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Winners

Rules

Grants for Good Foundation (GFGF), a tax exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, is registered with Raffle Registration Number RF0003879 to conduct this Raffle during the period ending August 31, 2011, pursuant to the provisions of California Penal Code Section 320.5, et seq., in order to raise funds for ongoing charitable purposes. The Raffle is open to anyone over 18 years of age not prohibited from participating in charitable raffles by their local, state, provincial, federal or country laws.

The primary beneficiaries of the Raffle’s net proceeds are nonprofit organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area whose programs serve GFGF’s charitable sectors: at-risk children and teens, the homeless and the elderly. Several beneficiaries have national affiliations. The Foundation encourages nonprofits to submit grant requests for future consideration as a part of the Foundation’s ongoing purpose to fund programs within its charitable sectors. All net proceeds support ongoing programs of the Foundation and our nonprofit Community Partners.

The Foundation also may grant funds and/or provide services to individuals and groups not currently benefited by nonprofit organizations, in the Board’s sound discretion, and provided that projected net funds from the current Raffle are not diluted. The purchaser by buying a ticket is entered into the Raffle and agrees to be bound by the Rules and Regulations, which are set forth below. GFGF’s interpretation and application of all Raffle rules and regulations shall be final.

The Grand Prize Drawing for the 2011 SF Greater Bay Area Dream Home Raffle is the Winner’s choice of any single family luxury home in the SF Greater Bay Area currently available for sale for $1.5 million or more, plus up to $1 million cash, which would make the total Grand Prize value equal to $2,500,000. Alternatively, the Winner may elect to receive $1,750,000 cash. The Grand Prize Drawing will be held Saturday, September 24, 2011. See Special Rules on Minimum Prizes, below. Tickets will not be sold after September 18, 2011. Tickets may be sold-out before that time. An independent Raffle auditor will supervise the Grand Prize drawings as well as other raffle drawings. The winner need not be present to win. Drawing dates may be changed in the sole discretion of GFGF, with changes posted on the website www.sfbayraffle.com.

Only 40,000 tickets will be sold. The chances of winning any prize, including the Grand Prize, are at least 1 in 75. If fewer tickets are sold, an entrant’s chances improve. According to the IRS, payments for tickets in lotteries, raffles or similar drawings for valuable gifts and prizes based on chance are not gifts, and consequently do not qualify as deductible charitable contributions.

If the Dream Home is awardable according to the Rules and is chosen as the Grand Prize, the winner assumes all fees, local, state and federal taxes, including but not limited to income taxes based on the value of the home, financing costs, closing costs, title insurance, transfer taxes and fees, which must be paid when the Home is transferred to the winner, and costs of hazard insurance, security and other expenses of ownership. Additional information is contained in the “Prizes” section below. These tax consequences may apply to other prizes as well. The 2011 SF Greater Bay Area Dream Home Raffle takes no responsibility for any tax liabilities. Consult your tax advisor. The official registration and financial information regarding the Raffle’s sponsor can be obtained from the Attorney General’s Website at www.ag.ca.gov/charities. Registration does not imply endorsement. This offer is void where prohibited by law, and all federal, state and local laws and regulations shall apply. If local laws are inconsistent with these Rules or the conduct of this raffle, local laws shall govern.


Terms of Entry

By entering this Raffle, entrants accept and agree: a) to be bound by all rules, limitations and restrictions set forth herein; and b) that their name and/or likenesses may be disclosed to and used by the news media and may be used by GFGF for publicity purposes and in lists of prize winners to be published in area newspapers and announced on the GFGF Raffle website. The entrant agrees that he/she is also subject to the laws and regulations of the jurisdiction of his or her residence. Please contact GFGF if you have questions. GFGF’s interpretation and application of these Raffle Rules and regulations shall be final.

By entering this Raffle each participant agrees to release and does release GFGF, its directors, officers, employees and agents, and the home seller, from any and all liability for injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by participating in the Raffle or winning any prize, or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize, and each winner agrees to indemnify and hold GFGF harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims or actions of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of participating in the Raffle or the winner’s acceptance or use of any prize. Furthermore, by taking part each participant agrees to waive and thereby waives provisions of California Civil Code Section 1542 which states substantially as follows: “ A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.”


