Generation Wild Sweepstakes

"Say Hi With a Snowman" Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.  A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. INTERNET ACCESS IS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE.  VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

1. Eligibility:

The Generation Wild “Say Hi with a Snowman” Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes"or the “Promotion”) is open only to individuals who are legal residents of the State of Colorado and are at least 18 years old at the time of entry (each, a"Qualified Individual"). Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor, the Administrator, or any Prize Patron, or of their respective parents, affiliate companies, or suppliers, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee, officer, or director, are not eligible to participate in the Promotion. The Promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited.  Each individual who participates in the Promotion, whether as an Entrant or otherwise, is a "Participant," and each Participant's participation in the Promotion constitutes the Participant's full and unconditional agreement, on behalf of his/her/themselves and his/her/their heirs, next of kin, or personal representatives, to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s and/or Administrator’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein, as determined by the Sponsor inits sole discretion.  The Sweepstakes consists of a random drawing among all eligible entries for a grand prize.

2. Sponsor:

State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund
1900 Grant St, Suite 725
Denver, CO 80203 

Administrator:
Sukle Advertising & Design
2430 W 32nd Ave
Denver, CO 80211

Prize Patrons:
REI Co-Op

3. Entry Period:

The Promotion begins on February 14, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. Mountain Standard Time ("MST") and ends on March 31,2023 at 11:59 p.m. MST (the "Promotion Period"). Administrator’s computer is the official time-keeping device for this Promotion. On approximately April 1, 2023, a single Grand Prize winner (the "Potential Winner") will be selected by the Administrator through a random drawing. Only one entry into the Sweepstakes Is allowed per Qualified Individual.

4. Prize:

The prize (the "Grand Prize" or the "Prize") is comprised of: (1) an REI Nalgene for each family member of the Winner, up to four (retail value $18.95 each); (2) an REI X1 Outdoor Blanket (retail value $49.95); and (3) an REI X1 Trail Hut 4-Person Tent (retail value $299.00).

5. Entry Requirements:

During the Promotion Period, if you are a Qualified Individual, you may enter the Sweepstakes (and become an "Entrant") by either one of two methods.

First, you may fill out all sections of the volunteer form found at the following web link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDdM1oS0c78WzBqJDSFJHOY8DPICfDlhFO0OAJOUu7r-wDEw/viewform

After filling out the volunteer form, you will be matched with a Children's Hospital Colorado kid who has an idea for building a snowman. You may build that snowman in any fashion you choose, including with the help and assistance of your family and friends. Within the Promotion Period, you may submit a photo or video of the snowman you build (in readable electronic format) to the following e-mail address: cmedrano@goco.org, along with your first name, last name, and your Colorado home mailing address. This e-mail, if accompanied by the snowman picture or video, and the required information, will be your entry Into the Sweepstakes.

Second, you may send an e-mail to info@goco.org (using the subject line"SHWAS Entry") with your first name, last name, your Colorado home mailing address, and a statement that you have read, fully understand, and agree to these Official Rules. This e-mail will be your entry Into the Sweepstakes.  

Only one entry will be allowed into the Sweepstakes per Qualified Individual. Duplicate entries will be disqualified.  

Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected entries, which will be disqualified. By submitting an entry, the Entrant warrants and represents that all personal information provided in conjunction with his/her/their participation is truthful, current and accurate and is his/her/their own information. Entry information submitted by an Entrant becomes the exclusive property of Sponsor upon submission. In the event of a dispute as to any entry, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter will be deemed to be the Entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. The Potential Winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.  

Any photographs or videos submitted with your entry must be your original work and not contain any unauthorized third-party copyrighted works or trademarks or any material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights. You should be able to provide all appropriate clearances, permissions, and releases for your entry, otherwise Sponsor reserves the right, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, to disqualify your entry.Your entry must not disparage any other person or party, including Sponsor, or contain any material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous, or that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age, that is unlawful, or in violation of or contrary to any laws or regulations where the entry is created or that is otherwise not appropriate for audiences of all ages, in each case, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.

6. Selection of Potential Winner:

Administrator is an independent organization whose decisions as to the administration and operation of the Promotion and its selection of the Potential Winner is  final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Administrator will randomly select the Potential Winner of the Sweepstakes from all eligible entries on approximately April 1, 2023 using miniwebtool.  The Potential Winner will be notified by Sponsor by e-mail on or about the same date.

THE POTENTIAL WINNER IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR OR ADMINISTRATOR, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE PROMOTION.  AN ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE, EVEN IF THE SPONSOR OR ADMINISTRATOR SHOULD INITIALLY SO INDICATE, UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT’S ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND ENTRANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE.  SPONSOR WILL NOT ACCEPT SCREEN SHOTS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF WINNING IN LIEU OF ITS OWN VALIDATION PROCESS.

