Official Rules and Conditions of Entry

 

ENTER TO WIN!

 

Grand Prize:  2024 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 OR $25,000 in VISA® Gift Cards

Second Prize:  $1,500 in VISA® Gift Cards

Third Prize:  Breville Barista Touch Espresso Machine, 67 fluid ounces, Brushed Stainless Steel

Fourth Prize:  Meta Quest 3 Virtual Reality Headset

 

By purchasing a raffle ticket, you agree to be bound by these rules and terms.  You First Foundation (16430 Park Ten Place, Houston, TX 77084) is conducting this raffle.  Tickets will be sold for $25 each or $100 for five (if purchased in the same transaction). A maximum of 6,500 tickets will be sold.  Odds of winning are based on the number of raffle tickets purchased.  Entrants can only win 1 prize.  Drawing to be held October 7, 2024 at the annual You First Foundation golf event. Must be 18 years of age or older to purchase a raffle ticket or claim a raffle prize. The winner cannot assign the prize to another person for any reason.  Must reside in the state of Texas to win. You need not be present at the drawing to win. Board members of You First Foundation and their immediate family members are ineligible to enter the raffle.  The winners will be determined by a random drawing of purchased tickets.  Winners will have fourteen (14) days from the notification of winning to claim their prize.  Winners will be notified via the contact information supplied during the ticket purchase.  If winner fails to claim their prize within fourteen (14) days, for whatever reason, winner will forfeit the prize and an alternate winner can be selected.  If a prize is forfeited, no compensation will be given.

To enter, go to YouFirstFoundation.org to purchase raffle tickets.  No mail-in raffle purchases are allowed.

Prizes: The grand prize winner of the 2024 raffle can select one of the following three prizes:  (1) a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew LT 2WD vehicle from a Finnegan Auto Group (“Finnegan”) dealership (2) a credit from Finnegan of Forty-Five Thousand dollars ($45,000) in MSRP value to be used to purchase a vehicle from a Finnegan dealership, or (3) Twenty-Five Thousand dollars ($25,000) in VISA® gift cards.  Second prize is One Thousand Five Hundred dollars ($1,500) in VISA® gift cards.  Third prize is a Breville Barista Touch Espresso Machine, 67 fluid ounces, Brushed Stainless Steel (estimated value of $999).  Fourth prize is a Meta Quest 3 Virtual Reality Headset (estimated value of $499).

Winners are solely responsible for all taxes, title, and license fees for the vehicle (if winner selects a vehicle for the grand prize) and is responsible for any and all income or other taxes in connection with winning a prize.  You First Foundation reserves the right to determine eligibility of an entrant. Entrants deemed ineligible will forfeit winnings.  You First Foundation makes no warranties with regard to the prize.  Prize is not transferable.  You First Foundation reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.  You First Foundation is not responsible for damaged or lost prizes.  Raffle is not sponsored, endorsed by, or associated with Chevrolet or General Motors, Apple Inc., Blackstone Products, Visa, Inc., or Amazon.

Prior to receipt of the prize and no later than December 31, 2024, winners must provide You First Foundation with a properly completed and signed IRS Form W-9 form.  For prizes with a retail value of $600 or greater, at the time of the award presentation, You First Foundation will present the winner with a W-2G form, and will file a copy of the form with the IRS.

Publicity:  As a condition of being awarded a prize, winners will be required to sign an Authorization and Release for Use of Image, Voice, or Likeness (the “Release”) and must show a current / valid photo identification to claim and pick up their prize.  You First Foundation reserves the right to require additional identification and may choose to accept or deny awarding any prize based on the identification presented.  If the winner fails to submit the Release, winner forfeits the prize and an alternate winner will be drawn from the remaining entries.  The Release will also allow You First Foundation to share the winners’ name, voice, recording, video recording, and photo likeness for any and all marketing and publicity purposes as it may deem desirable to communicate the winners of the raffle and future raffles.

Release of Claims:  BY PARTICIPATING IN THE YOU FIRST FOUNDATION’S 2024 RAFFLE, ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF AND MEMBERS OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD, RELATIVES, HEIRS, ASSIGNS, EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS AND PERSONS WHO USE THE PRIZE AWARDED BY YOU FIRST FOUNDATION, EACH ENTRANT AND WINNER RELEASES YOU FIRST FOUNDATION, ITS BOARD MEMBERS, AGENTS, OR REPRESENTATIVES (INDIVIDUALLY AND/OR COLLECTIVELY “YOU FIRST FOUNDATION”) AS WELL AS FIRST SERVICE CREDIT UNION FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEY’S FEES) CAUSED BY PARTICIPATING IN THE RAFFLE, AND/OR USE OF THE PRIZE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR DEATH, AND EACH PARTICIPANT AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD YOU FIRST FOUNDATION AND FIRST SERVICE CREDIT UNION, JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY, HARMLESS FROM ANY AND ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES, RIGHTS, CLAIMS AND ACTIONS OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPATING IN THE RAFFLE OR THE WINNER’S ACCEPTANCE OR USE OF ANY PRIZE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR DEATH. A RAFFLE ENTRANT’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM AGAINST YOU FIRST FOUNDATION OR FIRST SERVICE CREDIT UNION ARISING OUT OF THE SALE OF TICKETS OR THE CONDUCT OF THE RAFFLE SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE RETURN OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID FOR THEIR TICKET(S). IN NO EVENT SHALL YOU FIRST FOUNDATION OR FIRST SERVICE CREDIT UNION BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTICIPANT OR PARTY FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURIES TO EARNINGS, PROFITS OR GOODWILL, OR FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

General Conditions:  You First Foundation reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the You First Foundation 2024 Raffle, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures, natural disaster, human error or any other factor beyond You First Foundation’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the You First Foundation 2024 Raffle, as determined by You First Foundation in its sole discretion. In such event, You First Foundation, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to award the prize at random from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. You First Foundation reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the You First Foundation 2024 Raffle or to be acting in violation of the Official Rules. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the You First Foundation 2024 Raffle may be a violation of criminal and/or civil law, and should such an attempt be made, You First Foundation reserves the right to seek damages from any such person as allowed by applicable law. You First Foundation’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

Compliance with the Law: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these official rules, or the rights and obligations of you and You First Foundation in connection with the You First Foundation 2024 Raffle, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to any choice of law provisions.  All applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.

Disputes:  By participating in the You First Foundation 2024 Raffle, you agree to waive the right to trial by jury of any action, suit, proceeding, dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to the You First Foundation 2024 Raffle.  In the event of a dispute arising out of this You First Foundation 2024 Raffle, you and You First Foundation will attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute by mediation before a mutually agreed upon mediator, or, failing mutual agreement as to a mediator and/or alternatively, appointed by and through the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), and to share equally in the cost of mediation. If the dispute is not resolved through mediation, then arbitration will apply.  ARBITRATION MUST BE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. The arbitration shall be conducted in Houston, Texas, by one neutral arbitrator chosen by AAA according to its Commercial Arbitration Rules.  Except where prohibited by law, by participating, you agree that any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this You First Foundation 2024 Raffle.