgTM consists of as many as five different types of Raffles. These five different types of raffles are: The
CharityRaffles$50K [$10 Donation] series which offers a Grand Prize of $50,000.00
and 516 lesser valued prizes. The
CharityRaffles$50K [$20 Donation] series which offers a Grand Prize of
$50,000.00 and 516 lesser valued prizes. The
CharityRaffles$100K [$40 Donation] series which offers a Grand Prize of $100,000.00
and 516 lesser valued prizes. The
CharityRaffles$150K [$60 Donation] series which offers a Grand Prize of $150,000.00
and 516 lesser valued prizes. The
CharityRaffles$1M [$100 Donation] series which offers a Grand Prize of $1,000,000.00
and 1,753 lesser valued prizes. All CharityRaffles.orgTM raffles
distribute their income as follows: 25% for Prizes 65% to support civic,
non-profit, charitable, educational, and religious organizations. 10% for raffle and
administrative overhead expenses. Provision
1.3: Purpose of the Raffle: The primary
purpose is to raise funds for the operations of paws4peopleTM Inc. paws4peopleTM Inc. is
a non-profit, 501(c)(3) public charity that provides very highly trained
Educational Assistance K-9 Therapy Dogs to special education classrooms and
Educational Assistance K-9s for Educational Enrichment Programs in the regular
education classroom. It also provides trained and certified private placement
Assistance Dogs to persons with disabilities, terminally ill adolescents and/or
seniors and disabled veterans; and provides general visitation certified Social-Therapy
Dogs to hospitals, nursing homes, Hospice, and Rehabilitation facilities. There are also operational chapters of the
Foundation in The secondary purpose is to enable
other civic, non-profit, charitable, educational and religious organizations
throughout the world to raise funds via these raffles by using their
organizations marketing capabilities. These
“referral” organizations obtain contributions from the proceeds of each “donation-in-exchange-for-a-raffle-ticket”
they generate. The total contributions Referral
Organizations can earn is dependent upon the total number of raffle tickets
their referral efforts generate. The third purpose is to establish
and demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of Internet fundraising, thus
allowing for a significant reduction in overhead expenses associated with
typical charitable fundraising activities. Provision 1.4: Raffle
Participation: By participating in any of these Raffles you are helping
the Foundation to fulfill and expand its mission of providing state-of-the-art
educational animal-assisted K-9 therapy programs/services to special and
regular education classrooms; private placement Assistance Dogs to seriously/terminally
ill adolescents, spouseless seniors and/or disabled veterans; and general
visitation social-therapy dogs and services to countless nursing homes,
hospitals, Hospice and Rehabilitation facilities. You are also helping NPOFS to fulfill its mission to provide funding, free-of-charge, to
many other civic, non-profit, charitable, educational and religious
organizations throughout the world. In advance of your
participation in this Raffle, we would like to extend our heartfelt
appreciation for your support. Provision 1.5: Acceptance of
the Terms & Conditions: By participating in these Raffles and making a donation
in exchange for a Raffle Ticket, you are confirming that you have read the
Terms & Conditions of these Raffles, that you understand them, and that you
agree to abide by them. If you have any questions about these Terms &
Conditions, please contact the Raffle Administrator at: RaffleAdministrator@NPOFS.org. SECTION 2: Raffle Definitions – Terms & Processes: The
following details definitions of various “terms” and/or “processes” associated
with the conduct of these raffles. Section 2.1: Raffle
Eligibility: You must be 18 years of age or older to make a donation
to obtain a Raffle Number. Section 2.2: The Donor: Any individual
who makes a donation to CR.org in
order to obtain an electronically determined Raffle Number or Numbers shall be
