2013 Christmas Past Contest

Posted by on Dec 3, 2013 in Christmas Past 2013 | 1 comment

PrintWith warm thanks for your patronage & sincere wishes for a happy holiday season.
Our 3rd Annual Twelve Days of Pioneer Christmas PAST Just For You!

Get into the spirit of Christmas and enter our drawings to win a !!FREE!! seat on our Missouri to Nauvoo to Winter Quarters Church History Tour, as well as other exciting prizes!  Keep this grand prize for yourself or surprise someone special for Christmas.  Travel July 19-25, 2014 and enjoy the famous Nauvoo Pageant and delightful pioneer entertainment.

All you have to do is “like” us on Facebook (or have already liked us) and your name will automatically be entered in the Grand Prize Tour drawing.  To increase your chances of winning this popular trip, just “follow us on our Facebook page or here on our blog from Dec 12th – Dec 23rd and your name will automatically be entered in the daily prize.  Each day a question regarding something from Church history’s Christmas Past will be posted – anything from hymns to accounts of the pioneers and others.

Each day when you answer our Christmas Past post, your name will be entered into our grand prize drawing plus an additional drawing for a prize awarded each day.  “Sharing” our Facebook posts with others will earn you another entry in the grand and daily prizes.  Answers and the daily winner will be posted on our Facebook page and website Blog the following morning before the next question is listed.  The accounts behind our Christmas Past answers will be found on our blog.  See below for more information and rules.

Our hope is that this activity will help us all slow down and appreciate the Christmases of simpler times, and learn something new to inspire us this holiday season.  Tell all your family and friends about this unique way to remember our Mormon Heritage.

Merry Christmas!
Mormon Heritage Association Staff and Guides

12 days of Christmas Past Rules:
Everyone who has “liked” us on our Facebook page will automatically be entered into the grand prize drawing to be held on the evening of Dec 23, 2013.  One additional entry per person per day will be entered into the grand prize drawing for posting a “comment” regardless of multiple daily comments.  A second grand prize entry per person each day will be entered for a “share” of our post on your own Facebook profile.  There is potential of receiving a total of 26 entries for the grand prize per person for liking then sharing, and commenting each day.
Daily prizes will be announced when drawing winner is posted each morning.  You must be 18 years or older to enter.  Winners will be notified through Facebook unless other contact information is provided to or known by MHA.  Daily prize winners and grand prize winner must provide their address for mailing their prize OR prizes could be picked it up at MHA office Mon-Thu 10am-2pm or by other arrangement.  If no response from winners to claim prize within 30 days, prize is null and void.  MHA ensures privacy with all contact information.
Grand prize is one seat on MHA tour M77 – Missouri to Nauvoo to Winter Quarters July 19-25, 2014 and includes one person’s roundtrip air transportation from Salt Lake City (or equivalent airfare from another city) with all taxes & fees as quoted at booking, all meals (except any at airports), lodging, deluxe charter bus, tickets to scheduled events, and expert MHA guide services (bus driver tip, possible air fuel surcharges and/or baggage fees not included).
Daily prize drawings are valued at $10-$40 or more; Grand prize valued at $1545, $1350, $1278, $1245 depending upon occupancy (single, double, triple, or quad).  Grand prize winner has option of rooming with additional people of own choosing and final value of winner’s prize is determined by how many room together (any difference due to occupancy cannot be applied toward other travelers).  Prize winner is subject to any applicable state, local, and federal taxes as well as laws governing the United States and the State of Utah.  Grand prize winner is required to submit information for tax purposes (W-9); failure to provide this information will result in forfeiture of prize.  MHA employees not eligible.  Entries must be received by 7pm MST daily for eligibility.  We can’t be responsible for any computer, online, telephone, or technical malfunctions that may prevent or postpone your entry’s receipt.  Your entry will become our property once we receive it, and it will not be returned in any format.  Your odds of winning a prize on any contest day will depend on the number of eligible entries received that day.  By entering, you agree to abide by the terms of these official rules and by the decisions we make regarding this contest, which are final and binding on all matters.  If you do not agree to that, please do not enter.  By entering, you grant us the right to use and publish your name online, in print, and in any other media in connection with the contest.  You also grant us the right to use your name for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless this is prohibited by law.
Entrant’s release:  By entering, you agree in advance to release and hold harmless us (Mormon Heritage Association) and our subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability or any injuries, loss, or damage of any kind arising from, or in connection with, this contest or any prize won.  Should this contest be terminated prior to the end of the entry period, which we may do at our sole discretion, a notice will be posted on www.mormonheritage.com.
We are required by IRS Circular 230 to tell you that neither these rules nor any other communication regarding this giveaway is written or communicated for the purpose of helping you avoid any penalties that may be imposed by federal tax law, and neither you nor any other affected taxpayer may use them that way.
Jurisdiction and Venue:  Utah law applies to this contest.  Void where prohibited for any reason.  All disputes resulting in legal action shall be resolved in the courts of Salt Lake County, state of Utah and Entrant consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of those courts.  Should MHA find it necessary to seek legal assistance to enforce its rights, its damages, if any, shall include its reasonable legal expenses and fees.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to disqualify anyone who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the contest if anything required for its conduct should malfunction or be deemed illegal.
We assume no responsibility for anything that happens outside of our control to delay or prevent your entry, and we assume no responsibility for anything within our control that delays or prevents your entry except where by the exercise of ordinary care we could have kept it from happening or promptly corrected it.  Winners’ list: For a list of winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Mormon Heritage Association, 2367 W Goldenpointe Way, West Jordan, UT 84088, Attn: Christmas Past Contest.  Requests received after one month following the contest’s end will not be filled.
The sponsor:  This contest is sponsored by Mormon Heritage Association, 2367 W Goldenpointe Way – West Jordan, UT 84088