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WV DUSTERS FUNDRAISER RAFFLE

Thank you for participating in our organization fundraiser raffle. All proceeds will benefit the WV Dusters softball organization, teams, players and families!

Drawing: Oct. 6, 2024
$10.00 per ticket
Grand Prize: $1,000.00
Need not be present to win
Winner must have ticket to claim prize

OFFICIAL RULES

WV DUSTERS
FUNDRAISER RAFFLE
2024 OFFICIAL RULES

OFFICIAL RULES: By participating in WV Dusters Fundraiser Raffle (each, a “Raffle”), entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of West Virginia Dusters, Inc., which shall be binding and final as to all matters related to such Raffle. Each Raffle is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.
RAFFLE ORGANIZER: West Virginia (WV) Dusters, Inc. 2898 Washington Blvd. Huntington, WV 25705
RAFFLES: Unless otherwise determined by the organizer in its sole discretion, the organizer will operate one (1) or more Raffles during the period beginning Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 6:00 pm.
ODDS: The odds of winning depend on the number of tickets purchased in the applicable Raffle.
PRIZES: For each Raffle, one (1) winner will receive a cash prize of $1,000. “Net Proceeds” means, with respect to each Raffle, the gross receipts from the conduct of such Raffle, less the reasonable operating expenses incurred by organizer as a result of operating such Raffle.
REMAINING PROCEEDS: The remaining Net Proceeds of each Raffle will benefit the West Virginia Dusters, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS:
• In Person.* Raffle tickets may be purchased in person from a player, coach, family member, officer or director of the West Virginia Dusters beginning 8/14/24 through approximately 5:00 p.m. Sunday October, 6 2024.
*Ability to purchase Raffle tickets in person shall be subject to availability of tickets and personnel to provide tickets.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, exact times and locations of Raffle ticket sales will be determined at the organization’s sole discretion and may change at any time. ALL METHODS OF PURCHASE MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES. Raffle tickets are non-refundable. Organizer may suspend or stop the sale of Raffle tickets at any time in its sole discretion. RAFFLE IS VOID WHEREVER PROHIBITED BY LAW.
ELIGIBILITY TO ENTER: Raffle tickets may be purchased ONLY BY INDIVIDUAL PERSONS WHO ARE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER as of the date of purchase. The following persons are NOT ELIGIBLE to participate in any Raffle or to win any Prize: current players, officers and directors of the organizer. Family members of the preceding list ARE ELIGIBLE to win along with any coach of a West Virginia Dusters team.
DRAWING: One (1) winning ticket number will be randomly selected by the organizer on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. A video of the drawing will take place and will be posted on the WV Dusters Facebook page. In the event the drawing must be postponed for any reason, including but not limited to, inclement weather, health-safety emergency, or other “act of god”, purchasers should refer to the WV Dusters Facebook page for specific announcements regarding the Raffle. In all cases, the winning ticket number will be selected, videoed and posted online on the WV Dusters Facebook page within three (3) hours of the drawing of the Raffle. Participants need not be present at the drawing to win or to claim the prize. The winner will be contacted within twenty-four (24) hours via phone call or text message.
HOW TO CLAIM A PRIZE: To present a winning Raffle ticket and exchange copies of all required documentation, individuals must contact the Raffle Manager at 740-646-4861 or by sending an email to wvdusters04@gmail.com. The original winning Raffle ticket must be provided along with the completed required documentation to claim the prize. No photocopies or other reproductions will be accepted. The winning number on the Raffle ticket must be visible, complete, and fully legible. In addition to presenting a valid winning Raffle ticket, a potential winner must present/complete the following items to claim the prize: (i) a valid government-issued photo identification showing age of eighteen (18) years or older as of the date of purchase; (ii) a signed Affidavit of Eligibility and Release of Liability and, except where prohibited, Publicity in a form determined by the organizer; and (iii) tax identification information and completion of all required federal, state and local income tax forms. ALL WINNINGS MUST BE CLAIMED AND ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS PRESENTED TO ORGANIZER WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE APPLICABLE RAFFLE DRAWING. Failure to claim the prize, to submit any required document within the specified time period, or any other noncompliance with these Official Rules may result in disqualification and forfeiture of the prize. The prize will be paid to a qualified winner within sixty (60) days of such individual’s successfully claiming the prize, less any required tax withholding amounts. IN THE EVENT OF FORFEITURE OR UNCLAIMED PRIZE, THE PRIZE AMOUNT WILL BE PAID TO THE ORGANIZER.
VALIDITY AND ELIGIBILITY OF RAFFLE TICKETS: Organizer shall be the sole judge of the validity and eligibility of all Raffle tickets and required documentation. Raffle tickets which have been or appear to have been tampered with are void. Raffle tickets presented by any purchaser who has violated these Official Rules in any manner are void. All Raffle ticket purchases are final, and organizer will not issue any refunds or replacements.