referred to herein as the “Donor.” Only
one (1) individual may be identified as the individual who made the donation,
and hence would be designated as the Winner for any Raffle Numbers acquired
during the Donation Transaction Process [See Definition below]. Section 2.3: Number of
Raffle Numbers Obtained by One Person: There shall be no limit to the number of Raffle Numbers
for which Donations may be accepted by any one person during the life cycle of
any specific Raffle conducted by CR.org. Section 2.4: The Donation
Transaction Process: This is the computer process by
which an individual may make a donation to CR.org
and in return for said donation receive an electronically determined Raffle
Number or Numbers. This process shall require the Donor to provided specific
information in order to obtain a raffle number or numbers. The information
provided shall also be required so that CR.org
can communicate with the Donor during the life-cycle of the Raffle, to notify
the Donor that he/she has won a Raffle PRIZE and to deliver a PRIZE to the
Donor. The following information is
required: Complete Legal Name; Complete Postal Mailing Address; an Active
E-Mail Address; Phone Number [Land-line or Cell]; and a Charge or Debit Card
Number. This information must match/correspond to the information on the
particular card used to make the donation. [Please
Note: The financial portion of the Donation Transaction Process shall occur on
the secure servers of the merchant processing services company. CR.org
shall NOT have access to the Donor’s financial transactional information, with
the exception of the last four numbers of the credit or debit cards used for
the transaction, which will be needed to provide the Donor with his/her
official receipt, and the electronic communication confirmation which verifies
the acceptance by the merchant processing service company that your financial
transaction was successfully completed.] [Please Note: The mailing and email addresses provided
during the Donation Transaction Process shall be considered as the addresses
for all future correspondence between NPOFS
and the Donor. If either of these
addresses changes it is the Donor’s responsibility to inform NPOFS of such change, via the Raffle
Administrator, see above]. Once the Donor has completed
the Donation Transaction Process and the Donor’s financial transaction
accomplishing his/her donation to CR.org
has been validated and completed, the Donor may immediately download an e-copy
receipt of his/her raffle number(s) that were randomly selected from the raffle
number database. A paper copy or confirmation number is not required to claim a
PRIZE if the ticket was generated online and verified by email to the Donor. All Donors, by the act of
making a donation in exchange for a raffle number, consent to have their First
Name, the initial of their Last Name, City and State, listed within any media
considered appropriate by the CR.org,
should they win a PRIZE from this Raffle. Section 2.5: Method of
Donation: Online:
You may donate safely and easily by charge
or debit card on this website. When your donation is confirmed, you may
download an e-copy of your raffle number(s). Your donation in exchange for your Raffle Number(s) is not a
“tax-deductible” contribution. Via USPS [Mail]: You may donate by accomplishing the
downloadable form provided for this purpose on the website. When your donation
is processed you will be provided via email raffle number(s). Your donation in exchange for your Raffle
Number(s) is not a “tax-deductible” contribution. This method of entry shall become available
during 2008. [Please Note: NPOFS and its agents, Board, vendors,
volunteers and members assume no liability for lost, late, misdirected,
mutilated, incomplete, illegible, undelivered entries or entries without proper
payment received, which entries shall be deemed invalid and shall be
immediately disqualified.] SECTION 3: The Raffle Series – Specific Provisions: The
following details specific information concerning the structure, convention,
