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sportsmenfortots.org |
PRIZES |
& OFFICIAL RULES |
USMC 4/14th |
Personal checks will be accepted and should be made out to "MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION" and sent to me at:
Andy Pipkin
THANKS! |
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RAFFLE RULES:
1. Anyone can enter, even Aldeer owners and staff if
they choose to do so. Entry is determined by donating to the USMC Toys for Tots Foundation thru this website. The number of entries for the raffle depends on the amount of the donation given.
2. Prize donors cannot win back the prize they donate. In the event that their name is drawn for a price they offered, then they will
get the next prize down. The next name drawn will win
the previously forfeitted prize.
3. No hardcopy printed or paper "tickets" will be issued to the ticket purchasers. Winners will be chosen by drawing at the dinner, time and location to be announced on aldeer.com. Manual entires will be typed into the spreadsheet for people who donate by check or money order (number of tickets or chances for winning depends on the amount donated) before the winners are selected. The online donor's information will be downloaded into the excel spreadsheet and "ticket numbers" assigned to them as well (again, number of tickets or chances for winning depends on the amount donated). As donations accrue, ticket numbers (cooresponding to hard tickets that will go into the drawing) will be assigned and will be shown on the updated list at sportsmenfortots.org. The ticket numbers shown are the actual numbers of the hard tickets that will go into the drawing for random selection at the dinner. The first name drawn will win the most valuable prize and will go down the list of
prizes. The winning ticket numbers that are drawn will NOT be
included in subsequent drawings by removing the winning tickets as they are pulled. For example, if Joe Schmoe
donates $50, then six ticket numbers with Joe Schmoe's name
will go into the "hat" for the drawing. If Joe wins a prize on the
first pull, then he only has 5 more chances of winning
another prize - NOT the original 6 that he started
with.
4. Prizes for the drawing are the responsibility of the person who donated that prize. Winners will be announced via
a post on Aldeer.com in the General Forum. I will send out
an email to each winner w/ the contact info of the
donor to arrange pickup or shipping of the item.
5. Ticket Prices:
$10 per ticket. For every $50 you donate, you will get one "free" ticket.
6. Drawing for prizes will be held at the raffle dinner, DATE TIME AND PLACE TO BE DETERMINED. All members of aldeer.com and any other donors are invited to attend. To attend, you will however need to be added to the reservation list. Contact Andy at andy@sportsmenfortots.org to confirm your seat. Maximum capacity is approx 40 people, but no person will be turned away who wants to attend.
7. The deadline for mailed donations is postmarked on
or before Saturday December 12th, 2009. The deadline for online donations via Credit Card or Bank Transfer is
5:00 pm on Monday, Dec 15th, 2009. All online donations collected
will be converted to a Certified Bank Check on
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2009, and will be made out to "Marine Toys
for Tots Foundation". The check will be brought to the dinner location for
the drawing. The check will be presented
to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation (4/14th USMC) in Bessemer at the dinner.
8. Prize winners can be anywhere in the United States and their item will be shipped to them (typically at their expense, to be worked out with the prize donor) with the only excpetion being the firearm(s). The winner of the firearm(s) must be at least 18 years of age and must be able to pass the Federal Background Check and must be able to legally take possession of the firearm(s) as their own property. In the event that the name drawn to win the firearm is someone outside the continental United States, then they can either choose to forfeit the firearm as a prize & receive the next prize down the list, and then the next ticket drawn wins the firearm -or- they can choose to have the firearm sent to a family member in the lower 48 states - however that family mamber must be qualified and willing to receive the firearm, undergo and pass the Federal Background Check, and take possession of the firearm as their own property. Sorry, but this is for legal reasons concerning shipping firearms outside the continental United States.
9. Now for the legal mumbo-jumbo:
Prizes have no cash value and winners cannot choose
the corresponding cash value as compensation in leiu
of any prize. Winners are responsible for claiming
their prizes and may be responsible for any shipping
or delivery charges that are incurred if they choose
to have the item shipped. Aldeer.com, it's owners,
representatives, administrators, moderators, and
members are NOT responsible for the coordination of
this raffle. All parties involved are volunteering
items and time and are not compensated in any way. All
donations made online will have the transaction
fees AUTOMATICALLY deducted by the processing company. Transaction fees are
a cost of making the online transfer of funds and will not
be added into the total that will be donated at the
conclusion of the raffle. The total donated BEFORE
transaction fees are subtracted will be used in determining
the eligibility of the number of tickets to be issued.
In leiu of online donations, cash, check, money orders and
certified funds will be accepted. All money raised
(minus fees) will be donated to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. No
person associated with this program can be held
responsible for any actions of anyone involved. No
warranties or guarantee of any kind are included for
raffle items. Items are offered as-is and the
recepients agree that they have no legal action of
recourse in the event that they are not satisfied with
thier prizes. You must be 18 to purchase tickets and
to claim any prizes. You must be legally able to
possess any of the prizes in order to claim them. Odds
of winning depends on the number of tickets purchased
by any one individual and also the total number of
tickets purchased overall. Any prize winner that does
not want their prize may forfeit it back to the
raffle. In the event that a prize is forfeited after
the drawing has concluded at the end of the raffle,
the prize will be offered on Aldeer.com (General
Forum) as a 10-day auction with public bids and no
reserve. At the end of the auction, the money
collected will be donated as a separate installment to
the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation.
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"MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS" name and logo on this website. All money collected is donated directly to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
and is designated for the USMC 4th Batallion, 14th Marine Regiment based in Bessemer, AL.
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