30 Year Anniversary Sweepstakes Terms and Conditions

Official Sweepstakes Rules for Operation Christmas Child 30th Anniversary Sweepstakes

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE ODDS OF WINNING.

By participating in this sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”), you (“Entrant”) accept and agree to the following Terms and Conditions:

1. Sweepstakes Period:
   The Sweepstakes runs from September 19 until September 21 at 11:59 p.m. ET (“Sweepstakes Period”).
2. Eligibility:
   The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the continental United States who are 18 years or older and who are volunteer Project Leaders with Operation Christmas Child at the time of entry. You must comply with all Terms and Conditions. Employees, immediate family members of employees, and directors or contractors of Samaritan's Purse, or the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association are not eligible for prizes.
3. How to Enter:
   1. Survey:
   1. Complete a survey and provide your contact information for a chance to win.
   2. You may enter only once during the Sweepstakes Period.
   2. Alternative Means of Entry
   1. Email your first and last name, email address, and mailing address to occinfo@samaritan.org.
   2. You may enter only once during the Sweepstakes Period.
4. Intellectual Property: By entering the Sweepstakes, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law, (a) you grant Samaritan's Purse a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to display, distribute, reproduce and create derivative works of your entry, in whole or in part, in any media now existing or subsequently developed, in furtherance of Samaritan's Purse's non-profit purpose; (b) Samaritan's Purse is not obligated to provide any authorship or design credit to Entrants, although it may choose to do so; and (c) Samaritan's Purse shall not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with any uses of the entries.
5. Winner Selection and Odds:
   1. Thirty-one (31) winners from the survey and emailed entries will be selected at random by Samaritan's Purse at the conclusion of the Sweepstakes Period.
   2. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received by the close of the Sweepstakes Period.
   3. Winners will be notified by September 22. Notification will be made by Samaritan's Purse in writing via email.
   4. Samaritan's Purse reserves the right to disqualify any entry for any reason, and winning entries will be the final decision of Samaritan's Purse.
6. Prizes:
   1. There will be thirty-one (31) total randomly selected winners.
   2. The first randomly selected winner (one (1) winner) will receive the opportunity to have a shoebox recipient come speak at their church once in November, 2023. Details such as the date and time will be coordinated between Samaritan's Purse and the winner. The prize includes all the transportation, lodging, etc. for the speaker, which will be arranged by Samaritan's Purse.
   3. The next thirty (30) randomly selected winners will receive a free carton of 50 corrugated Operation Christmas Child-branded gift boxes. Shipping costs are included in the Prize.
   4. If no eligible entries are entered, no Prize will be awarded. Samaritan's Purse reserves the right to make a Prize substitution in the event that force majeure events make the Prize impossible or inadvisable in the sole discretion of Samaritan's Purse. Force majeure as used herein means acts of God, war, government regulations, disaster, strikes, civil disaster, or other events of a similar nature or force.
   5. The winner may not transfer or substitute a Prize except at Samaritan's Purse's sole discretion.
   6. The winner is responsible for reporting and paying all applicable federal, state, and local taxes. It is the sole responsibility of the winner to provide information to Samaritan's Purse in order to facilitate receipt of a Prize, including completing and submitting any tax forms when necessary. It is also the sole responsibility of the winner to satisfy any applicable reporting requirements.
7. Verification of Eligibility and Claiming of Prize:
   1. Prize award is subject to Samaritan's Purse's verification of the winner's identity and eligibility.
   2. The Winners will be notified via email. To receive the Prize, the winners must email occinfo@samaritan.org to provide a valid mailing address within the continental U.S. If the confirmation email is not received by Samaritan's Purse within five (5) calendar days of Samaritan's Purse's winner notification, the Prize is forfeited.
   3. In the event of a disqualification, Samaritan's Purse, at its sole discretion, may award the Prize to an alternate Entrant.
8. Sponsor: Samaritan's Purse, 801 Bamboo Rd., Boone, NC 28607. For further information, email Samaritan's Purse at occinfo@samaritan.org and mention “Operation Christmas Child 30th Anniversary Sweepstakes” in the subject line.
9. Release
   BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, YOU RELEASE, DISCHARGE, AND HOLD HARMLESS SAMARITAN'S PURSE, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL ACTIONS, CLAIMS, EXPENSES, AND LIABILITIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES OR ANY USE OF YOUR ENTRY AS AUTHORIZED BY THESE OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES.
10. Publicity: Unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law, you authorize Samaritan's Purse to use your name, social media handle (if provided), likeness (if provided), and entry in any media or promotional material worldwide concerning the Sweepstakes without further compensation or consideration.
11. General Conditions:
    1. This Sweepstakes is void where prohibited.
    2. Information collected from you will be subject to Samaritan's Purse's privacy policy.
    3. By entering the Sweepstakes, you give Samaritan's Purse permission to contact you regarding subject matter related to the Sweepstakes as well as the ministry work of Samaritan's Purse.
    4. Samaritan's Purse has sole authority to interpret and apply the Official Sweepstakes Rules.
    5. Samaritan's Purse reserves the right to amend the Official Sweepstakes Rules at any time and will post any amendments on the Sweepstakes landing page.