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Christmas Tree Deposit Promotion Drawing Official Rules

10/31/2023

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

Sponsor: Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union, 100 McGuinness Blvd., Brooklyn, NY 11222.

Promotional Period:  Begins on November 1, 2023, and ends on November 30, 2023.  

Eligibility: PSFCU minor members who are primary account holders on minor accounts and are under the age of 18. In order to enter, minor member must redeem the Christmas Tree Deposit poster board with collected eight (8) $0.25 coins for the total amount of $2.00 to any PSFCU branch for a deposit to minor’s account within the promotional period.

Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 13 to enter the drawing.

There is a limit of one Christmas Tree Deposit poster board per minor.

PSFCU employees, volunteers, and their immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members are not eligible to participate in the Drawing.

How to Enter: There are two ways to enter:

1.) Automatically: During the promotional period, redemption of Christmas Tree Deposit poster board with collected eight $0.25 coins to the minor’s PSFCU account will count as entry to the drawing.   

2.) Entry Form: Other minors may also enter the drawing by filling out an entry form “Christmas Tree Deposit” available at every PSFCU branch.  The completed form must be received by the branch by November 30, 2023.  Duplicate, multiple or illegible entries will be disallowed. Entry forms from members entering the drawing automatically will be disallowed. Void where prohibited.

There is a limit of one entry per individual.

Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 13 to enter the drawing both automatically and by entry form.

Prizes:  Fifty (50) prizes consisting of gift cards (ages 10-18) and toys (ages 0-9) with approximate value from $50 will be drawn from all eligible entries.  Actual prize received will depend on child’s age. 

Winner Selection: Winners will be randomly selected from among all eligible entries submitted during the Promotional Period.

No transfer or substitution of prizes by Prize Winner is permitted.

Drawing Procedure:  1.) All eligible entries will be compiled in an Excel spreadsheet, arranged by surname in alphabetical order, with an assigned unique identifying ordinal number matched to the name of each entrant.

2.) A copy of the list of participants will be provided to the Auditor for further verification of the drawing procedure. The list of entrants will be verified for eligibility prior to entering the drawing.

3.) The drawing will be carried out by generating random integer numbers within a range beginning with 1 and ending with the ordinal number for the last entry. Random numbers will be generated using a random number generator on the random.org Internet portal. For the purpose of the drawing, only a range of numbers and the amount of numbers to be generated will be entered into the portal. NO CONFIDENTIAL MEMBER INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN DURING THE DRAWING PROCEDURE.

4.) The prize winners will be drawn – fifty (50) random numbers, followed by one (5) number for alternate winners should the original winners be unreachable or found ineligible.

5.) Drawing will be conducted after December 5, 2023.

6.) Generated random numbers will be printed in two sets, providing one set of prints to the Auditor for review purposes.

7.) Generated numbers will be matched to the names in Excel spreadsheets and a list of winners and alternative winners will be compiled. The list will be double-checked for eligibility and then forwarded to the Auditor for verification. The Auditor will check the winners list against his drawing printouts and the Excel sheets provided to him/her prior to the drawing.

8.) Winners’ list will be split by minors’ age into 4 categories:

  1. Age 0-2 years (prizes: Toy, Fisher Price, or similar value $50)
  2. Age 3-4 years (prizes: Toy, Vtech or similar approx. value $50)
  3. Age 5-9 years (prizes: Toy, Lego, or similar approx. value $50)
  4. Age 10-18 years (prizes: Store Gift Card, Amazon, Target, Barnes & Noble, AMC value $50)

9.) Once the winners list is verified by the Auditor, including obtaining parental consent, winners will be notified by phone and mail.

Taxes: All federal, state, and local taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the Prize Winner. Prizes may be subject to the IRS 1099MISC reporting.

Restrictions: Employees, officers, and volunteers of the Polish & Slavic FCU and its affiliates, and their immediate family members and persons residing in the same household, are excluded from participating in the Sweepstakes, drawings, or prizes and are not eligible to enter or win. This drawing is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local regulations. Offer is void where prohibited by law.

Additional Provisions:  Prior to receipt of their prize, minor’s parent or legal guardian may be requested to sign permission to publish child’s likeness in Sponsor’s social media platforms, member communications and advertisements, but signing such permission by parent is optional and will not forfeit the prize.

By participating in the drawing, participants agree to release, discharge, and hold Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union harmless from any liability, claims, losses, or damages arising out of or relating to their participation in the drawing or the acceptance, use, misuse, or possession of any prize received in this drawing.

By entering you agree to release and hold harmless Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from (i) such entrant's participation in the DRAWING and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof, (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any computer, cable, network, hardware or software, (iii) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process; (iv) electronic or human error which may occur in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries.. PSFCU is responsible solely for providing the prizes to the Winners.

ARBITRATION/CHOICE OF LAW: Drawing/Sweepstakes shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. Any and all legal actions or claims arising in connection with this drawing/sweepstakes must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction within the United States. By participating in this sweepstakes, each entrant accepts the conditions stated in these Official Rules, agrees to be bound by the decisions of the judges and warrants that he/she is eligible to participate in this drawing/sweepstakes.

WINNER LIST: For a complete list of winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for receipt by December 31, 2023, to: Polish and Slavic Federal Credit Union, Christmas Tree Deposit Promotion, c/o Marketing Department, 9 Law Drive, Fairfield, NJ 07004.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.



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