Raffle Tickets

Purchasing Tickets

Tickets cost $150 each. An individual can purchase as many tickets as he or she may wish, subject to availability. Discounts are available for multiple ticket purchases; however, to benefit from the multiple ticket discounts all tickets must be purchased at the same time. Multiple ticket discounts are as follows:

No. of TicketsCost Per TicketMultiple Ticket Discount
1$150$150
2$140$280
3$135$405
4$130$520
5$125$625
10$120$1200
20$115$2300
30$110$3300

A ticket can be purchased in the name of one, two or three individuals. The first person listed on the entry form will be emailed a copy of the ticket with a detachable ticket stub. If no email address is available, these items will be sent by mail. Any prize and related tax liability belongs 100% to one person named on a ticket, 50% to each of two persons named, and 33-1/3% to each of three persons named. Early ticket purchases are included in all Early Bird and monthly drawings listed below as well as the Grand Prize drawing(s). Theoretically at least, an early entrant can win a prize in each Early Bird and monthly drawings as well as the Grand Prize.


Summary of Raffle Drawings & Prizes

Pre-Launch 1000 Super Early Bird Drawing:

This Drawing rewards those who purchase the first 1000 tickets. Twenty (20) prizes will be awarded totaling up to $46,500. The Grand Prize for this drawing is up to $25,000 cash, and the minimum prize is $10,000 cash. The chance of winning a cash prize is 1 : 50.


1st 2700 Super Early Bird Drawing:

This Drawing rewards purchasers of the first 2,700 tickets, including those who qualify for the Pre-Launch 1000 Drawing. The five (5) Prizes for this Drawing total up to $33,000 and include the Grand Prize all-expenses paid first-class vacation for two to Paris, France, including airfare and luxury hotel, or the Winner may choose up to $25,000 cash.


Early Bird Drawing:

This Drawing rewards early entrants to the Raffle. The five (5) Prizes for this Drawing total up to $38,000 and the Grand Prize is any luxury motor vehicle publicly listed for sale with optional equipment at a price up to $30,000, or the Winner may choose up to $25,000 cash. All tickets timely purchased, including all winning tickets from the other Early Bird Drawings, will be included in this and subsequent drawings as well as the Grand Prize Drawing. Certain minimum prize amounts may be applicable based on ticket sales. See details in these Rules below.


Early Bird Drawing:

This Drawing rewards early entrants to the Raffle. The five (5) Prizes for this Drawing total up to $33,000 and the Grand Prize is an all-expenses-paid first-class vacation for two to Beijing, China, including airfare and hotel, or the Winner may choose up to $25,000 cash. All tickets timely purchased, including all winning tickets from the other Early Bird Drawings, will be included in this and subsequent drawings as well as the Grand Prize Drawing. Certain minimum prize amounts may be applicable to all Early Bird Drawings based on ticket sales. See details in these Rules below.


"Gift a Chance" Special Holiday Drawing:

All tickets timely purchased will be included in subsequent drawings as well as the Grand Prize drawing. The six prizes for this drawing include $1,000 Visa shopping spree gift cards plus other Visa card prizes.


"MICRO DRAWING" Special Added Prize Drawing:

The four prizes for this drawing include $1,000 Visa shopping spree gift cards plus other Visa card prizes.


Early Bird Drawing:

This Drawing rewards early entrants to the Raffle. The five (5) Prizes for this Drawing total up to $33,000 and feature the Grand Prize of $30,000 at publicized retail cost of airplane travel for two on multiple dates (if desired) anywhere in the world beginning 18 months following award of this Prize, or up to $25,000 cash. All tickets timely purchased, including all winning tickets from the other Early Bird Drawings, will be included in this and subsequent drawings as well as the Grand Prize Drawing. Prizes for this drawing have a maximum value of $33,000. Certain minimum prize amounts may be applicable to all Early Bird drawings based on ticket sales. See details in these Rules below.


Special Added Early Bird Drawing:

Entry Deadline - May 5, 2011 (Drawing Date on or about May 15, 2011). The ten (10) Prizes for this Drawing include Blackberry Playbooks TM, Visa Gift cards and cash prizes up to $1,000. Special Added Early Bird Drawing: Entry Deadline - June 5, 2011 (Drawing Date on or about June 15, 2011). The ten (10) Prizes for this Drawing include premium electronics, Visa Gift cards and cash prizes up to $1,000.


