Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club 2026 Raffle

The raffle drawing will be held at the Club meeting on June 30th. The meeting starts at 7:30 am (Continental breakfast available by 7:15) and the drawing will be at 8:00 am. The meeting will also be broadcast via Zoom; if you'd like to attend that way, contact info@evlrc.org for the login information. You do not have to be present to win!

This event is sponsored by City Volkswagen of Evanston and the Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club (ELRC).

ELRC's 100-plus members are active and hands-on in for local community international Service projects. We also contribute more than $100,000 annually, from money raised through this raffle and our other fundraising efforts to local and international charitable projects, including housing insecurity, youth empowerment, and other essential health projects such as clean water, sanitation and health education and the eradication of Polio.

IMPORTANT Please read the following ELRC Raffle Privacy Policy, Terms, Rules, and Regulations (together referred to as the “Terms”) carefully before participating in the ELRC Raffle. By participating in the ELRC Raffle and any associated online component or programs, features, and content (“Raffle”) operated or offered by or on behalf of ELRC and on which these Terms appear, you are agreeing to be bound by the Terms. If you do not agree with the Terms, please do not participate in the Raffle.

2025 EVANSTON LIGHTHOUSE ROTARY CLUB (ELRC) RAFFLE OFFICIAL

This raffle is conducted by the Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club (ELRC), an independent nonprofit organization. Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation are not responsible for this raffle.

These Terms constitute a binding agreement between you and the ELRC and are accepted by you upon your participation in the Raffle. These Terms are the entire agreement between you and ELRC regarding the Raffle and supersedes and replaces any prior agreements between you and ELRC regarding the Raffle. By participating the Raffle, you represent that you are capable of entering into a binding agreement, and that you agree to be bound by these Terms.

PRIVACY POLICY

Information Collected from You for Ticket Purpose - General Information:

First and Last name
Email address and Phone Number
Mailing address (address, city, and state)

The Grand Prize Winner will also have to provide tax identification information for the ELRC to pay federal withholding according to the IRS and submit form W2-G.

Security Measures

ELRC implements technical and organizational measures in an effort to protect personal data from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction, taking into account the nature of the personal data that we process and risks associated with special categories of personal data we collect including encryption of your personal data and credit card information. ELRC also does not store credit card information. ELRC will not sell or share your information with any third-parties other than to facilitate the redemption of the raffle prize.

ELRC uses your data so that we can determine the Winner of the raffle and contact the Winner of the raffle. Your information may also be used to contact you for promotional purposes like the following year’s raffle and other fundraisers affiliated with ELRC.

Data Retention Policy

In certain cases, we may need to retain personal information for purposes required under applicable law, for tax or audit purposes, or for other purposes permitted under law. Policy Updates

ELRC reserves the right to change or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be effective upon being posted unless we advise otherwise. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by means of a notice or by email if you are registered prior to the change becoming effective. By continuing to participate in the ELRC Raffle after changes are made to this Privacy Policy, you agree to such changes. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy for the latest information on our privacy practices. If you do not accept the terms of this Privacy Policy, do not register.

GENERAL TERMS

Ticket sales for the Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club (“ELRC”) Raffle ("Raffle") begin on April 2, 2026, and end on June 29, 2026 at midnight ("Raffle Period") and is permitted by the City of Evanston. The grand prize is the choice of $30,000 cash or a voucher for $37,000 that must be used to purchase a vehicle from SKA MOTORS EVANSTON LLC - D.B.A. CITY VOLKSWAGEN OF EVANSTON a licensed motor vehicle City VW organized under the laws of the State of Illinois with principal offices at 5330 W IRVING PARK RD in Chicago, IL. (“City VW”).

The raffle drawing will be held at approximately 8:00 AM (CDT), June 30, 2026, at One Rotary Plaza, Evanston, IL 60201. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the ELRC reserves the right to alter the times, dates, and locations of the Raffle in its absolute discretion. Delivery of the vehicle is from City Volkswagen of Evanston, 1033 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201 and the Winner must coordinate the choice of vehicle and delivery of same with City VW.

