“Family Weekend VIP Sweepstakes” Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE ODDS OF WINNING

EACH ENTRY HAS AN EQUAL CHANCE OF WINNING

Eligibility: CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union’s “Family Weekend VIP Sweepstakes” (the “Sweepstakes”) is open to all legal residents of the United States who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry, except residents of Florida, Puerto Rico, New York, Rhode Island, and where otherwise prohibited by law. Employees, agents, successors, assigns, and officials of CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union (and any promotional agency involved with this Sweepstakes) and their immediate families (spouse, parents, children and siblings, and their respective spouses) and individuals living in the same households of such employees or officials are ineligible. Void where prohibited by law, specifically including but not limited to Florida, Puerto Rico, New York, and Rhode Island.  The following classes of people are also ineligible for the Sweepstakes: current or former professional or semi-professional football players or coaches who have played or coached at that level anywhere in the world and current or former college football players or coaches who have played or coached at that level anywhere in the world.

Prizes subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. All finalist and winners agree to these official rules and must be present on September 28, 2024 at Bridgeforth Stadium at James Madison University to win. 

Promotion Period: Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 am on September 1, 2024 and ends at 11:59 pm on September 14, 2024 and is subject to change or termination at any time (the “Promotion Period”).

How to Enter:  During the Promotion Period, any individual who joins the Credit Union will receive automatic entry.  Membership eligibility and minimum $5 deposit is required to open an account. A joint owner added to an existing account is not considered a new member and does not qualify.  Every member who gets an auto, personal, home equity, mortgage loan or credit card with a balance of $5,000 or more; or opens a new certificate with term of 12 months or more; has an active checking account with bill pay activity, direct deposit activity, or six debit card transactions in a month; or has a financial consultation with a CommonWealth One Financial Network Advisor or CommonWealth One Representative will receive an automatic entry. Closed accounts reopened during this promotion are not eligible.

In addition to the above methods of entry, to enter the Sweepstakes without opening an account at CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union, individuals may text, “WIN” to 843663 and following the instructions to enter. Only one text entry is allowed. CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union cannot guarantee this Sweepstakes will be available via all wireless service providers. Those participating by text message: (i) must have a mobile phone with text messaging capabilities to participate via mobile phone (available on participating carriers only); (ii) may incur standard text message and/or data charges from their wireless service provider (entrants are solely responsible for any such wireless charges); (iii) agree to receive reply messages, recurring promotional and personalized marketing messages from CommonWealth One which may be sent via automated dialing system; and (iv) agree to text STOP to administrator text # from settings file to cancel participation in the Sweepstakes and to cease receiving reply messages, provided however, you may receive a reply text message confirming that you have opted-out of, and have canceled your participation in, the Sweepstakes. For help, text HELP to 843663. By texting the short code to 843663, you agree that you are providing CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union and administrator express, written consent for you to send and receive text messages from CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union. Consent is not a condition of any purchase. Text Message Entries must be received by 11:59 PM ET on the last day of the Promotion Period to be eligible for inclusion in the random drawing.

Enter by mail: You may also send your contest entry in an envelope to: “Family Weekend VIP Sweepstakes Drawing”, CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 9997, Alexandria, VA 22304. On the entry, print your name, address and preferred contact number. Entry must be postmarked by August 31, 2024. A mail-in entry will count as one (1) entry into the drawing. Entries that are mechanically reproduced, copied, illegible, incomplete, or inaccurate and entries by any means which subvert the entry process are void. Entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Entries that are incomplete, late, lost, postage-due, mutilated, illegible or contain irregular or invalid information, or are corrupted in any way are void and will not be eligible.

Sweepstakes drawing: A random drawing will be conducted to select three semi-finalists from all eligible entries on/about September 16, by CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union. A maximum of three semi-finalists, subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, will be selected. All CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union decisions regarding eligibility and qualifying entries are final.  The odds of being selected as winner will depend on the total number of eligible entries received.  Winner must be able to attend the James Madison University Parent's Weekend Football game on Saturday, September 28, 2024, in Harrisonburg, VA. 

Prize: The winner will each be awarded four tickets with an approximate retail value of thirty-five dollars ($35) for each ticket, to the Saturday, September 28, 2024 James Madison University Parent's Weekend Football Game in Harrisonburg, Virginia. They will also receive dinner for four at Jimmy Madison, valued up to $200.

No substitutions or transfer of prize permitted. CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union will send the winners a 1099-MISC which will represent the value of winning this Sweepstakes. Any state or federal taxes that may be owed on prize winnings are the sole responsibility of the individual winner. The odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received; i.e., if 1,000,000 entries are received the odds of winning are 1:1,000,000.

Notification: Winner will be notified by email, postal mail and/or phone. Winner will be required to provide identification, sign an affidavit of eligibility and a publicity release, or the prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. If CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union is unable to contact the potential semi-finalist within of five (5) days of the drawing, the prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Acceptance of any prize constitutes winner’s permission to use his/her name and photo/likeness for advertising and promotional purposes for this and similar promotions, and in perpetuity in any media, now known or hereafter devised without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.

A PARTICIPANT IS NOT A  WINNER OF ANY PRIZE UNLESS AND UNTIL COMMONWEALTH ONE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION HAS COMPLETED ITS VERIFICATION OF PARTICIPANT’S ELIGIBILITY AND THEY HAVE AGREED, SIGNED AND RETURNED THE Contestant Agreement to Participate.

Sponsor: CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union, PO Box 9997, Alexandria, VA 22304 (800) 424-3334 is the sole sponsor of the “Family Weekend VIP Sweepstakes Rules”.  The Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or otherwise associated with any websites used for the promotion of the Sweepstakes, including without limitation Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, or by James Madison University.

Release: By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants release, indemnify and hold harmless CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union and its representatives, officers, directors, and employees (collectively, “Releasees”) from and against any injuries, losses, damages, claims, actions, and/or any liability of any kind resulting from or arising from participation in the Sweepstakes or acceptance, possession, use, misuse or nonuse of any prize that may be awarded.  Releasees are not responsible for printing or typographical errors in any Sweepstakes-related material; for stolen, lost, misdirected, late, postage-due, damaged, incomplete, inaccurate entries or mail, or for entries that are lost, misdirected, fail to enter the processing system, or are processed, reported, or transmitted late or incorrectly or are lost for any reason including computer, telephone, paper transfer or human error; or for electronic, computer, or telephonic malfunction or error. If, in the CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union’s opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering, fraud, or technical difficulties with any portion of the Sweepstakes that compromise or corrupt the administration, integrity, security or fairness of the Sweepstakes, the judges reserve the right at their sole discretion to disqualify a person who tampers with the process and select an alternate winner. The CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent of the law.

Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes each finalist’s consent to CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union’s and its agents’ use of each finalist’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, quotes, statements, opinions, biographical information and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media now known or hereinafter invented, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.

Dispute:  All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of any entrant, winner, and CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without regard to choice of law rules, and the courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall be the sole forum for any disputes arising in any way out of or related to these Official Rules, the Sweepstakes, or any prize, to the exclusion of all other forums.  The decisions of CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union are final and binding in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes.  These Official Rules may not be published or otherwise reproduced elsewhere, in whole or in part, without the written consent of CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union, which claims all applicable rights to these Official Rules. 

Rules and Winners List: For a list of Sweepstakes rules or prize winners available by mail after December 20, 2024, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Family Weekend VIP Sweepstakes Winner, CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union, Attn: Marketing, PO Box 9997, Alexandria, VA 22304.

THE SWEEPSTAKES IS VOID WHEREVER PROHIBITED BY LAW.