Half Pot Fever Takes Over the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival
Move over brain sandwich, you too cricket suckers, the talk of the Fall Festival has been the ginormous Half Pot! For the first time in Fall Festival history, the Nut Clubbers decided to add a 50/50 Raffle, as a way to raise even more money for local charities. As Pet Parade Chairman, Jeremy Melton told us, 'We thought, churches have these all the time, with great success, so why not give it a try!' This isn't your typical half pot, with volunteers tearing tickets, and walking around the festival. The West Side Nut Club has built 4 high-tech booths, complete with real-time screens, showing the current total. That total as of Wednesday night was $163,285! A live drawing will be held Saturday, after the main parade. You don't have to to be present to win, but I will ask that we become best friends LOL! Tickets are 1 for $5, 3 for $10, 20 for $20 or 50 for $40.
50/50 Raffle Rules
Promoter/Sponsor of this West Side Nut Club Inc. 50/50 Raffle (the “Raffle”) is West Side Nut Club Inc. with an address of P.O. Box 6032 Evansville, IN 47719 (the “Club”). All entrants agree to be bound by the terms and conditions provided in these Official Rules as well as by all interpretations of these Official Rules by West Side Nut Club Inc. and by all other decisions of West Side Nut Club Inc. including resolution of disputes in connection with this Raffle, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Raffle. The Raffle is subject to all applicable Indiana laws and regulations, specifically, to the provisions of Indiana Code governing charity gaming, found at Indiana Code section 4-32.3, as well as to oversite by the Indiana Gaming Commission.
ELIGIBILITY
The Raffle is open to legal U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Members of the West Side Nut Club or any member of their household shall not be eligible to enter or win.
ENTRY PERIOD
The Raffle begins on Monday October 7th 2019 and will remain open throughout the week. The Raffle will close on Saturday October 12th 2019 after completion of the main parade, or such other time as determined by West Side Nut Club Inc. in its sole discretion (the “Entry Period”).
HOW TO ENTER
Tickets will be sold for the Raffle throughout the Entry Period. To enter the Raffle, entrant must purchase a Raffle ticket. Tickets may be purchased using cash only. Raffle tickets will be sold in the following amounts: one (1) raffle ticket for $5, three (3) raffle tickets for $10, twenty (20) raffle tickets for $20, or fifty (50) raffle tickets for $40. Raffle tickets may be purchased from one of the ticket raffle booths located throughout the Fall Festival, which will take place on west Franklin St. in Evansville, IN throughout the Entry Period. There is no limit on the number of raffle tickets an individual may purchase. All raffle ticket purchases must be completed by the end of the Entry Period to be eligible for the applicable drawing.
All raffle ticket purchases are final, and no refunds or replacements will be issued.
WINNER SELECTION
One winner will be selected randomly on the Benjamin & Anna Bosse Foundation Stage located at the intersection of 12th Avenue and Franklin Street in Evansville, IN after the conclusion of the main parade on Saturday October 12th. The winning raffle ticket number will be announced then, and again multiple times throughout the evening. The winning raffle ticket number will also be posted on all of the Club’s social media pages. Winner need not be present when the winner is announced to win.
PRIZE CLAIM
There are two (2) ways for a winner to claim a prize: (a) if winner is present at the Fall Festival when the winning raffle ticket number is announced, the holder of the winning raffle ticket must bring the winning ticket and valid ID to the West Side Nut Club office located on the corner of 11th Ave. and Franklin St. in Evansville, IN, where they will receive additional information on how to claim the prize; or (b) if winner is not present at the Fall Festival when the winning raffle ticket number is announced, the winner may contact the West Side Nut Club Festival Chairman (John Green) through the office of Harding Shymanski & Company at (812)464- 9161 within thirty (30) days of the end of the Entry Period, by close of business on November 12th 2019, in order to receive more information on how to claim the prize.
The holder of a winning ticket must provide West Side Nut Club Inc. with all information required to claim a prize (including tax identification information). In the event: (i) that the winner does not contact West Side Nut Club Inc. within thirty (30) days of the end of the Entry Period (by close of business on November 12th 2019); (ii) that the winner is ruled ineligible for any reason; or (iii) that the winner declines the prize, the prize will be forfeited and will be retained by West Side Nut Club Inc. West Side Nut Cub Inc. has no obligation to contact potential winners.