odds and prize profiles for each of the following Raffle Series: Provision
3.1: Definition of a Raffle Series: Provision
3.1.1: Raffle Naming Convention: Each Raffle Series, as identified above, is centered
on a particular type of raffle that has a certain valued Grand Prize, i.e., the
CharityRaffles $50K Raffle Series, which has a Grand Prize of $50,000.00. Each of the Raffle Series has specific
details associated with it, i.e., the number of electronic tickets that will be
issued for each raffle, the specific number and value of prizes that will be
awarded by the raffle, etc. Provision
3.1.2: Raffle Numbering Convention: Provision
3.1.2.1: Raffle Series Identifier: Each Raffle Series shall employ the following
numbering system to distinguish each specific Raffle Series. This symbol shall be referred to as the
Raffle Identifier: The
CharityRaffles$50K series: CR50K The
CharityRaffles$100K series: CR100K The
CharityRaffles$150K series: CR150K The
CharityRaffles$1M series: CR1M Provision
3.1.2.2: The Year and Raffle Sequence
Number: Each Raffle shall employ the
following numbering system to distinguish each specific raffle conducted within
a specific Raffle Series during a calendar year. This symbol shall be referred to as the Year
and Raffle Sequence Number: 6001 – Shall indicate the first
raffle within a specific Raffle Series initiated in the year 2006. 7001 – Shall indicate the first
raffle within a specific Raffle Series initiated in the year 2007, and so on. Provision
3.1.2.3: The Unique Raffle Number: Each Raffle shall employ the following numbering
system to distinguish each specific and individual unique Raffle Number. This symbol shall be referred to as the
Unique Raffle Number: i.e., 1
– 15,000
[for the CharityRaffle$50K raffle] Provision
3.1.2.4: Raffle Numbering Example: The following provides an example of two Raffle
Numbers with an associated explanation: CR50K6003-00004 – This is the 4th
Raffle Number out of the 15,000 available Raffle Numbers for the 3rd
raffle initiated in 2006 within the CharityRaffle$50K Raffle Series. CR1M7005-32567
– This is
the 32,567th Raffle Number out of the 50,000 available Raffle
Numbers for the 5th raffle initiated in 2007 within the CharityRaffle$1M
Raffle Series. Provision
3.2: Continuous Operation: Each Raffle within a particular Raffle Series shall
continue to operate on a continuous basis.
This means that when a raffle within a specific Raffle Series issues its
final available raffle number, the next raffle within that Raffle Series
automatically begins when a donation for the next raffle ticket is
obtained. Provision
3.3: Details for the CharityRaffles$50K Series of Raffles: Provision
3.3.1: Details for the
CharityRaffles$50K-$10Donation Option Series of Raffles: Provision
3.3.1.1: Raffle Details: Number of Electronic Tickets: 30,000 tickets will be offered in exchange for a donation. Required Donation: $10.00 for
each ticket. Raffle PRIZEs: A total of 517 PRIZEs will be
awarded: A total of $75,000 will
be awarded. 1 - $50,000 [GRAND PRIZE] 137 - $100 Prizes [2nd – 138th place] 62 - $80 Prizes [139th – 200th place] 317 - $20 Prizes [201st – 517th place] Provision
3.3.1.2: The Odds: Odds of winning the Grand
PRIZE: 1 : 30,000 Odds of winning any PRIZE: 1
: 60 Provision
3.3.2: Details for the
CharityRaffles$50K-$20Donation Option Series of Raffles: Provision
3.3.2.1: Raffle Details: Number of Electronic Tickets: 15,000 tickets will be offered in exchange for a donation. Required Donation: $20.00 for
each ticket. Raffle PRIZEs: A total of 517 PRIZEs will be
awarded: A total of $75,000 will
be awarded. 1 - $50,000 [GRAND PRIZE] 137 - $100 Prizes [2nd – 138th place] 62 - $80 Prizes [139th – 200th place] 317 - $20 Prizes [201st – 517th place] Provision
3.3.2.2: The Odds: Odds of winning the Grand
PRIZE: 1 : 15,000 Odds of winning any PRIZE: 1
: 30 Provision
3.4: Details for the CharityRaffles
$100K Series
of Raffles: Provision
3.4.1: Raffle Details: Number of Electronic Tickets: 15,000 tickets will be offered in exchange for a donation. Required Donation: $40.00 for