Raffle tickets ("Tickets") are one thousand ($1000) dollars each. The ticket purchase price does not qualify as a charitable contribution. Personal checks should be made out to "Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club." All entries must include an email address and payment by personal check, bank check, money order or credit card (Visa, MasterCard and Discover Card) payment. For credit card purchases, participants must provide their full legal name, billing address, email address and telephone number of the cardholder and the credit card number and expiration date per the requested information on the entry form. Any Entry Form and payment received after 100 tickets have been sold will be returned. No other refunds will be made, except as otherwise determined by ELRC in its sole discretion. Subject to availability, those who purchase Tickets (“Participants”) may purchase as many Tickets as they wish. ELRC reserves the right to disqualify false entries or entries suspected of being false, and any illegible, defective, incomplete or physically altered Entry Forms and entries that do not include valid or complete payment. ELRC is not responsible for printing errors in any Raffle-related material, or for lost, late, misdirected or non-delivered mail or corrupt internet messages, or any other failure to receive orders or deliver receipts prior to the drawing deadlines. All entries become the property of ELRC and will not be returned.

The Raffle is void where prohibited by law. Official drawing date and location subject to change.

RAFFLE ELIGIBILITY

The Raffle is open to all persons aged eighteen (18) years of age or older and over who have U.S. or Canadian addresses and are eligible to participate in the Raffle. Before purchasing a Raffle ticket, it is your responsibility to confirm that you are eligible to participate. Raffle may be prohibited by law in Alabama, Kansas, Utah, Hawaii, and other territories, states, or jurisdictions. Members of the ELRC, as well as all of their families can purchase tickets and have a chance to win. Winners need not be present to win.

PRIZE

There will be one Grand Prize Winner (“Winner”). The Winner will have a choice of a vehicle or a cash prize as follows. The Winner must make the choice in writing within 14 days of notification via electronic mail on the day of the drawing.

Vehicle Prize
City VW agrees to provide the following vehicle as the raffle prize:

Year: 2026
Make: Volkswagen
Model: TIGUAN SE R-LINE
Condition of Vehicle: New

The Winner must select the vehicle prize option in writing. Once the Organization has notified the City VW of the Winner, the City VW agrees to make the vehicle available to the winning ticket holder within 14 calendar days of the notification of the Winner and verification of eligibility. It will be delivered in standard factory condition (unless otherwise agreed to in writing) and free of liens. The City VW shall provide necessary title documentation.

Cash Prize

ELRC shall be responsible for payment of the cash prize to the Winner. The Winner must elect the cash option in writing.

TAXES, FEES, AND EXPENSES

Federal regulations require tax withholding for this raffle, regardless of whether the Winner selects cash or chooses the vehicle.

Vehicle Prize

ELRC is responsible for:

withholding the required amount (according to IRS Form W2-G)
paying the net amount to the City VW
filing the necessary forms with the IRS
depositing the withholding according to the required tax procedures
issuing a form W2-G by January of the following year.

Winner shall be responsible for:

all federal, state, and local taxes.
for all fees beyond the stated prize value, including, title, registration, licensing, and insurance costs.

Cash Prize

ELRC is responsible for:

withholding the required amount (according to IRS Form W2-G)
issuing a bank payment for the net amount to the Winner
filing the necessary forms with the IRS
depositing the withholding according to the required tax procedures

Winner shall be responsible for:

all federal, state, and local taxes.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, ELRC reserves the right to eliminate the voucher option and reduce the amount of the Cash Grand Prize if final ticket sales fall below 80 tickets. In that event the Grand Prize Winner shall receive an amount not exceeding 45% of the gross amount received by ELRC for the sale of Tickets.

