Thanks to everyone who supported Access Fund

Sweepstakes Sponsor:
Omaze, Inc. 

Charity:
Access Fund

All donations made in connection with a fundraising campaign are paid to Charities Aid Foundation of America (“CAFA”), an IRS-recognized, U.S. public charity whose mission is to make giving internationally and domestically safe, easy and effective for U.S. donors. CAFA prequalifies each Charity as an eligible recipient of CAFA grants. At the end of each fundraising campaign, so long as the Charity continues to qualify as an eligible recipient of CAFA grants, CAFA will make a grant to the Charity of the net proceeds of the fundraising campaign.*

Prize Provider:
Omaze, Inc.

SWEEPSTAKES STRUCTURE:

The Sweepstakes is made up of: (a) one (1) Grand Prize Drawing, (b) two (2) Early Bird Drawings, and (c) five (5) separate weekly drawings as described below (“Drawing(s)”).  Sweepstakes entries will be eligible for the Grand Prize Drawing as well as any of the other Drawings in which such entry occurs on or before the applicable Drawing’s specified entry deadline.

Grand Prize Drawing:

Entry Dates/Deadline: September 5, 2019 - December 3, 2019

Grand Prize Winner Announcement: On or around December 18, 2019

Winners: 

(a) One (1) eligible entrant selected as a winner of the Grand Prize; and 

(b) an additional 1015 eligible entrants selected as winners of the Additional Prizes described below in the order in which such winners are selected after the Grand Prize winner.

Grand Prize: 4x4 144” Mercedes Sprinter Van with $40,000 worth of customizations from Vansmith

Approximate Retail Value: US$110,000

Omaze may permit Winner to receive a cash alternative prize (“Cash Option”) for the Grand Prize in the amount of US$82,500 in winner’s sole discretion.

Sales tax prepaid and up to 25% of ARV will be paid by Sponsor to the Winner to put towards any required income taxes. 

Additional Prizes and Tiers: 

Item: High Sierra Sport Backpack

ARV: $27

Quantity: 15

Item: Mammoth Cruiser Cooler

ARV: $115

Quantity: 10

Item: Mophie powerstation Lightning Charger

ARV: $50

Quantity: 25

Item: Jam Bluetooth Speaker

ARV: $40

Quantity: 25

Item: Goal Zero Crush Light Chroma Lantern

ARV: $25

Quantity: 60

Item: Coleman 2 Burner Propane Stove

ARV: $65

Quantity: 30

Item: Castaway Travel Hammock

ARV: $35

Quantity: 25

Item: CamelBak Mini Hydration Pack

ARV: $50

Quantity: 25

Item: Digital Gift Cards

ARV: $25

Quantity: 800

Item: 1,000 bonus entries

ARV: $0

Quantity: 200

Item: 250 bonus entries

ARV: $0

Quantity: 800

Early Bird Drawing #1: One (1) eligible entrant selected as a winner of the Early Bird Drawing 1 Prize 

Entry Dates/Deadline: September 5, 2019 – September 19, 2019

Announcement Date: On or around September 25, 2019

Winner: 1 Winner and a guest 

Early Bird Drawing #1 Prize: Winner and guest will receive a white water rafting trip to Montana for a 5 night stay with flights, hotel, and transportation included, or US$5,000 Cash Option.

Approximate Retail Value: US$5,000

Restrictions: Winner must be at least 16 years old to win. Winners under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian as their Guest. Guest must be of legal age of majority in his/her jurisdiction of residence (and at least 18), unless Winner is the legal guardian of Guest and Guest is at least 5 years of age or older at the time of travel. If Winner and/or Guest reside outside the country where experience will take place, Winner and/or Guest must have current, valid passports, and be able to travel to the experience location(s). 