each ticket. Raffle PRIZEs: A total of 517 PRIZEs will be
awarded: A total of $150,000 will
be awarded. 1 - $100,000 [GRAND PRIZE] 137 - $200 Prizes [2nd – 138th place] 62 - $160 Prizes [139th – 200th place] 317 - $40 Prizes [201st – 517th place] Provision
3.4.2: The Odds: Odds of winning the Grand
PRIZE: 1 : 15,000 Odds of winning any PRIZE: 1
: 30 Provision
3.5: Details for the CharityRaffles
$150K Series
of Raffles: Provision
3.5.1: Raffle Details: Number of Electronic Tickets: 15,000 tickets will be offered in exchange for a donation. Required Donation: $60.00 for
each ticket. Raffle PRIZEs: A total of 517 PRIZEs will be
awarded: A total of $225,000 will
be awarded. 1 - $150,000 [GRAND PRIZE] 137 - $300 Prizes [2nd – 138th place] 62 - $240 Prizes [139th – 200th place] 317 - $60 Prizes [201st – 517th place] Provision
3.5.2: The Odds: Odds of winning the Grand
PRIZE: 1 : 15,000 Odds of winning any PRIZE: 1
: 30 Provision
3.6: Details for the CharityRaffles $1M Series of Raffles: Provision
3.6.1: Raffle Details: Number of Electronic Tickets: 50,000 tickets will be offered in exchange for a donation. Required Donation: $100.00 for
each ticket. Raffle PRIZEs: A total of 1,754 PRIZEs will be awarded: A total of $1,250,000
will be awarded. Provision
2.5.1.1: Main Prize Drawing: 1st Grand Prize -
$1,000,000 2nd Grand Prize -
$15,000 3rd Grand Prize -
$10,000 4th Grand Prize -
$10,000 95 - $500 Prizes [5th – 99th place] 150 - $200 Prizes [100th – 249th place] 250 - $100 Prizes [250th – 499th place] 1,250 - $50 Prizes [500th – 1,749th place] Provision
3.6.1.1: “Early Bird” Drawings: There will be three “Early
Bird” drawings. Each drawing will be
conducted according to the following details.
Only one “Early Bird” prize may be won by any one individual per
Raffle. Each winner of an “Early Bird”
Drawing shall be removed from the Drawings for subsequent “Early Bird”
drawings. Early Bird Drawing 01 Prize:
$10,000 Drawing
to take place after the 5,000th Ticket is processed. The pool of eligible winners shall be those
individuals holding the first 5,000 raffle tickets issued. The ODDs of winning the Early Bird Drawing 01
will be 1 : 5,000. Early Bird Drawing 02 Prize:
$10,000 Drawing
to take place after the 10,000th Ticket is processed. The pool of eligible winners shall be those
individuals holding the first 10,000 raffle tickets issued. The ODDs of winning the Early Bird Drawing 02
will be approximately 1 : 9,999. Early Bird Drawing 03 Prize:
$10,000 Drawing
to take place after the 20,000th Ticket is processed. The pool of eligible winners shall be those
individuals holding the first 20,000 raffle tickets issued. The ODDs of winning the Early Bird Drawing 03
will be approximately 1 : 19,998. Provision
3.6.1.2: “Donor Appreciation” Drawings: There will be two “Donor
Appreciation” drawings. Each drawing
will be conducted according to the following details. Only one “Donor Appreciation” or “Early Bird”
prize may be won by any one individual per Raffle. Each winner of an “Early Bird” and “Donor
Appreciation” Drawing shall be removed from the Drawings for subsequent “Early
Bird” and/or “Donor Appreciation” drawings. Donor Appreciation Drawing
01 Prize:
$10,000 Drawing
to take place after the 30,000th Ticket is processed. The pool of eligible winners shall be those
individuals holding the first 30,000 raffle tickets issued. The ODDs of winning the Donor Appreciation
Drawing 01 will be approximately 1 :27,997. Donor Appreciation Drawing
02 Prize:
$10,000 Drawing
to take place after the 40,000th Ticket is processed. The pool of eligible winners shall be those
individuals holding the first 40,000 raffle tickets issued. The ODDs of winning the Donor Appreciation
Drawing 02 will be approximately 1 : 39,996. Provision
3.6.2: The Odds - Main Prize Drawing: Odds of winning the 1st
Grand PRIZE: 1 : 50,000 Odds of winning any PRIZE: 1
: 30 SECTION 4: The Drawings – Specific Provisions: The following details
information concerning how the drawings for Raffles will take place: Provision
