SMART CAR RAFFLE OFFICIAL RULES. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo, CA. The Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo is a charitable organization located in San Luis Obispo, CA.  Our mission is to involve the community in projects that enable the less fortunate to better help themselves and recognize excellence in education. DONATIONS: For each $25.00 donation, a single raffle entry will be generated for the donor. Checks or money orders should be made out to Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo Charities.  A "donation" shall not occur and be binding on the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo until funds received for the same have cleared the bank.  Credit cards accepted for in-person donations, PayPal account funds are acceptable for online donations.  Raffle donations may be made online at www.slorotary.org or in-persona at any site designated as an official outlet or where the car is on display.  Each donation shall constitute an "entry" into the raffle drawing, and the person to whom the entry is registered shall be the "entrant."  Although more than one name may be provided on the entry registration form, the entry shall be registered to the first name listed, who shall constitute the sole Entrant for that ticket.  The winning Entrant shall be the "winner" of the prize.  Delivery of prize will be made to the Entrant.  The winner must supply his/her social security number before the prize is tendered.  It is the sole responsibility of the Entrant to allocate a winning prize to other participants in case of a multiple entry registration, and the winning Entrant shall hold harmless The Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo in case of conflicting claims or disputes among multiple claimants. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.   Alternate form of entry -- no purchase/donation necessary: To enter by mail, send via U.S. Postal service a 3X5 card with your name, address and daytime telephone number, and email address in a #10 envelope to The Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo, 2008 Smart Car Raffle C/O Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo, P.O. Box 833, San Luis Obispo, CA 93406. All entries must be received by 1:00 p.m. Oct. 27, 2008 or when $45,000 has been donated. Raffle promoters and/or the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo are not responsible for lost or stolen entries.  Raffle entries will be disqualified, at the sole discretion of the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo, if attempts are made to disrupt the Raffle or circumvent the terms and conditions of these Official Rules.  If the above occurs, the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo reserves the right to remedy any such action, disruption, or circumvention in a manner, determined solely by the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo that is fair and equitable to Raffle participants. The Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo, its members, officers, directors, agents, and representatives and their parent organizations, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising, promotion and legal advisors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, or unintelligible entries; (ii) failed, returned, or misdirected notifications based on inaccurate information provided by the winner; or (iii) telephone, electronic, hardware, or software program, network, Internet, or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties resulting from participation in this Raffle of otherwise; (iv) errors in transmission; (v) any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo that may cause the Raffle to be disrupted or corrupted (vi) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind caused by a prize or resulting from acceptance, possession, or use of a prize, or from participation in the Raffle; or (vii) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Raffle.

QUANTITY OF ENTRIES:
The maximum number of entries offered via donation is 2,000.  Requests for  entries and therefore donations received after all entries are assigned or following the drawing, will be returned to the entrant(s).

ELIGIBILITY:
Entrants must be legal residents of the United States and 18 years of age or older on, or before, July 04, 2008.  The Entrant must supply his/her social security number to receive winning prize.  If an Entrant's check or credit card is dishonored prior to the drawing, the entry ticket will be declared invalid, until a replacement donation is received.  All check or credit card charges found dishonored after the drawing must be honored.  A $40.00 charge will be assessed for non-sufficient funds or stop payment checks.

DRAWING:
Complete entries must be in the possession of the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo by the closing date unless otherwise personally delivered to an authorized representative of the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo before the time of the drawing.  The Raffle will take place on, Oct 27, 2008 or before with a random drawing during the regular meeting of the San Luis Obispo Rotary Club at Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, CA.Meetings are held on Mondays. as designated by the fundraising committee.  If not depleted prior to the event, entries will be available via donation until the time of the drawing.  The winner, if not present, will be notified within 7 business days.  It is the responsibility of the donor/entrant to provide a valid, deliverable mailing address, phone and/or email address for notification. PRIZES The winner will receive a 2008 Smart Car with an official appraisal value of no less that $15,000.  The winner need not be present at the drawing to win and must present their entry stub when claiming the prize.  The winner must claim their prize within 14 days from notification, per directions provided in the notification letter.  He/she is responsible for picking up the car on a date, time and site within San Luis Obispo, CA., designated by the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo.  Failure to claim the prize within 14 days will result in forfeiture of the prize. All federal, state and local income, sales and/or excise taxes, fees, assessments and like charges associated with the prize, are the responsibility of the holder of the winning ticket.  The IRS has taken the position that amounts donated for chances to participate in raffles, lotteries or similar programs are not gifts and, therefore, the price of the entry does not qualify as a deductible charitable contribution.  Winner must complete a W-9 form before receiving prize. For further information, consult your qualified financial advisor. In the event a minimum of 1,500 donations are not received by Oct 27, 2008, The Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo reserves the right to withdraw the car prize and pay 50% of the net proceeds up to $10,000 to one winner. WAIVER/LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY Entrants release the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo, and its respective boards, committee members, officers, volunteers, and representative agents from any and all liability with respect to participation in the promotion and possession of the prize.  Any liability of the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo shall be limited to the donation amount.  In case of a dispute, the Rotary's decision shall be final.  The Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo is not responsible for lost or stolen tickets. Entrant agrees to allow the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo to use his/her name and/or image without any compensation for any promotional activity related to this or any future raffle.  Any and all addresses and contact information of the purchaser will not be released to the public.