ELRC EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Grand Prize Winner acknowledges and represents this he or she understands that the purchase of the vehicle is “as is” and “where is” and without any obligation on the part of ELRC as to the condition of the vehicle without any guaranty or warranty of any kind or of any nature whatsoever. All terms and conditions related to the vehicle, including any characteristics, price, financing, or any other terms and conditions other than the voucher if between Gerald Ford and the Grand Prize Winner. Individual Cash Prize: Subject to the absolute discretion of ELRC, there shall be up to nine cash prizes awarded to Participants in an amount not to exceed $500. Individual Cash Prize drawings will take place at different intervals between July 1st and November 22nd.

NOTIFICATION

The Grand Prize Winner, whose raffle ticket will be chosen at random, will be notified by email, telephone and/or U.S. Mail using the information provided on the Entry Form. If any Selected Winner cannot be located or fails to return attempts to contact him or her within fifteen (15) days after ELRC's first attempt to contact him or her, such Selected Winner will be deemed to have forfeited his or her prize. Another Selected Winner will not be drawn. The prize shall be forfeited if the Selected Winner(s): cannot be reached or cannot accept or receive the prize for any reason.

USE OF LIKENESS IN PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

Selected Winner acknowledges and agrees that ELRC shall have the right to use the appearance, poses, likeness and/or any photograph or video of Selected Winner (collectively, their “Likeness”), as same may be exploited and exhibited in any and all media used by ELRC, in perpetuity without any compensation to Selected Winner. These rights shall include the right to use my Likeness for any advertising, promotion and fundraising.

Selected Winner waives any right of inspection or approval of his or her Likeness or the uses to which his or her Likeness may be put, or any statements or inferences made about Selected Winner, or any part of the Likeness. Selected Winner expressly release ELRC and ELRC’s agents, employees and representatives, from all claims which Selected Winner has or may have for invasion of privacy, defamation, portrayal in a false light or any and all other causes of action arising in any way out of the use of Selected Winner’s Likeness.

Selected Winner acknowledge that the Likeness is the sole and exclusive property of ELRC, and ELRC shall be entitled to all rights of ownership and all rights of copyright in and to the Likeness. Selected Winner acknowledges that Selected Winner has volunteered his or her Likeness for the consideration listed above. I understand that ELRC will be relying on this Release and expending money in connection with use of the Likeness and that Selected Winner shall not be entitled to terminate, rescind or cancel this Release for any reason. Selected Winner acknowledges that no payments resulting from the use of the Likeness shall become due and owing to Selected Winner for any present or future uses or exploitations, and hereby release ELRC from any claims, obligations or liability relating thereto. Selected Winner acknowledges that the rights granted herein shall inure to the benefit of ELRC, its affiliates and related entities, and their respective successors, licensees and assigns, and such rights are freely assignable by ELRC.

Selected Winner hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases, acquits, waives and relinquishes any and all rights to sue and forever discharges ELRC and each of its directors, predecessors, successors, assigns, agents, members, officers, employees, representatives, attorneys, affiliates, clients and all persons acting by, through, under or in concert with any of them.

PARTICIPANT RELEASE.

Participant irrevocably and unconditionally releases, acquits and forever discharges ELRC and its respective members, officers, employees, directors, agents, representatives, and insurers, and each of their heirs, successors and assigns, as applicable (collectively, the “ELRC Releasees”) from any and all rights, claims, actions, suits, liabilities, charges, debts, demands, rights, contractual obligations, claims for benefits, agreements, promises, sums of money, accounts, bills, judgments, orders, executions, liens, damages, liquidated damages, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees and any other liabilities or obligations arising from the beginning of time through the receipt of the Grand Prize by the Grand Prize Winner, including without limitation claims arising out of or related to (i) any other contract, agreement or understanding between them, and/or (ii) any other conduct by or actions of the ELRC Releasees (all of the foregoing being hereinafter referred to as the “Claims”). PARTICIPANT UNDERSTANDS AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE PARTICIPANT CLAIMS MAY INCLUDE WITHOUT LIMITATION CONTRACTUAL AND QUASI-CONTRACTUAL CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION CLAIMS FOR FRAUD AND BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY), AND STATUTORY CLAIMS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CLAIMS UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL STATUTES, CODES, REGULATION OR ORDINANCE.

