THE CONTEST
Nuçi’s Space intends to conduct the Nuçi Raffle Contest (the Contest) pursuant to the rules set forth herein (the Official Rules). The Contest will be operated, conducted and administered solely by Nuçi’s Space, a Georgia non-profit corporation having an address of 396 Oconee Street, Athens, Georgia 30601. Nuçi’s Space is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization registered with the Secretary of State of Georgia since 1999. 100% of the proceeds of the Contest will be used for the sole benefit of Nuçi’s Space and its ongoing charitable purposes in the State of Georgia. The charitable mission of Nuçi’s Space is as follows:
Vision: Our vision is to end the epidemic of suicide and to inspire a culture free of the stigma attached to brain illnesses and its sufferers by supporting a community-wide effort that focuses on education, prevention and access to appropriate treatment.
Mission: Our mission is to prevent suicide. With a focus on musicians, Nuçi’s Space advocates for and helps to alleviate the suffering for those living with a brain illness and fights to end the stigma of mental illness. To accomplish our mission, Nuçi’s Space maintains a health and resource center for musicians as a safe space to seek support and guidance, provides access to affordable, obstacle-free professional care, actively participates in treatment and educates about awareness, prevention and the risk factors of brain illnesses.
Values: Brain illness and suicide do not discriminate. They permeate through the lives of all who are touched and those who care for them, regardless of affiliation. Nuçi's Space exists to create a safe space for everyone. Discrimination of any kind toward a person or people based on their belonging to a particular group is anathema to all that we hold dear. We value the role of education and personal growth within our team to adopt anti-biased practices. Nuçi's Space, and all those who represent the organization, champion a culture of kindness and support to all in our community and maintain the highest standards of caring in all that we do through Nurturing, Understanding, Compassion, and Insight.
How to Enter the Contest: The Contest is open only to persons who are 18 years of age or older as of December 4th, 2024. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations (including, without limitation, O.C.G.A. 16-12-22.1), and is void wherever prohibited or restricted by law. Tickets for the Contest will be sold beginning at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on or around December 4th, 2024 until 11:59 PM EST on December 31, 2024. $5 donations are requested for each entry into the Contest. The donations are requested in United States currency (US$15.00) and may be submitted online by completing the entry form. Online donations must be made using an eligible credit card, and entrants must provide the credit card number, expiration date, and personal security code for the credit card being used, as well as the full name, billing address, and telephone number of the cardholder. Once a donation is processed, Nuçi’s Space will return an electronic receipt for the ticket purchase to the email address provided by the entrant, which receipt shall serve also as an electronic entry receipt, and shall include the name, e-mail address, and phone number of the entrant (as provided by the entrant on the entry form). Each entry will be individually printed by Nuçi’s Space and placed in a device from which a single entry will be selected. The entry will be identified by the individual's name, email address, and phone number. The winner will be notified by phone and email and will be required to provide proof of identification before the prize package will be delivered. Entrants may enter as many times as desired by donating $15.00 for each entry. Nuçi’s Space reserves the right to disqualify false entries or entries suspected of being false, and any illegible, defective, incomplete, or physically altered entries, and entries that do not include valid or complete payment. Nuçi’s Space is not responsible for printing errors in any Contest-related material, or for lost, late, misdirected or non-delivered mail or corrupt fax/e-mail messages, or any other failure to receive orders or deliver receipts prior to the drawing deadlines. All entries become the property of Nuçi’s Space and will not be returned.
Nuçi’s Space is not responsible for: any incorrect or inaccurate entry information; human error; technical malfunctions; failures, omission, interruption, deletion or defect of any telephone network, computer online systems, computer equipment, server providers, credit card payment systems, or software, including any injury or damage to any entrants or any other persons computer relating to or resulting from participation in the Contest; inability to access Nuçi’s Space website; theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries; entries that are processed late or incorrectly or are incomplete or lost due to computer or electronic malfunction of traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website; printing, typographical, human or other errors relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors that may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing of entries, the announcement of any prize or in any Contest related materials; and any entries which are late, lost, incomplete, misdirected, stolen, garbled, mutilated, illegible, or any combination thereof. Proof of online submission is not considered proof of delivery or receipt. Each entrant is advised to consult his or her own tax advisor(s) with respect to the tax liabilities that may arise from winning a prize in the Contest valued at Nuçi’s Space reserves the right to disqualify any entrant it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or violating these Official Rules, and reserves the right to cancel the Contest should it suspect fraud or for reasons outside the control of Nuçi’s Space, in which case refunds of the purchase price of tickets (less 10%) shall be issued, as more particularly set forth above. Nuçi’s Space shall appoint a single individual who will be responsible for maintaining control and security of the Contest. Such individual shall, by public certification under oath at the time of the drawing, certify that all Contest entrants have a stub in the container from which the winning Contest ticket will be drawn.
