Valley Forge Valentine Tweetaway Contest 2010
Describe your ideal Valentine’s Day
 

Starting February 3, 2010, our visitvf Twitter account will run a contest asking followers to “Describe you ideal Valentine’s Day.”

By using the hashtag #visitvf, you’ll have the chance to win this amazing prize package, which includes:

One (1) $100 gift certificate for dinner at Dettera Restaurant and Wine Bar in Ambler (view website)
One (1) gift card good for two (2) tickets to either ANY GIVEN MONDAY by Bruce Graham, a world premiere co-production with Theatre Exile; or THE STORY OF MY LIFE, a new musical - direct from Broadway at Act II Playhouse in Ambler, Pa. (view website)
One (1) gift card good for a Saturday Night Stay at romantic, historic Normandy Farm Hotel and Conference Center in Blue Bell, Pa. (based on availability) and
One (1) Sunday Brunch for two (2) at Coleman Restaurant at Normandy Farm Hotel (view website)
One (1) box of Antoine Amrani Valentines Lovers Box (18 pieces) of artisan chocolates (view website)

You may respond multiple times, but each entrant only gets one chance to win. All entries must be made via Twitter, and must include the #visitvf hashtag to qualify. The winner will be selected on Wednesday, February 17.

Good luck! Official rules are posted below.

Email web@valleyforge.org with any questions.

OFFICIAL RULES:

*(Contest is only open to residents of continental United States who are 21 years of age or older)

1. SPONSORS: The Sponsor of the “Valley Forge Valentine Tweetaway 2010” (“Sweepstakes”) is the Valley Forge Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ltd (VFCVB) (“Sponsor” here forth), 1000 First Avenue, Suite 101, King of Prussia, PA  19406, telephone: 610.834.1550, e-mail: info@valleyforge.org.

2. SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: The Sweepstakes begins at noon on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 and end at 5:00 p.m., on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 (the “Sweepstakes Period”).

3. ENTRY: No purchase is required to enter the Sweepstakes. To enter, “Describe your ideal Valentine’s Day” on Twitter and tag your post #VisitVF. Each Twitter response must include the #VisitVF hashtag within the entry to qualify to win. You may answer multiple times, but each entrant only gets one chance. All entries must be made via Twitter. No other form of entry is permitted and will not be accepted. All entries must be received during the Sweepstakes Period.

Sponsor(s) assumes no responsibility for any problems or technical malfunction of computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any entry to be received by Sponsor(s) on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof.

Entrant is responsible for all fees charged by any Internet Service Provider. Sponsor(s) are/is not responsible or liable for any lost, stolen, mutilated, incomplete, illegible, misdirected or non-delivered entries. Upon their receipt, entries become the property of Sponsor(s) and will not be returned. Entries are void if received through illegitimate channels or are the result of fraud.

4. PRIZE WINNER SELECTION: On or about February 17, 2010, Sponsor will choose the winner by random drawing from among all eligible entries received. On or about February 18, 2010. Sponsor will notify the winner by e-mail and/or telephone. Any prize notification which is returned as undeliverable, is otherwise unsuccessful, or is not accepted via e-mail or telephone within 48 hours will result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Only the prize set forth below will be awarded.

5. PRIZE:

One Grand Prize:

The Winner of the Valley Forge Valentine Tweetaway 2010 package receives the following prizes:

One (1) $100 gift certificate for dinner at Dettera Restaurant and Wine Bar in Ambler (view website)
One (1) gift card good for two (2) tickets to either ANY GIVEN MONDAY by Bruce Graham, a world premiere co-production with Theatre Exile; or THE STORY OF MY LIFE, a new musical - direct from Broadway at Act II Playhouse in Ambler, Pa. (view website)
One (1) gift card good for a Saturday Night Stay at romantic, historic Normandy Farm Hotel and Conference Center in Blue Bell, Pa. (based on availability) and
One (1) Sunday Brunch for two (2) at Coleman Restaurant at Normandy Farm Hotel (view website)
One (1) box of Antoine Amrani Valentines Lovers Box (18 pieces) of artisan chocolates (view website)

Prize values will not exceed $500

Value of the prizes vary but do not exceed $500. Prize winners are responsible for all expenses not listed in these rules and for payment of any applicable federal, state, and/or local taxes. Prize winner is also responsible for compliance with any applicable federal, state, and/or local laws and/or regulations. Prize is not transferable. Cash redemption, exchange or substitution is not allowed except at the sole discretion of Sponsor.