Special Added Early Bird Drawing:

Entry Deadline - July 5, 2011 (Drawing Date on or about July 15, 2011). The ten (10) Prizes for this Drawing include premium electronics, Visa Gift cards and cash prizes up to $1,000.


Multi-Ticket (MTD) Drawing:

This Drawing is scheduled to take place at the time of the Grand Prize drawings on September 24, 2011 and rewards entrants who purchase more than one ticket to the Raffle and awards five prizes, and up to $33,000 in total.


MTD Top-20 Bonus 50/50 Drawing:

This Drawing is scheduled to take place at the time of the Grand Prize drawings on September 24, 2011 and rewards the twenty (20) entrants who purchase the most tickets to the Raffle with a chance to win one cash prize amounting to 50% of the total “net revenue” (defined below) derived from those purchases. Purchasers of thirty (30) or more tickets are guaranteed entry into this Drawing. If MTD Top-20 Bonus 50/50 drawing purchasers are tied, second and subsequent pools of 20 or fewer purchasers will be created and the same 50% prize will be awarded as determined by funds derived from those 20 or fewer purchasers. If a subsequent partial pool of fewer than 20 entrants should form as a result of ties, the first prize in the partial pool shall be the percentage that the number of entrants in the partial pool bears to 50% of net proceeds derived from tickets purchased by those in such partial pool. The odds of winning in each complete pool shall be one in twenty (1 : 20) or as close an approximation thereto as is reasonably possible. The winning odds and/or total pool dollars shall be reasonably adjusted and/or pro-rated in case of a partial pool.


Refer-A-Friend (RAF) Drawing:

This Drawing is scheduled to take place at the time of the Grand Prize drawings on September 24, 2011 and rewards entrants who refer a friend to the Raffle and subsequently the referred friend purchases one or more tickets to the Raffle before the Grand Prize Drawing deadline. This Drawing awards five prizes to winners totaling up to $33,000 cash.


RAF Top 20 Bonus 50/50 Drawing:

This Drawing is scheduled to take place at the time of the Grand Prize drawings on September 24, 2011 and rewards the twenty (20) RAF Drawing entrants who refer the greatest number of friends, which friends then purchase one or more tickets to the Raffle before the Grand Prize Drawing deadline. The Prize for this Drawing is cash in the amount of fifty per cent (50%) of the total net revenue derived from tickets purchased by people referred by the top 20 individuals who refer the most friends to the Raffle. If the number of RAF Top-20 purchasers qualifying for this Drawing is a tie, second and subsequent pools will be created and the same 50% prize will be awarded. If a subsequent partial pool of fewer than 20 entrants should form as a result of ties, the first prize in the partial pool shall be the percentage that the number of entrants in the partial pool bears to 50% of net proceeds derived from tickets purchased by those in such partial pool. The odds of winning in each complete pool are one in approximately twenty (1 : 20), and the winning odds and/or total pool dollars shall be reasonably adjusted and/or pro-rated in case of a partial pool.

The Grand Prize Drawings:

Prizes for the three Grand Prize Drawings excluding the Grand Prize itself amount to up to $248,200. Hundreds of prizes may be awarded in the Grand Prize Drawings alone. The Grand Prize itself is the total value $2,500,000 Dream Home plus cash. Tickets purchased by September 18, 2011 are eligible for the Grand Prize drawings (drawing date on or about September 24, 2011). All tickets timely purchased, including all winning tickets from the five Early Bird Drawings, will be included in the Grand Prize drawings. See the Rules below entitled “Grand Prize”. Certain minimum prize amounts may be applicable based on ticket sales. See details in these Rules below.

GFGF reserves the right to reject any entry form including data submitted with payment that does not constitute “good funds.” All defective or physically altered entry forms will be immediately disqualified by GFGF. Prior to the Grand Prize drawings, GFGF will make a reasonable effort to notify the individual or other name that submits such an entry form, or one which has been rejected because the credit card or check did not clear, that such person’s entry has been rejected, by attempting to make contact using the information submitted to GFGF on the purchase request. All orders for tickets for Early Bird drawings must be received and/or purchased by the indicated deadline. Any orders received after these deadlines will be held for the subsequent drawings, if applicable, as well as the Grand Prize drawings. GFGF assumes no responsibility for communications not received or for lost, late, misdirected or non-delivered mail, e-mail or fax messages, or for any other failure to receive orders or deliver receipts prior to the drawing deadlines. Drawing dates may be extended in the exclusive discretion of GFGF with the appropriate announcement made on the Raffle website SFBayRaffle.com.