Early Bird Drawing #2: One (1) eligible entrant selected as a winner of the Early Bird Drawing 2 Prize 

Entry Dates/Deadline: September 5, 2019 – October 3, 2019

Announcement Date: On or around October 9, 2019

Winner: 1 Winner

Early Bird Drawing #2 Prize: Winner will receive an Vansmith van rental for 5 nights with a $1,000 stipend, or $5,000 Cash Option.

Approximate Retail Value: $5,000

Additional Weekly Drawings:

In addition, the Sweepstakes will offer a total of five (5) weekly drawings (each a “Weekly Drawing”) as follows:  

Weekly Drawing #1:

Weekly Open Date: September 5, 2019 

Entry Deadline: October 11, 2019 

Announcement Date: On or around October 17, 2019 

Prize: $1,000 USD outdoor ecommerce gift card

Approximate Retail Value: $1,000 USD 

Weekly Drawing #2:

Weekly Open Date: September 5, 2019 

Entry Deadline: October 18, 2019 

Announcement Date: On or around October 24, 2019 

Prize: $1,000 USD worth of climbing gear

Approximate Retail Value: $1,000 USD 

Weekly Drawing #3:

Weekly Open Date: September 5, 2019 

Entry Deadline: October 25, 2019 

Announcement Date: On or around October 31, 2019 

Prize: $920 USD of camping gear and a National Park Pass

Approximate Retail Value: $1,000 USD 

Weekly Drawing #4:

Weekly Open Date: September 5, 2019 

Entry Deadline: November 1, 2019 

Announcement Date: On or around November 7, 2019 

Prize: Digital Camera set

Approximate Retail Value: $1,000 USD 

Weekly Drawing #5:

Weekly Open Date: September 5, 2019 

Entry Deadline: November 8, 2019 

Announcement Date: On or around November 14, 2019 

Prize: Mountain Bike

Approximate Retail Value: $1,000 USD 

Prize Terms and Restrictions:

All Prizes may be subject to delays, diversions, substitutions, failures, damage, destruction, discontinuations, cancellations, and/or availability issues, licensing, import, distribution, eligibility (jurisdictional or otherwise) or other restrictions, acts or omissions of third parties, or other force majeure events or circumstances beyond Sponsor’s or Prize Provider’s control as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In any such case, the Winner will be required to take the Cash Option (if applicable for a Prize).  Unless otherwise explicitly stated, winners are responsible for all applicable taxes on Prizes.

Eligibility (applicable for all prizing):

Sweepstakes entrants must be at least 16 years old to win. Winners must not be residents of Belgium, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Italy, North Korea, Singapore, Sudan, Syria or Thailand. In certain other countries, local rules and laws may restrict or prohibit the award of certain prizes or impose additional restrictions on participation. Entry is subject to all local laws. See Sponsor’s Sweepstakes Official Rules for more details. Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, Charity, or Prize Provider, and members of their immediate families and households, are not eligible to win.

Individuals may not receive more than one major/grand prize within the same 18 month period.

How to Enter:

Visit Omaze.com to utilize any of our methods of entry. See Sponsor’s  Sweepstakes Official Rules for more details.

Selection Process:

Conditional Winners will be chosen through a random selection process by Sponsor or its representative. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries held. A verification process will take place during which conditional Winners will be required to sign paperwork re-confirming their eligibility and, if applicable, their ability to participate on given dates. Sponsor may also perform background checks, at its discretion, before an official Winner is announced.

Additional Sweepstakes Terms:

By entering this Sweepstakes, all entrants agree to: (a) be bound by these Rules (including Sponsor’s Sweepstakes Official Rules) and by all applicable laws and decisions of Sponsor, which shall be binding and final; (b) waive any rights to claim ambiguity with respect to these Rules (including Sponsor’s Sweepstakes Official Rules); (c) waive all of your rights to bring any claim, action, or proceeding against Sponsor, Prize Providers, Charities and Sponsor’s promotional partners (collectively, the “Released Parties”) in connection with this Sweepstakes; and (d) to forever and irrevocably agree to release, defend, indemnify, and hold harmless each of the Released Parties from any and all claims, lawsuits, judgments, causes of action, proceedings, demands, fines, penalties, liability costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable outside attorneys’ fees) that may arise in connection with his or her entrance and participation in this Sweepstakes (including any Prize).

