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Florida Charity Raffle

Rules & Conditions

Manatee Childrens Services, is a tax exempt organization under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The Official Rules and Regulations of the Dream House Charity Raffle are set forth below. By entering the raffle, all entrants agree to be fully and unconditionally bound by these Official Rules and Regulations, waive any right to claim ambiguity in the raffle or these Official Rules and Regulations, and further agree to be bound by Dream House Charity's decisions and interpretation of these Official Rules.

ELIGIBILITY: Anyone 18 years of age or older may enter. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Employees and members of the Board of Directors of Manatee Children's Services, employees of their agents, consultants, attorney, their spouses and children living in the same household are excluded from participating and are not eligible. This is not a lottery; this is a drawing by chance. All federal, state and local laws associated with receipt or use of prize, including without limitation all applicable sales, use, luxury, income and special taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner. The IRS has decided that amounts paid for chances in raffles, lotteries, or similar drawings for prizes are not gifts, and do not qualify as tax deductible charitable contributions

ENTRY: A maximum of 14000 tickets will be sold. By entering this raffle, entrants accept and agree (1) to be bound by all the rules, limitations and restrictions set forth herein, and, (2) that their names and/or likeness may be disclosed to and used by the news media and may, otherwise, be used by Dream House Charity for publicity purposes. The winners name and/or likeness may be published in newspapers and announced on the Dream House Charity website. Other rules and regulations may apply. Dream House Charity's interpretation and application of the rules and regulations shall be final. No contribution necessary. By entering this raffle, each participant releases Dream House Charity, its employees, founders, owners, directors, officers, agents or any sponsor or any of its subsidiaries, affiliated companies, franchisees, service agencies, shareholders, members, representatives, or independent contractors or any of its affiliates from any and all liability for injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by participating in the raffle or winning any prize or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize. The winner also agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Dream House Charity, and/or sponsors and each of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and affiliates and identities harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of participating in the raffle or the winners acceptance or use of any prize.

Dream House Charity WILL NOT share, sell, or otherwise distribute personal information collected by sponsor except as stated above.

TICKETS: Tickets are $50.00 each (U.S Dollars) suggested minimum donation. Payment methods accepted are credit cards, paypal, e-check, personal checks or money orders, made payable to Manatee Children’s Services. Tickets may be purchased online or, by using the order form provided on this website and mailed to Dream House Charity, P.O. Box 14427, Bradenton, FL 34280-4427. . Mailed ticket orders must be accompanied by a valid credit card number, expiration date, 3 digit security code (on back), and your name printed as it appears on the credit card and your signature, or by a check or money order. All Payments must be made payable to Manatee Children’s Services. Tickets may not be purchased via email or voicemail. As soon as payment clears your ticket(s) request will be processed. You will receive a ticket receipt in the mail. All tickets purchased before an entry deadline are included in the drawing even if the ticket receipt arrives after the drawing date. Please allow one week for delivery. Tickets will be sold on a first come first serve basis. You may purchase as many tickets as you wish, subject to availability. Each ticket can only be purchased in the name of one person. If more than one name appears on a ticket entry form, then the first name listed will be deemed the purchaser of that ticket. Dream House Charity will reject any ticket order if the check or credit card payment is not honored or returned for insufficient funds. The ticket receipt(s) will be mailed to the name and address on the entry form. Tickets may not be changed, sold or transferred by the purchasing party or anyone else without the express written approval of Dream House Charity at its sole discretion. Tickets must be purchased and paid for by 5:00 p.m. on the day of the specified deadline. If 10,000 raffle tickets have not been purchased and paid for by the specified date, then the date may be extended at Dream House Charity's sole and absolute discretion and without prior notice, in which case the drawing for the prize will occur 15 days after the extended ticket purchase deadline, subject to these Rules.

REFUNDS: All ticket sales are final. No refunds will be made except under the following circumstances: Any ticket order with payment received after14000 tickets have been sold. No other refunds are available. A raffle participant's sole and exclusive remedy for Dream House Charity's breach shall be limited to the return of the purchase price paid for his or her raffle ticket(s). In no event shall Dream House Charity, its directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives be liable to any 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. Dream House Charity assumes no responsibility for printing errors in any raffle-related material, or for lost, late, misdirected or non-delivered mail or fax messages, or any other failure to receive orders or deliver receipts prior to the drawing deadline. All entries become the property of Dream House Charity and will not be returned.

EARLY BIRD DRAWINGS: There will be a total of one (1) cash prize in the amount of $100.00 and four (4) free tickets to be drawn on the last day of each of the following months: July, September, November and January ending when tickets are sold out.

GRAND PRIZE DRAWING: The Dream House drawing will be held as soon as tickets are sold out or, June 1, 2010, at 3:00 P.M. at Manatee Childrens Services, 453 Cortez Road West, Bradenton, Florida. IN THE EVENT OF AN EARLY SELLOUT, THE RAFFLE WILL END SOONER AND THE DRAWING WILL BE HELD 15 DAYS AFTER.

PRIZE DETAILS: Manatee Children's Services, Dream House Charity, or any of their employees, affiliates, agents or assigns, will not nor do hereby offer any legal, tax, real estate, or gifting advice. The winner is advised to seek professional legal, tax, investment and real estate advice prior to the purchase of a contest ticket. By acceptance of a deed to the home, the winner agrees to hold Dream House Charity harmless in any dispute arising over any representations concerning the value or square footage of the home. If there is a discrepancy between any written representation of the home's value or square footage and the actual as-built conditions of the home, the as-built condition will control. Dream House Charity shall be solely responsible for all closing costs. In the event the prize home is destroyed, damaged, or otherwise unavailable for any reason whatsoever, Dream House Charity may, in its sole discretion award a substitute prize of equivalent value. Dream House Charity makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees regarding the market value of the home. Actual prize may vary from photos used in print. Model home interior decorating and furnishings and artists renderings are for display purposes only and are not included as part of the prize. The home will be transferred or sold as is. No warranties or representations of any kind, expressed or implied are made by Dream House Charity.

PRIZE AWARD IN THE EVENT OF NON-SELL OUT OF TICKETS: Rules as stated above shall apply except as follows: In the event that less than 10,000 tickets are sold, then the winner will be awarded a cash prize equal to 50% of net raffle proceeds at that time. For the purpose of these rules, net proceeds are defined as the balance of ticket sales revenue remaining after payment of all raffle-related fees and expenses. The net proceeds will then be divided equally between Manatee Children's Services and the winner based on Dream House Charity's accounting, which shall be final and conclusive with respect to the winner. In the event that an accounting more detailed than that required to be filed with the Department of State is requested to be produced by Dream House Charity, the requesting party shall be responsible to prepay the costs of same in the amount of seven thousand ($7,000.00) dollars, in which not to exceed ten thousand ($10,000.00). Dream House Charity reserves the right to end the raffle at any time for any reason at its sole discretion. In that event, the winner will be awarded a cash prize equal to 50% of net proceeds at that time.
Registration with the State of Florida: Dream House Charity is registered with the Department of Justice under Professional Solicitor, Registration #SS25634.

Void where prohibited by law.