6. ELIGIBILITY: This Sweepstakes is open to individual legal residents of the continental United States of America who are 21 years of age or older at time of entry. Directors, officers, shareholders, employees, and agents of Sponsor, as well as directors, officers, shareholders, employees, and agents of advertising and/or promotional partners and agencies of Sponsor, and the immediate families (spouse, parents, children, siblings, and their spouses) of each of them, are not eligible. Void outside of the United States of America, and in any jurisdiction where prohibited or restricted by law.

7. HOW TO CLAIM PRIZE: Sweepstakes winner and any guest of winner will be required to sign and return to Sponsor an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability Release and, where legal, a Publicity Release, all of which must be completed and returned within 48 hours after attempted notification of prize or prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. By accepting the prize, the winner and any guest grant permission to the Sponsor to use his or her name and/or photographs, likenesses, voices, and biographical information for publicity and promotional purposes without further compensation unless prohibited by law.

8. ADDITIONAL TERMS: This Sweepstakes is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of Pennsylvania. In the event of any dispute regarding this Sweepstakes, entrants agree that such disputes shall be resolved by arbitration in Pennsylvania.

9. WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: For a written announcement of the winner, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Sponsor. All requests must be received by March 31, 2010.

10. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: Additional information may be obtained upon request directed to the principal place of business of Sponsor: Valley Forge Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1000 First Avenue, Suite 101, King of Prussia, PA  19406. 610.834.1550 or e-mail web@valleyforge.org.

11. RELEASE: By participating in this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor and its subsidiaries or affiliates, its advertising and promotion agencies, and their directors, officers, shareholders, employees and/or agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, liability, losses, and expenses arising out of this Sweepstakes or acceptance, use, or misuse of any prize received in this Sweepstakes. Entrants agree that no claim relating to such claims, damages, liability, losses, and expenses shall be asserted against the Sponsor, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or their respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees and/or agents.

By accepting a prize, winners and any guests agree to release and hold the Sponsor harmless from any and all claims, damages, liability, losses, and expenses and actions of any kind resulting from the acceptance, possession or use of any prize, including without limitation, personal injuries, death, and property damage. Winner and any guest assume liability for injuries caused or claimed to be caused by participating in the Sweepstakes, or by the acceptance, possession or use of any prize.

12. CONDUCT: By entering this Sweepstakes entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules. Entrants further agree to be bound by the decisions of the Sponsor which shall be final and binding in all respects. The Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual found to be tampering with the entry process; to be acting in violation of the Official Rules; or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.

13. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: The Sponsor and participating promotional agencies (and the subsidiaries and affiliates of each) are not in any way responsible or liable for damage, loss, or injury resulting from altered, late, lost, damaged, misdirected, or illegible entries, or telephone, computer, online or technical malfunctions (including busy lines and disconnections), or acceptance and use of a prize or travel in connection with such prize.

The Sponsor is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information utilized in the Sweepstakes or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of entries in the Sweepstakes. The Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, or delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries.

The Sponsor is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of e-mail on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site or combination thereof, including injury or damage to entrants or to any other person’s computer related or resulting from participation or downloading materials in this Sweepstakes.

If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor, which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, the Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes.

Sponsors reserve the right to change these rules or cancel the contest any time, at its sole discretion. If you have questions about these official rules or the contest, please e-mail them to web@valleyforge.org or send written questions to Web Contest, Valley Forge Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1000 First Avenue, Suite 101, King of Prussia, PA  19406.