what you'll do
Sip, sip, hooray! You’ve scored every wine lover’s dream: a weeklong vacation to explore French wine country. You and your three partners-in-wine will begin your adventure in Paris, before you eat/drink your way throughout the regions of Burgundy, Beaujolais and the Rhône Valley. You’ll have an expert guide by your side—and in the driver’s seat—the whole time, so you can spend less time worrying about “Where to next?” and more time discussing which Grand Cru you liked best. (Grand Cru means “great growths,” or the finest wine available in France. Lucky you!) Besides all the amazing wine, you’ll also enjoy a walking tour of Lyon, aka the food capital of the world, and discover Pérouges, one of the most beautiful medieval towns in France. Flights, hotels and transportation included.
No donation or payment is necessary to enter or win this sweepstakes.
who you'll help
The Trevor Project aims to end suicide among gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning young people. This incredible organization provides crisis counseling, educational resources and a sense of community to LGBTQ youth in order to reduce their risk of becoming suicidal. It also educates those who interact with young people on LGBTQ-competent suicide prevention, risk detection and response, and advocates for policies that reduce suicidal risk factors and improve access to mental health services.
stuff our lawyers want you to read
Winners:
You (“Winner”) + 3 (“Guests”)
Timing:
TBD. Blackout dates may apply. Trip must be booked by October 29, 2020.
Locations:
Paris, France
Beaune, France
Lyon, France
Sponsor:
Omaze, Inc. (“Sponsor”)
Charity:
Trevor Project ("Charity")
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 ("Prize Provider")
Details: One winner and three guests will tour French wine country with stops in Paris, Beaune, and Lyon, France. Activities include a half day in Cote de Nuits with wine tasting and private tour, a half day in Cote de Beaune with wine tasting and private tour, a half day in Lyon with a private walking tour, and a small group tour and wine tasting in Beaujolais and Medieval Perouges. Package includes 4-star accommodations, private transfers throughout, and flights.
Omaze may permit Winner to receive a cash alternative prize in the amount of $11,250 (United States Dollars) in Winner’s sole discretion (the “Cash Option”). If Winner elects the Cash Option, Winner will be solely responsible for all applicable taxes.
Sweepstakes Start Date:
October 29, 2019
Deadline to Enter:
January 13, 2020 at 11:59pm PT
Winner Announced:
On or around January 29, 2020
Approximate Retail Value:
$15,000
Who's Eligible:
You must be at least 18 years old to win. If Winner and/or Guests reside outside the country where experience will take place, Winner and/or Guests must have current, valid passports, and be able to travel to the experience location(s). If they are unable to travel to the experience location(s), they will forfeit the prize. Winners must not be residents of Belgium, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Italy, North Korea, Singapore, Sudan, Syria or Thailand. In certain 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 our 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 and one minor prize within the same 18 month period.
How to Enter:
Visit Omaze.com to utilize any of our methods of entry. Receive bonus entries for donations. See our Sweepstakes Official Rules for more details.
Winner Confirmation Process:
Within 10 business days of campaign close, we’ll use an automated random drawing process to draw a potential winner(s) for that campaign. A confirmation process, which may include a background check, will then take place to ensure the potential winner meets the legal standards required. Winner and, if applicable, their guest(s) agree to cooperate fully with Omaze in Omaze conducting any background check(s), which includes providing information requested by Omaze including, but not limited to, full legal names and addresses. If the Prize includes meeting a celebrity, meeting a public figure, or attending a special event and any background check indicates, in Omaze’s sole discretion, that the potential winner or the potential winner’s guest(s) pose a danger to or may harm the reputation of any person or entity involved in the sweepstakes, Omaze may disqualify said winner and move on to the next randomly drawn potential winner. Pending a positive outcome of the confirmation process, an Omaze representative will notify the potential winner via email and/or phone. The potential winner must respond within the time period designated in the notification, or Omaze may move on to another randomly drawn potential winner. Before confirming a potential winner as the winner, Omaze may require the potential winner to confirm their eligibility. Once that’s done, the potential winner and guest(s) must execute and return all required documents within the time frame specified by Omaze. If you do not execute and return all required documents within the time frame specified by Omaze, you will forfeit the Prize and Omaze will move on to another randomly drawn potential winner.
Travel companions are also required to sign a liability/publicity release prior to issuance of tickets. Additionally, travel companions/guests of the winner may be subject to a background check, which may impact their ability to participate in the prize.
NO PURCHASE, PAYMENT, OR CONTRIBUTION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited.
Transparency:
At Omaze, we believe fundraising should be about impact, not percentages. Our model allows us, in partnership with Charities Aid Foundation America (we call them 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!