IT IS EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD by Participant that by participating in the Raffle is a complete and final release of the ELRC Releasee from any and all demands, claims, liabilities, obligations, indebtedness, costs, expenses, fees or other causes of action or any other losses whatsoever arising out of the Participant Claims including any unknown or unanticipated damages which may arise in the future.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the release contained in this paragraph shall not release or apply to any rights or Participant Claims arising for non-payment of the prize to the Selected Winner.

Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of Selected Winner. Selected Winner hereby agrees and acknowledges that (a) he or she is solely responsible for any and all tax liabilities incurred by him or her or resulting from the Raffle, and (b) ELRC has not made any representations regarding the tax ramification of the Raffle to Selected Winner. ach Participant 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 this Raffle. Participant represents that he or she understands that purchasing a Raffle ticket does not qualify as a charitable contribution.

GENERAL RAFFLE CONDITIONS.

ELRC reserves the right to disqualify any entrant it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Raffle or violating these Official Rules, and reserves the right to cancel the Raffle should it suspect fraud or for reasons out of the control of ELRC. Disputes regarding these Official Rules and/or this Raffle will be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois without giving effect to conflict of law principles, and jurisdiction and venue shall exclusively be the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, Kane County, Illinois.

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (“ADR”):

In the event there is a dispute, claim, and/or other matters in question arising out of, or relating to these Terms or the breach thereof or default thereunder (the “Disputes”), the Participant hereto agrees to resolve the Disputes by utilizing alternative dispute resolutions methods as set forth in this paragraph and pursuant to 710 ILCS 5/1 et seq. The Parties shall negotiate in good faith to resolve Disputes, or any portion thereof, and if they are not able to resolve the Disputes fully, within 14 days following the notice of Disputes identified between the Parties, they shall submit the matter to binding arbitration with a neutral arbitrator, selected pursuant to the procedure set forth below:

The Parties’ Counsel shall identify a neutral arbitrator, being a person who is licenses to practice law in Illinois with experience in representing not-for-profit entities and neither previously involved in, nor consulted with, these Terms or the basis of the Disputes. In the event the Parties’ Counsel cannot agree upon a neutral arbitrator, the individuals identified by the Parties shall consult with each other and identify a single neutral arbitrator.

The Parties shall equally share in the costs of arbitrator to resolve the dispute. No discovery shall be permitted in the arbitration and the Parties shall be permitted to submit, and respond to, a position paper that may set forth the applicable facts and legal argument, not to exceed ten (10) pages and exhibits they intend to introduce at the hearing. The arbitration shall take place over a single day period, with each party having an equal period of time to present and defend their positions, that will include examination, cross-examination and presentment of evidence. The arbitrator shall provide a written award, which shall be binding on the Parties.

LIMITATION OF DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL ELRC OR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, SUPPLIERS, PARTNERS, OR ADVERTISERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR LOSS OF DATA) WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE), EQUITY OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR MISUSE OF THE RAFFLE. IN NO EVENT WILL ELRC’S TOTAL LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR FROM THE PARTICIPATION OR INABILITY TO PARTICIPATE OR COLLECT ANY MONETARY AWARD RELATED TO THE RAFFLE EXCEED THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID TO ELRC FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE RAFFLE.

ELRC NOR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, SUPPLIERS, PARTNERS, OR ADVERTISERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING DEATH. WHERE ANY PROVISION IS EXPRESSED TO EXCLUDE OR LIMIT LIABILITY TO A GREATER EXTENT THAN PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THAT PROVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO ONLY EXCLUDE OR LIMIT OUR LIABILITY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

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