Winners and Guests (if applicable for a Prize) (or, if under the age of majority in his/her jurisdiction of residence, his or her respective parent or legal guardian) must complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability and Publicity Release (and any other documents or verification forms required by Sponsor or Prize Provider as further described in Sponsor’s Sweepstakes Official Rules) prior to receiving any Prize. If Winner is the parent or legal guardian of a Guest, Winner must execute and return all required documents on behalf of such Guest.

Notice to U.S. Residents: Sharing Your Information with Sponsor’s promotional partners. Consistent with the terms of Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, all US residents entering this sweepstakes are consenting to their e-mail address being shared with Sponsor’s promotional partners on this sweepstakes, which such promotional partners may use for their own marketing purposes.

NO PURCHASE, PAYMENT, OR CONTRIBUTION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited.

"Mercedes" is a registered trademark of Daimler AG. This sweepstake is not sponsored, endorsed, or affiliated in any way with Daimler AG.

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Fundraising Transparency

This Experience is part of a fundraising campaign for Charities Aid Foundation America (“CAF America”), which is a globally recognized United States 501(c)(3) public charity (Federal Tax ID # 43-1634280). CAF America retains exclusive control over all donations raised in this Experience.

(a) How it works: Omaze and CAF America work together to offer incredible Experiences, like this one. You don’t have to donate to enter, but if you do, 100% of your donation goes to CAF America, who then distributes the donations, minus the Experience fees and costs, to the nonprofit(s) identified on the experience page (the “Designated Grantee(s)”). Our model allows CAF America and the non-profit grantees to spend less time worrying about raising funds and instead focus their energy on doing awesome work.

(b) Where your donation goes: For Omaze Owned Experiences, like this one, 15% of the total donations goes to the Designated Grantee(s) via a grant from CAF America. (If there are multiple Designated Grantees, then this amount is equally distributed to each). CAF America retains a small percentage of the total donations (less than 1%) to cover its own operating costs. Omaze uses the remaining amount to pay for the Experience costs, such as Prize costs, payment processing fees, and advertising to awesome people like you, and to cover our operating costs of providing and maintaining the technology and team that makes this all happen. Owned Experiences have higher costs associated with prizing and promotion, which is why a larger percentage goes to Experience costs.

(c) Designated Grantee Eligibility: Before every Experience, CAF America confirms the Designated Grantee(s) as eligible to receive grants. In the rare case where, after the launch of an Experience but before distribution of the donations, a Designated Grantee fails to maintain eligibility (per CAF America’s grant-making policies and/or applicable laws), then CAF America may (i) withhold distribution of the donations until the Designated Grantee is eligible or (ii) reassign the donations to another nonprofit that supports a similar cause. If CAF America reassigns the donations to an alternate organization, the Experience page will be updated to identify what entity(ies) received the grant(s).

(d) When will the Designated Grantee get the money? Omaze sends 100% of donations from this Experience to CAF America within 2 business days of Omaze’s receipt of the donation. The speed at which CAF America distributes the donations to the Designated Grantee(s) depends on the classification of the Experience and can be anywhere from 2 weeks after Omaze received your donation to 90 days from the close of the Experience. In circumstances where a Designated Grantee fails to maintain eligibility to receive grants, the above grant distribution timeframes may be impacted.

For Experiences where the grant amount is a percentage of total donations (e.g., Premiere and Owned Experiences), CAF America will distribute the donations via multiple grants throughout the duration of the Experience, usually within 10-15 business days following CAF America’s receipt of donations from Omaze. 

For Experiences where the grant amount is a percentage of Adjusted Donations (total donations minus Experience costs), CAF America will distribute donations after reconciliation of all Experience costs (usually within 15-90 days following the close of the Experience).