The West Side Nut Club Inc., its members, or any of its entities are not responsible for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server or other connections, miscommunications, failed phone or computer hardware or software or telephone transmissions or technical failures, garbled or jumbled transmissions or other errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical or electronic; including without limitation the incorrect or inaccurate capture of winner information online, or for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, destroyed, delayed, stolen or misdirected winner information.
Winners will be required to sign a Declaration of Eligibility attesting to the fact that he/she is 18 years of age or older, as well as other terms and conditions as designated by West Side Nut Club Inc. and consent to the use of his/her likeness in order to collect the prize.
PRIZE DESCRIPTION
Each entrant who purchased a wining raffle ticket will receive one-half of the gross proceeds. The gross proceeds being the value of all monies collected from tickets purchased during the duration of the event. All remaining proceeds from the Raffle shall be retained by the West Side Nut Club Inc. to offset gaming expenses. The balance after deducting expenses shall be donated to charitable organizations as recommended by a majority vote of the West Side Nut Club Board of Directors and approved by a majority vote of the active members attending the regular or special business meeting at which the recommendations of the Board where presented.
All prizes will be delivered via check within thirty (30) days of the winner delivering the winning raffle ticket, executed Declaration of Eligibility, and all other required documents to West Side Nut Club Inc. For security and safety reasons, no cash payments will be made to the Raffle winners. Unclaimed winnings will be retained by West Side Nut Club Inc. for distribution at their annual Founders Day banquet in a manner as described above.
Persons who purchase a raffle ticket may NOT opt to give away their raffle ticket to other eligible persons, in doing so the purchaser and the transferee waives any claim he/she might otherwise have to the prize. Purchasers of any raffle tickets may not re-sell their raffle tickets to other parties, and may not give a raffle ticket away to another person for the purpose of allowing that person to re-sell such raffle ticket. Any raffle ticket which has been resold in violation of these Official Rules shall be void. All individuals who re-sell, purchase, or receive a raffle ticket in violation of these Official Rules shall be ineligible to participate in the Raffle or to win a prize. A winner may transfer his/her prize to a third party provided that the following conditions are met: (a) the transferee would have otherwise been eligible to enter the Raffle; (b) the transferee shall be responsible for all taxes and costs described in these Official Rules; and (c) the transferee shall be bound by all Terms and Conditions of these Official Rules that are applicable to the winner. The winning raffle ticket numbers will be posted by West Side Nut Club Inc. to our web pages www.nutclub.org/.halfpot, www.nutclubfallfestival.com , www.nutclub.org and to our Facebook page.
TAXES
The prize winner is solely responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes and any expenses associated with the Raffle, unless otherwise indicated.
ODDS OF WINNING
The odds of winning will depend on the number of eligible entries received.
RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
By entering the Raffle, each entrant agrees to follow these Raffle Official Rules and forever releases, discharges, and waives any and all claims, liabilities and actions of any kind, howsoever caused or arising and whether by negligence, any intentional act or otherwise, that entrant may have or that may arise against West Side Nut Club Inc. and each of their subsidiaries and related entities, and West Side Nut Club members (collectively, the “Released Parties”), with respect to or arising out of either (i) entrant’s participation; or (ii) the receipt or use of the prize awarded in the Raffle. By entering the Raffle, each entrant further agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Released Parties and their insurers against any and all damages, costs, judgments, and/or expenses (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees and/or other legal fees) they may incur as a result of claims made against them in connection with either (i) entrant’s participation; or (ii) the receipt or use of the prize awarded in the Raffle.
PUBLICITY RELEASE:
Except where prohibited by law, in consideration for being permitted to participate in this Raffle and the opportunity to win the prizes offered in this Raffle, each entrant hereby agrees and consents, without further authorization, compensation or remuneration of any kind, to the use of the entrant’s name, likeness, voice, photograph, performance, personal statements and/or biographical information in any and all advertising, promotions and other publicity conducted by West Side Nut Club Inc.
RAFFLE CANCELLATION, SUSPENSION OR MODIFICATION
West Side Nut Club Inc. reserves the right to cancel, modify or suspend the Raffle and/or change dates relating to the promotion in case of schedule changes, acts of God, force majeure events, computer viruses, bugs, corruption or unfairness of the security or administration of the Raffle, or for any other reason at the sole discretion of the West Side Nut Club Inc.
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED
Participation in this Raffle is void where prohibited.