Drawing: One (1) random drawing, as described below, will be conducted by an impartial individual selected by Nuçi’s Space. This random drawing will be conducted under the supervision of an independent accounting firm. Entrants need not be present to win. The drawing will be held on January 3rd, 2025 after 12:00 PM EST at Nuçi’s Space, 396 Oconee Street, Athens, Georgia 30601. Any entrant may attend. Additional information regarding the drawings may be available at www.nuci.org. Nuçi’s Space reserves the right, as may be exercised in Nuçi’s Spaces sole discretion, to alter the date of any drawing.
One (1) Grand Prize Drawing: The winner of the Grand Prize shall be selected by a drawing from all eligible entries on January 3rd, 2025 after 12:00 PM EST. The Contest drawing will be made at random.
Prize Conditions: The winner of the prize will be required to provide one name as the recipient of the prize. Once the name is submitted, the prize is non-transferable. All winners are subject to relevant federal, state, and local taxes and are the sole responsibility of the winner thereof. All costs, taxes, fees, and expenses associated with any prize or the acceptance or use of any element of any prize not specifically
Notification of winner: Winners of the Contest will be notified by phone and/or email using the information provided on the winner’s entry form. If any winner cannot be located or fails to return attempts to contact him or her by 5:00 PM EST on the tenth (10th) business day after Nuçi’s Space’s first attempt to contact him or her, such winner will be deemed to have forfeited his or her prize and another winner will be drawn at random. Each winner may be asked to send an affidavit of eligibility/liability/publicity release (the ‘Release’). Each winner must provide all information requested to be eligible to win, including proof of age, proof of identity showing that the person claiming the prize is the same entrant named on the winning ticket, and the winning ticket e-mail notification. Unless restricted by law, each winner will be required to complete and return the Release within fourteen (14) days of prize notification. The prize may be forfeited if winner: (i) cannot be reached; (ii) fails to obtain all signatures on the Release and to return the documents in a timely manner as required pursuant to these Official Rules; or (iii) cannot accept or receive the prize for any reason. Odds of Winning: The odds of winning the Contest depend on the total number of entries. General Conditions. The Contest is subject to these Official Rules. These Official Rules shall not be changed by any oral statement made by any employee or other person acting on behalf of Nuçi’s Space. By participating, each entrant agrees: (i) to be bound by these complete Official Rules and the decisions of Nuçi’s Space, which decisions shall be final and binding; and (ii) to waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Contest or these Official Rules, except where prohibited by law. By accepting a prize, each winner of the Contest agrees to release Nuçi’s Space, its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, and any person or entity associated with the production, judging, or administration of the Contest (collectively, the ‘Releasees’) from and against any claims, damages, disability, attorneys’ fees, and costs of litigation and settlement, as well as any liability due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from redemption, acceptance, possession, ownership, misuse or use of any prize or participation in any Contest-related activity or participation in this Contest. Except where prohibited by law, any Contest winner’s purchase of a Contest ticket and acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for Nuçi’s Space to use said Contest winner’s name, photograph, likeness, statements, biographical information, voice, and city and state address for promotional or advertising purposes in connection with this Contest on a worldwide basis, and in all forms of media, now or hereafter known, in perpetuity, without review, permission or further compensation.
By entering the Contest, entrants agree to be fully and unconditionally bound by these Official Rules, waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Contest or these Official Rules and further agree to be bound by Nuçi’s Space’s decisions and interpretation of these Official Rules. Disputes regarding these Official Rules or the Contest shall be governed by the laws of the State of Georgia. A Contest entrant’s sole and exclusive remedy for any claim against Nuçi’s Space arising out of the sale of Contest tickets or the operation of the Contest shall be limited to the return of the purchase price paid for his or her Contest ticket(s). In no event shall Nuçi’s Space, its directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives be liable to any party for any loss or injury to earnings, profits or goodwill, or for any incidental, special, punitive or consequential damages of any person or entity whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
Privacy: All personal information collected by Nuçi’s Space will be used for administration of the Contest and, where accepted by Contest entrants via opt-in, marketing by entities identified on Contest marketing materials as sponsors. Nuçi’s Space will not share, sell or otherwise distribute personal information collected by Nuçi’s Space except as stated above.
Official Rules and Winners List: The prize winners will be posted on the Contest website on or about January 3rd, 2025. Registration is with the State of Georgia. By letter from the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office, Nuçi’s Space Inc. has duly obtained authorization to conduct Contests in Georgia for the Contest period in 2024.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE RAFFLE MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE RAFFLE. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, NUCI’S SPACE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.