4.1: The Raffle Drawing: The Raffle Drawing Date shall
occur within twenty-one (21) calendar days of the Raffle Closing Date. The drawing order will be: Provision 4.1.1:
For the CharityRaffles$50K Raffle Series: The first
number drawn will be for the Grand PRIZE, the second number drawn will be 2nd
Place PRIZE, the third number drawn will be 3rd Place PRIZE, the
fourth number drawn will be 4th Place PRIZE, the fifth number drawn
will be 5th Place PRIZE, and so on until a number has been drawn for
all 517 available PRIZEs. Provision 4.1.2:
For the CharityRaffles$100K Raffle Series: The
first number drawn will be for the Grand PRIZE, the second number drawn will be
2nd Place PRIZE, the third number drawn will be 3rd Place
PRIZE, the fourth number drawn will be 4th Place PRIZE, the fifth
number drawn will be 5th Place PRIZE, and so on until a number has
been drawn for all 517 available PRIZEs. Provision 4.1.3:
For the CharityRaffles$150K Raffle Series: The first
number drawn will be for the Grand PRIZE, the second number drawn will be 2nd
Place PRIZE, the third number drawn will be 3rd Place PRIZE, the
fourth number drawn will be 4th Place PRIZE, the fifth number drawn
will be 5th Place PRIZE, and so on until a number has been drawn for
all 517 available PRIZEs. Provision 4.1.4:
For the CharityRaffles$1MK Raffle Series: Provision 4.1.4.1: For the “EarlyBird” Drawings: Early Bird Drawing 01: The drawing will take place
within seven (7) calendar days of the issuance of the 5,000th Raffle
Number. The pool of eligible winners
shall be those individuals holding the first 5,000 raffle numbers issued. The
first number drawn will be for the 1st “EarlyBird” PRIZE. The WINNER of this Prize will be ineligible
to win any other “EarlyBird” or “Donor Appreciation” Prize. Early Bird Drawing 02: The drawing will take place
within seven (7) calendar days of the issuance of the 10,000th
Raffle Number. The pool of eligible
winners shall be those individuals holding the first 10,000 raffle numbers issued. The
first number drawn will be for the 2nd “EarlyBird” PRIZE. The WINNER of this Prize will be ineligible
to win any other “EarlyBird” or “Donor Appreciation” Prize. Early Bird Drawing 03: The drawing will take place
within seven (7) calendar days of the issuance of the 20,000th
Raffle Number. The pool of eligible
winners shall be those individuals holding the first 20,000 raffle numbers
issued. The first number drawn will be for the 3rd “EarlyBird”
PRIZE. The WINNER of this Prize will be
ineligible to win any other “EarlyBird” or “Donor Appreciation” Prize. Provision 4.1.4.2: For the “Donor Appreciation”
Drawings: Donor Appreciation Drawing
01: The
drawing will take place within seven (7) calendar days of the issuance of the
30,000th Raffle Number. The
pool of eligible winners shall be those individuals holding the first 30,000
raffle numbers issued. The first number drawn will be for the 1st
“Donor Appreciation” PRIZE. The WINNER
of this Prize will be ineligible to win any other “EarlyBird” or “Donor
Appreciation” Prize. Donor Appreciation Drawing
02: The
drawing will take place within seven (7) calendar days of the issuance of the
40,000th Raffle Number. The
pool of eligible winners shall be those individuals holding the first 40,000
raffle numbers issued. The first number drawn will be for the 2nd
“Donor Appreciation” PRIZE. The WINNER
of this Prize will be ineligible to win any other “EarlyBird” or “Donor
Appreciation” Prize. Provision 4.1.4.3:
For the Main Raffle Drawing: The first number drawn will be
for the $1,000,000.00 Grand PRIZE, the second number drawn will be 2nd
Grand PRIZE, the third number drawn will be 3rd Grand PRIZE, the
fourth number drawn will be 4th Grand PRIZE, the fifth number drawn
will be 5th Place PRIZE, and so on until a number has been drawn for
all 1,779 available PRIZEs. Provision 4.2: Drawing Location: The drawings may be held at one
of two different physical locations: the offices of NPOFundingSolutionSTM, or, any other pre-designated location as determined