TAXES: All federal, state and local income taxes are the sole responsibility of the individual winners. Any required tax withholding amounts will be withheld by organizer from the total prize amount.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: The Released Parties (defined below under "RELEASE OF LIABILITY") are not responsible for (1) Raffle tickets that are stolen, lost, damaged, illegible, given away or no longer in the purchaser's possession, (2) Raffle tickets that have been or may have been tampered with or transferred in violation of these Official Rules; (3) attempted online purchases, payments or any other Raffle-related communications which are lost, late, incomplete, inaccurate, delayed, misdirected, undelivered, not fully captured, or garbled as a result of any failure or problem whatsoever with the availability, functionality, operability or use of any network, server, ISP, website (including the Website), Internet connection, computer, telephone, cable or satellite modem or connection, hand-held mobile device or any other computer equipment or connection, whether or not caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by viruses, worms, or malfunctions affecting a network, server, ISP or any equipment or programming used in or associated with the Raffle; (4) the inability of a purchaser or prospective purchaser of Raffle ticket to connect or stay connected to the Internet, to log on to the Website, or to participate in or complete any online communication or activity related to the Raffle; (5) any other errors of any kind, whether human, typographical, printing, mechanical, or electronic in nature, which relate to or are connected with the Raffle (collectively, as described in clauses (1) through (5), "Errors"), including without limitation, Errors in Raffle-related materials or in the administration of the Raffle, such as Errors in processing Raffle entries, identifying potential winners, determining official winners, or announcing or delivering prizes; or (6) any injury or damage to any person's electronic device related to or resulting from participation in this Raffle, the use of the Website, or the downloading of any materials from the Website. If any portion of the Raffle is compromised, in the organizers sole judgment, by a virus, worm, bug, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in organizers sole judgment, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Raffle, or the proper submission or capture of Raffle entries (collectively, a "Compromising Event"), then organizer reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend, modify or terminate the Raffle, and to select the winner from among all eligible, non-suspect Raffle entries received before the known occurrence or discovery of such Compromising Event. Organizer may also determine to refund all Raffle ticket purchases in lieu of naming an official winner. Anyone who tampers with or abuses any aspect of the Raffle or the Website, as determined in organizers sole judgment, will be disqualified from participation in the Raffle and, if applicable, will be deemed to have forfeited all claims to any prize. Tampering and abuse includes, without limitation, (i) circumventing any geofencing restrictions on online Raffle ticket purchases and (ii) disputing a valid debit or credit card transaction in connection with a Raffle ticket purchase. ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR APP ASSOCIATED WITH THE RAFFLE OR TO UNDERMINE THE CONTENT OR LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE RAFFLE MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. ORGANIZER AND ITS AGENTS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND OTHER REASONABLE COSTS AND EXPENSES) AND OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
RELEASE OF LIABILITY: By participating in the Raffle, each participant agrees the Released Parties, as defined below, will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be indemnified, released and held harmless by each participant against, any liability for injuries, losses, costs, expenses or damages of any kind, including damages for death, personal injury, property damage or property loss, resulting from, whether in whole or in part or directly or indirectly, participation in this Raffle or the acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any Raffle ticket or prize. “Released Parties” means organizer, the West Virginia Dusters, Inc., any third-party payment processor involved in the Raffle, each of their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, owners, partners, contractors, agents, and advertising and promotion partners and agencies, and all officers, directors, employees, representatives, shareholders, coaches, players, family members, consultants and agents of the foregoing.
PUBLICITY/INFORMATION RELEASE: By participating in the Raffle, each participant agrees organizer may share his/her name, contact information, and transaction information (i.e., number and date of Raffle tickets purchased) with any presenting or organizing partner of the Raffle. In addition, each winner, by accepting a prize, grants organizer, organizer’s designees and affiliates and any presenting or organizing partner of the Raffle, including additional WV Dusters team Facebook pages, full permission, except where legally prohibited, to use such winner's name, address (city and state only), photograph, personal statements, voice and/or other likeness and prize information for advertising, trade and promotional purposes without further compensation and without notice, review or approval, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, and on the Internet and world wide web, in perpetuity.
COPYRIGHT: All Raffle materials are property of organizer and may not be copied, reproduced or used for any purpose without organizer's express prior written consent.
