Support A Scholar Sweepstakes
You could win $10,000
Support the scholar in your life. Send a qualifying Western Union Money Transfer® transaction, and you’ll be automatically entered for a chance to win a Grand Prize of ten thousand dollars in the Western Union® Support A Scholar Sweepstakes. There’s one Grand Prize winner of $10,000 each week, now through 10/07/2012. No purchase necessary.
Subject to Official Rules.
Send money across town or anywhere within the U.S. for as little as $5 from participating Agent locations or online.
*Excludes transfers to inmate commissary accounts.
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OFFICIAL RULES
WESTERN UNION® “SUPPORT A SCHOLAR” SWEEPSTAKES
NO PURCHASE/TRANSACTION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A TRANSACTION WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
TWO WAYS TO ENTER: 1) Automatic Entry: Each time that you send a Western Union Money Transfer® transaction within the U.S. from a participating U.S. Agent Location or westernunion.com; OR each time that you send a Western Union Money Transfer® transaction to the Philippines from a participating U.S. Agent Location during the promotional period from 12:00:00 A.M. (ET) on July 30, 2012 to 11:59:59 P.M. (ET) on October 7, 2012 (each a “Qualifying Transaction”), you will automatically receive an entry into the sweepstakes. Entrant is deemed to be the person whose name appears as “Sender”. A transaction will not increase your chances of winning. 2) Mail-in Entry: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To enter the Sweepstakes without sending a Qualifying Transaction, hand print your complete name, address and phone number on a piece of paper and mail to: Western Union “Support A Scholar” Sweepstakes, P. O. Box 463, Lynbrook, NY 11563-0463. Limit one entry per envelope. No copies, facsimiles or reproductions of mail-in entry will be accepted. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, damaged, incomplete, illegible, postage-due or misdirected mail. Proof of mailing does not constitute proof of delivery. All material submitted becomes the sole property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. No limit on number of entries per day regardless of method of entry.
DRAWINGS: There will be 10 random drawings conducted from all Qualifying Transactions and eligible No Purchase Necessary entries received during the corresponding Entry Period indicated on the chart below to select a total of 10 potential Grand Prize winners (one Grand Prize winner per Drawing Date), as per the following schedule:
| Drawing |
Automatic Entry Dates |
Mail-In Entry Receipt Dates |
Drawing Dates (on/about) |
| 1 |
July 30 – August 5, 2012 |
August 8, 2012 |
Fri. August 10, 2012 |
| 2 |
July 30 – August 12, 2012 |
August 15, 2012 |
Fri. August 17, 2012 |
| 3 |
July 30 – August 19, 2012 |
August 22, 2012 |
Fri. August 24, 2012 |
| 4 |
July 30 – August 26, 2012 |
August 29, 2012 |
Fri. August 31, 2012 |
| 5 |
July 30 – September 2, 2012 |
September 5, 2012 |
Fri. September 7, 2012 |
| 6 |
July 30 – September 9, 2012 |
September 12, 2012 |
Fri. September 14, 2012 |
| 7 |
July 30 – September 16, 2012 |
September 19, 2012 |
Fri. September 21, 2012 |
| 8 |
July 30 - September 23, 2012 |
September 26, 2012 |
Fri. September 28, 2012 |
| 9 |
July 30 – September 30, 2012 |
October 3, 2012 |
Fri. October 6, 2012 |
| 10 |
July 30 - October 7, 2012 |
October 10, 2012 |
Fri. October 12, 2012 |
The sweepstakes random drawings will be held under the supervision of Marden-Kane, Inc., an independent judging organization. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible mail-in entries received and Qualifying Transactions sent.
PRIZES: There will be a total of ten (10) Grand Prizes awarded. Each Grand Prize consists of a check in the amount of $10,000 payable in U.S.D. (awarded 1 per Drawing Date). Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) per Grand Prize: $10,000 each. Total ARV for all Prizes offered: $100,000. No substitution or transfer of any prize permitted. Limit one prize per person, family, household. All taxes, and other expenses not specified herein, including without limitation, income taxes, associated with the prize and its receipt are the sole responsibility of the Winner. All prizes will be awarded. Sponsor will not award a greater number of prizes than are stated herein. Cash Prizes to be awarded via in the form of a check in U.S. dollars (payable only to sender/winner).
PRIVACY: The personal information you submit when you enter the Sweepstakes is collected by Sponsor and will be subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Statement (“Statement”). Sponsor may disclose your personal information to third parties as explained in the Statement. To obtain a copy of the Statement, visit Sponsor’s website at www.westernunion.com or call 1-800-562-2598 and ask for a copy of Sponsor’s Privacy Statement. Information disclosed may include financial background; identification, such as name and address; transaction information; and other information relating to financial matters. Recipients may include financial institutions; retailers; companies that process transactions or provide other services for Sponsor; government agencies; and direct marketers. You may opt out of (direct Sponsor not to make) certain disclosures. If you do not opt out, Sponsor will assume that you agree that your information may be used as the Statement describes. To opt out, call 1-800-562-2598.
GENERAL RULES: Sweepstakes is open only to legal US residents (having a valid Tax Identification Number (TIN) or Social Security Number (SSN), who are 18 years of age or older as of July 30, 2012. Employees of Western Union, its Agents, Judges, their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, or any other suppliers to Western Union and their immediate families and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible to participate. All Federal, State and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law. If a winner is deemed a minor in his/her state of residence, prize will be awarded in the name of the winner’s parent or legal guardian. Prize winners will be contacted by mail and/or telephone, utilizing information the entrant provided for the transaction or mail-in entry. Prize winners may be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility/Publicity/Release and W-9 Form within 7 days of notification. Noncompliance within this time period will result in disqualification. Return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification.
Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for Western Union and its agencies to use winner’s name and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. By accepting a prize, winner agrees to hold Western Union, its Agents, Judges, their affiliates, subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and assigns, harmless against any and all claims and liability arising out of the acceptance, possession, use, misuse or nonuse of prize. Winners assume all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by participation in this promotion or use or redemption of any prize. By participating in this promotion entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Judges which shall be final and binding. This Sweepstakes and these Official Rules shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Colorado without regard to its principles of conflicts of law. Jurisdiction and venue shall be solely within the State of Colorado.
ENTRIES: All entries become the property of the Sweepstakes Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor and its affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives, Agents and employees are not liable for lost, late, stolen, illegible, delayed, garbled or misdirected transactions; technical hardware or software failures of any kind; lost or unavailable network connections; failed, incomplete, or damaged transactions; or for garbled or delayed computer transmissions even if the foregoing limits an entrant’s ability to participate in the Sweepstakes in any way or to win. Sponsor and its affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives, agents and employees are not responsible for any problems or the technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail on account of technical problems or traffic congestion, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any person’s computer or other property relating to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in connection with the Sweepstakes.
WINNERS LIST AND OFFICIAL RULES: For the Prize winners’ names or a copy of the Official Rules, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope postmarked by October 7, 2012 to: Western Union Support A Scholar Sweepstakes Winners or Western Union Support A Scholar Sweepstakes Rules, c/o Marden-Kane, Inc. 1055 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530 Attention: MM. Vermont residents may omit return postage. The names of the Prize winners and Official Rules will also be posted at www.supportascholarsweeps.com and will remain posted for 30 days after the Sweepstakes ending date.
SPONSOR: Western Union Financial Services, Inc., 12500 E. Belford Avenue, Englewood, CO 80112.
JUDGES: Marden-Kane, Inc., 1055 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530. |
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