by the Raffle Administrator. Provision 4.2.1: The Method of “Drawing” or determining
the Winning Numbers for each Raffle: Until such time as the At the completion of each
raffle, all eligible raffle numbers from the specific raffle shall be
determined and identified on individual sheets of paper, just as if they were
the detached portion of an old-fashion “paper” raffle ticket. Each individual eligible raffle number shall
then be placed into a receptacle capable of holding the individual sheets of
paper. Each number will be hand-drawn
from the receptacle. The second number,
and each subsequent numbers, shall be cross-checked against the names,
addresses, and phone numbers of the previously drawn winning numbers, to ensure
that only one person wins a PRIZE per Raffle. If a duplicate winner is selected
during the drawing process, the drawn number associated with the “duplicate”
winner shall be disregarded and another number selected in its place. [NOTE: The only exception to
this provision is for the winners of the “EarlyBird” and/or “Donor
Appreciation” drawings within the CharityRaffles$1M Raffle Series. The five winners of these drawings are
eligible for the Main Raffle drawing.
There they can only win one Prize within the same raffle.] SECTION 5: Prize Winners – Specific Provisions: The
following details information concerning the responsibilities, obligations,
processing fees and tax liabilities for the Prize winners for each Raffle
Series: Provision 5.1: Notification
of Winning Status and WINNER Responsibilities: All WINNERs will be notified, via E-Mail [at the E-Mail address provided
during the Donation Transaction Process], by NPOFS as to the PRIZE they have won within three (3) calendar days
of the raffle drawing. The WINNER of a Prize valued at $5,000.00, or more, shall provide a
digital color photograph of him/herself, in “.jpg” file format on either a 1.4
MB floppy disk or CD [Note: the disk or CD will NOT be returned.] This photograph must be able to be transformed
into a digital image suitable for publication on the CR.org’s website and other media used within NPOFS’s marketing and public relations programs. Provision 5.1.1: The WINNER of a Prize valued at $5,000.00, or
more, shall: Go on-line to www.NPOFS\Forms. There the WINNER must follow the instructions
and complete the downloading process for the following two forms: NPOFS Form 11A – Verification of Identity Form, and, NPOFS Form 12 – Consent to Use Digital Image Form. PLEASE NOTE: Both of these forms must be completely,
accurately, and legibly accomplished and NOTARIZED. The WINNER must complete these forms, have them notarized, and return
them to NPOFS within fourteen (14)
calendar days. It is strongly suggested that the WINNER return these completed and
notarized forms to NPOFS by USPS certified, return receipt requested,
mail. NPOFS is not responsible for the
acknowledgment of the return of these forms. If these properly completed and notarized
forms are NOT received by NPOFS within the fourteen (14) calendar
day window from the date of the initial e-mail notification, NPOFS will repeat the notification
process within fourteen (14) calendar days of this deadline. If the WINNER does
NOT comply with the terms of this
second notification process within fourteen (14) calendar days of receipt of
this second notification, the NPOFS’s
Raffle Administrator shall deem that the WINNER has donated his/her PRIZE to NPOFS. The decision of the
Administrator is final. Notification of such decision shall be made to the
non-compliant WINNER within fourteen (14) calendar days of such decision. Provision 5.1.2: The WINNER of a Prize valued at between
$500.00 and $4,999.99, shall: Go on-line to www.NPOFS\Forms. There the WINNER must follow the instructions
and complete the downloading process for the following form: NPOFS
Form 11B – Verification of Identity Form. PLEASE NOTE: This form must be completely, accurately,
and legibly accomplished and NOTARIZED. The WINNER must complete this form, have it notarized, and return it to NPOFS within fourteen (14) calendar
