

what you'll get

You may be used to getting lost in the Instagram hole of #vanlife, but now you’ll be able to get lost on the open road… in your very own Mercedes-Benz 4x4 Sprinter Van! The awesome team at Vansmith will upfit your van with a custom build worth up to $40,000 to best suit your travel style—whether you prefer short weekend getaways or want to live a nomadic life on the move! Wherever the road takes you, this sweet van will be there. And once your van is ready to go, we can ship it straight to you or fly you out to Boulder, CO, so you can road-trip home along the scenic Rockies. We’ll even cover the taxes, too!
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stuff our lawyers want you to read
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.
Transparency:
At Omaze, we believe fundraising should be about impact, not percentages. Our model allows us, in partnership with CAFA, to really make a difference and disrupt the way society traditionally thinks about charitable giving.
Here’s how it works: Omaze and CAFA work together to offer incredible prizes and experiences that anyone can potentially win. You don’t have to donate to enter, but if you do, your donation to CAFA is then used to make a charitable grant to a great cause, which we love. Omaze pays for everything that’s needed to run the sweepstakes, which means the only ones taking a chance are the entrants (you!)—not the charity. The nonprofit can spend less time worrying about raising funds, and instead focus their energy on doing awesome work.
*Omaze also invests in securing the prizes for the typical Omaze Owned campaign, so for these, from every dollar you donate, 15 cents is passed directly through to CAFA, all of which is then used by CAFA to make a grant to the associated charity. If there are multiple charities, then grants of equal share are made to each charity. 70 cents is typically used to actually get the prize, process payments and advertise to awesome people like you (Omaze Owned campaigns require more significant marketing efforts by Omaze and do not rely (or rely to a much smaller degree) on the work and name of celebrities to help raise awareness and promote the campaign). The remaining 15 cents of your dollar goes to Omaze—it’s used to cover the cost of providing and maintaining the technology and team that makes this all happen.
The result? Causes get a guaranteed grant with no risk and no overhead or investment, our lucky winners get awesome prizes, and everyone else gets to help a great cause and spread joy!