7. Verification of Potential Winner:

Receiving the prize is contingent upon compliance with these Official Rules in their entirety. The Potential Winner will be notified by Sponsor via the e-mail address provided with the Potential Winner's entry.  The Potential Winner must claim the prize within five (5) business days after the date of notification. It is the Potential Winner's responsibility to check his/her/their e-mail account for the notification. If the Potential Winner fails to respond to the prize notification within the specified five (5) business days, the Potential Winner will forfeit the prize and an alternate Potential Winner will be selected. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the individual submitting the entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person in whose name the email account is registered.  There will be up to three (3) total, successive alternate drawings for additional Potential Winners, each of whom will be subject to the same claim and verification requirements described above.  If each of these Potential Winners fails to claim the prize or fails the required eligibility verification, the prize will remain un-awarded.

8. Prizes and Prize Redemption:

The Sweepstakes Prize is described in Section 4 above.  Odds of winning the prize depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize for one of equal or greater value if the designated prize should become unavailable for any reason. Winners are responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use,  and agree  to provide any tax-related documentation, forms, or information as may be required under applicable law.  TOTAL POTENTIAL ARV OF THE GRAND PRIZE: $424.75.  No more than the advertised number of prizes will be awarded. All prizes offered are being provided “as is” with no warranty or guarantee by Sponsor, either express or implied. No transfer, substitution, upgrade, credit, refund or cash equivalent for the prize is allowed except at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Please allow at least 4-6 weeks for delivery of the Prize.

9. Release of Liability, Indemnity & Waiver of Legal Rights:

Any Participant in the Promotion is solely responsible for any costs incurred by such Participant while undertaking any activities in connection with the Promotion, including but not limited to the costs of any items or materials used in building a snowman.  By participating in the Promotion and/or receiving a prize, and in exchange for being allowed to participate in the Promotion and/or receive a prize, EACH PARTICIPANT AGREES TO RELEASE, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS Sponsor, Administrator, Prize Patron, each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and each such company or organization's respective suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, insurers, successors, representatives, officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) FROM AND AGAINST ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF PROPERTY, OR COSTS INCURRED BY ANY PARTICIPANT, ARISING OUT OF THE PARTICIPANT'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PROMOTION OR THE PARTICIPANT'S RECEIPT OR USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE.  Each Participant further agrees to pay all costs, including attorneys' fees, incurred by any Released Party in defending an investigation, claim, or lawsuit brought by or on behalf of Participant, arising in whole or in part from Participant's participation in the Promotion.

10. Acknowledgment & Assumption of Risks:

Participating in the Promotion is potentially hazardous and may result in injury, disability, death, or property damage. By participating in the Promotion, EACH PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND EXPRESSLY ASSUMES THE RISKS OF PARTICIPATING IN THE PROMOTION, which include, but are not limited to, slipping, tripping, and falling; exposure to inclement weather and the elements, including snow, ice, and cold temperatures; frostbite and hypothermia; sickness due in whole or in part to exposure to inclement weather, the elements, or cold temperatures; and mental distress or anguish due to exposure to any of the above.

11. Publicity:

Except where prohibited, the Winner’s entry and acceptance of the prize constitutes Winner’s permission for the Sponsor and those acting under its authority to use said Winner’s name, photograph, likeness, statements, biographical information, voice and address (city and state only), and any photo and video submitted with the  Winner's entry on a worldwide basis, and in all forms of media, in perpetuity, for advertising or promotional purposes without review or further compensation.

12. General Conditions:

Sponsor reserves the right to suspend or cancel the Promotion or modify these Official Rules as necessary for any reason or as required by applicable law. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right to award the Prize at random from among the eligible entries Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify from the Promotion, and ban from any future promotions, any person it believes to have intentionally violated these Official Rules, or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike, deceptive, or disruptive manner, or to have tampered with any element of the Promotion without notice to the disqualified or banned person.

13. Limitations of Liability:

The Released Parties are not responsible for: (a) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Participants or Entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion; (b) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (c) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (d) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries; (e) any costs incurred by an individual arising from participation in the Promotion; or (f) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from any individual's participation in the Promotion or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. If for any reason an individual's entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, such individual's sole remedy is another Sweepstakes entry, if possible.

14. Disputes:

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of Participants, Entrants and Sponsor in connection with the Promotion shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of laws rules or provisions. Any legal claims arising out of or relating to the Promotion or these Official Rules must be brought in the federal or state courts located in Denver, Colorado. Except where prohibited, each Entrant or Participant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Promotion, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) under no circumstances will Entrant or Participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and Entrant or Participant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased.

15. Minor Participants:

Minor/infant Participants may participate in the Promotion only in connection with an Entrant who is also a Qualified Individual. By allowing any minor to participate in the Promotion, the minor Participant's parent or legal guardian agrees that such parent or legal guardian has read and understands all terms and conditions of these Official Rules; has the right, power, and authority to consent to all terms and conditions of these Official Rules on behalf of the minor Participant; and agrees that the parent or legal guardian and the minor Participant shall be bound by all terms and conditions of these Official Rules.

16. Personal Information:

Information collected from Entrants is subject to the Sponsor's Privacy Policy (http://www.goco.org).

17. Winner List:

For the identification of the Winner, visit http://www.GenerationWild.com.  The identification of the Winner will be posted after his/her/their qualification and identification are complete.

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