days. It is strongly suggested that the WINNER return these completed and
notarized forms to NPOFS by USPS certified, return receipt requested,
mail. NPOFS is not responsible for the
acknowledgment of the return of these forms. If these properly completed and notarized
forms are NOT received by NPOFS within the fourteen (14) calendar
day window from the date of the initial e-mail notification, NPOFS will repeat the notification
process within fourteen (14) calendar days of this deadline. If the WINNER does NOT comply with the terms of this second notification process
within fourteen (14) calendar days of receipt of this second notification, the NPOFS’s Raffle Administrator shall deem
that the WINNER has donated his/her PRIZE to NPOFS. The decision of the Administrator is final. Notification of
such decision shall be made to the non-compliant WINNER within fourteen (14)
calendar days of such decision. Provision 5.1.3: The WINNER of a Prize valued at less then
$499.99, shall: Go on-line to www.NPOFS\Forms. There the WINNER must follow the instructions
and complete the downloading process for the following form: NPOFS
Form 11C – Verification of Identity Form. PLEASE NOTE: This form must be completely, accurately,
and legibly accomplished. The WINNER must complete this form, and return it to NPOFS within fourteen (14) calendar
days. It is suggested that the WINNER return these completed and notarized
forms to NPOFS by USPS certified, return receipt requested, mail. NPOFS is not responsible for the
acknowledgment of the return of these forms. If these properly completed and notarized
forms are NOT received by NPOFS within the fourteen (14) calendar
day window from the date of the initial e-mail notification, NPOFS will repeat the notification
process within fourteen (14) calendar days of this deadline. If the WINNER does
NOT comply with the terms of this
second notification process within fourteen (14) calendar days of receipt of
this second notification, the NPOFS’s
Raffle Administrator shall deem that the WINNER has donated his/her PRIZE to NPOFS. The decision of the
Administrator is final. Notification of such decision shall be made to the
non-compliant WINNER within fourteen (14) calendar days of such decision. Provision 5.2: Grand
PRIZE WINNER’s Promotional Obligations: A Grand PRIZE WINNER, by accepting the PRIZE, agrees to participate in
any/all marketing, advertising, or promotional activities of NPOFS in relation to the Raffle and/or
the PRIZE for a period of forty-five (45) calendar days after the date of the
awarding of the 1st installment of his/her PRIZE payment. These activities can
only occur within a one-hundred-mile radius from the WINNER’s address of record
as provided during the Donation Transaction Process. These activities are
limited to personal appearances, video recording sessions in which the WINNER
is interviewed regarding his/her reaction(s) to Winning the PRIZE, photo shoots
to obtain images of the WINNER for use in NPOFS
marketing or advertising campaigns, or other purposes as determined by NPOFS. The WINNER also agrees to grant
the right of release for any/all pictures, photographs or other such images, in
any form or for any/all media uses by NPOFS.
Should the WINNER not participate in such activities and present a favorable
impression for NPOFS, NPOFS reserves the right to void
any/all remaining portion(s) of the PRIZE. The WINNER shall not be compensated
for the requirements/actions of this section. All WINNER’s agree to grant the right of release of their first name and
the initial of their last name and their City, and State, to be used in NPOFS marketing or advertising
campaigns, or other purposes as determined by NPOFS. Provision 5.3: Shipping
and Processing Fees: All Prizes shall have a fee deducted from the
cash value of the Prize to cover the expenses associated with Processing and
Shipping the Prize for delivery to the Winner.
The following fees shall apply:
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