GOVERNING LAW; SEVERABILITY; WAIVER: The Raffle and these Official Rules shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of West Virginia. If a court of competent jurisdiction finds any term, condition, or provision of these Official Rules, or their application to a particular persons or circumstances, is invalid, unlawful or unenforceable to any extent, then such term, condition or provision shall be deemed to be restated to reflect as nearly as possible the original intentions of the Official Rules in accordance with applicable law and the remainder of these Official Rules, and the application of all of these Official Rules to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected by such determination, and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. The failure of organizer to enforce at any time any provision of the Official Rules shall not be considered a waiver of such provision or any other provision and shall not deprive Organizer of the right thereafter to enforce such provision or any other provision.
MANDATORY ARBITRATION AGREEMENT; CLASS ACTION WAIVER: Any claim, other than a claim by Organizer, that is not resolved informally must be resolved in accordance with the below arbitration provisions. Unless prohibited by federal law, each purchaser of a Raffle ticket (any such individual, “Purchaser”), including, without limitation, any winner of a Raffle, agrees to arbitrate any and all claims and disputes relating in any way to such purchase or the selection of a winner or delivery or awarding of the Prize (“Arbitration Claims”), except for Arbitration Claims concerning the validity, scope or enforceability of this arbitration provision, through BINDING INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION. This Arbitration Agreement involves interstate commerce and shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16 (“FAA”), and not by state law.
In any Arbitration Claim to be resolved by arbitration, neither of Purchaser or Organizer will be able to have a court or jury trial or participate in a class action or class arbitration. Other rights that Purchaser and Organizer would have in court will not be available or will be more limited in arbitration, including the right to appeal. Purchaser WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A COURT OR JURY TRIAL. ALL DISPUTES SHALL BE ARBITRATED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, AND NOT AS A CLASS ACTION, REPRESENTATIVE ACTION, CLASS ARBITRATION OR ANY SIMILAR PROCEEDING. The arbitrator(s) may not consolidate the claims of multiple parties.
Arbitrations shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) pursuant to the applicable AAA rules in effect at the time the arbitration is initiated except to the extent modified by these rules. If AAA is unable or unwilling to arbitrate a dispute, then the dispute may be referred to any other arbitration organization or arbitrator the parties both agree upon in writing or that is appointed pursuant to section 5 of the FAA. The arbitration shall take place in Huntington, West Virginia. In any claim by Purchaser, the arbitrator shall be authorized to award a monetary amount no greater than the actual amount of the prize to which Purchaser is entitled, if any, pursuant to these rules or applicable law, and no other award. The arbitrator’s authority is limited to Purchaser and Organizer alone, except as otherwise specifically stated herein. No arbitration decision will have any preclusive effect as to non-parties. The arbitrator’s decision shall be final and binding. The parties agree that this arbitration provision extends to any other parties involved in any Arbitration Claims, including, but not limited to, the Released Parties. This arbitration provision shall take precedence over the rules of the arbitration organization or arbitrator in the event of any conflict.
Organizer will be responsible for paying all arbitration fees other than the amount of filing fees Purchaser would have incurred in state or federal court in West Virginia, whichever is less. Organizer may exercise any lawful rights to seek provisional remedies or self-help, without waiving the right to arbitrate by doing so. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if the foregoing class action waiver and prohibition against class arbitration is determined to be invalid or unenforceable with respect to any particular matter, then this entire arbitration provision shall be void with respect to such matter. If any portion of this arbitration provision other than the class action waiver and prohibition against class arbitration is deemed invalid or unenforceable, it shall not invalidate the remaining portions of this arbitration provision.
Prior to initiating an arbitration proceeding under this arbitration provision, Purchaser shall give Organizer written notice of the Arbitration Claim (a “Claim Notice”) and a reasonable opportunity, not less than thirty (30) days, to resolve the Arbitration Claim. Any Claim Notice to Organizer shall be sent by mail to West Virginia Dusters Inc. Attn: Raffle Manager, Re: Arbitration Claim, 2898 Washington Blvd. Huntington, WV 25705. Any Claim Notice must (a) identify Purchaser by name, address, email address, and telephone number; (b) explain the nature of the Arbitration Claim and the relief demanded; and (c) be submitted only on behalf of Purchaser, and not on behalf of any other party. Purchaser must reasonably cooperate in providing any information about the Arbitration Claim that Organizer reasonably requests and must give Organizer a reasonable opportunity to respond to the demand for relief. The provisions of this section, MANDATORY ARBITRATION AGREEMENT; CLASS ACTION WAIVER shall not apply to claims by Organizer.

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