A Raffle Participant’s sole and exclusive remedy for GFGF’s breach of these rules shall be limited to the return of the purchase price paid for his or her raffle ticket(s). In no event shall either GFGF, its directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives or third-parties working with or in support of GFGF, or the dream home seller, be liable to any party for any loss or injuries to earnings, profits or good will, or for any incidental, special, punitive or consequential damages of any person or entity, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, regardless of whether the raffle participant may be advised by others of the possibility of such damages.


Who Can Buy Tickets

Tickets can only be purchased in the name of individuals (not businesses). GFGF employees and members of the Board of Directors, and their spouses and children, are excluded from purchasing a ticket and are not eligible to win a prize. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. The Raffle is void where prohibited or restricted by law. An affidavit of eligibility will be required from prize winners.


How to Order Tickets

Order by phone: 1-888-416-8108

Order by fax: 1-415-435-1762

Deliver completed order form to:
Grants for Good Foundation, 1550-G Tiburon Blvd., Suite 345, Tiburon, CA 94920

Tickets may be purchased by check or money order payable to SF BAY RAFFLE, or by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover). Credit card purchases must include the name on the card, expiration date, and security code. Tickets cannot be purchased by voicemail or over the Internet. Do not mail cash.

According to federal law, a ticket cannot be mailed. Tickets with individual ticket numbers will be held for the benefit of all entrants at GFGF’s offices. Entrants will receive a confirmation at the time of their ticket purchase and deposit of funds advising them of their ticket numbers. Winners need not be present at drawings nor are entrants’ individual tickets or ticket numbers required to be in their possession at the time of drawings.

To purchase tickets: complete the official entry form and fax it to 1-415-435-1762, or deliver to GRANTS FOR GOOD FOUNDATION, 1550-G Tiburon Blvd., Suite 345, Tiburon, CA 94920, or call 1-888-416-8108, giving your name, address and phone number together with credit card number, credit card security code and expiration date. Any entry form submitted by e-mail will be rejected. GFGF reserves the right to reject any entry submitted in violation of these Rules. GFGF’s interpretation of these Rules shall be final.

No refunds will be made except under the following circumstances: any ticket order with payment received after 40,000 tickets have been sold, or after September 18, 2011, as that date may be extended, whichever comes first, will be returned. No other refunds are available except at the exclusive discretion of GFGF. GFGF assumes no responsibility for lost, misdirected, late or non-delivered tickets, or other failure to timely purchase tickets, or for failure to notify anyone who attempts to purchase a ticket with a defective or illegible entry form or without good funds. All sales are final. No payments will be refunded, including payments received from ineligible parties, except as noted above.


Rules Applicable to All Ticket Purchasers:

Each person who purchases a ticket and/or whose name appears on a ticket: (a) releases GFGF and agrees to indemnify, defend, protect, and hold harmless GFGF and its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, advertising agency, contractors, insurers, attorneys, accountants and affiliated entities, and the home seller, from and against all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind arising in connection with, or as a result of, this Raffle and/or that person's failure to win or redeem any prize or that person's award of, acceptance of, or use of any prize; and (b) represents and warrants that he/she has read and understands these Rules and agrees to be bound by these Rules and GFGF's decisions which are conclusive and final concerning these Rules.


Drawings

Grand Prize Drawings

At the Grand Prize drawings, tickets for all prizes except the Grand Prize will be drawn first, in reverse order, with the total number of prizes drawn being the number that equals the total number of tickets sold for the Raffle divided by 75. The exceptions are the Pre-Launch 1000, the MTD, and the RAF special drawings, in which the chance of winning a prize is greater. The Multi-Ticket and Refer-A-Friend Drawings and Top-20 MTD and RAF Bonus 50/50 drawings will be conducted prior to the drawing for the 2nd prize. The 2nd prize will be drawn immediately prior to the drawing for the Grand Prize. All such winning tickets will then be re-entered, together with all other tickets purchased, in the drawing for the Grand Prize, however, no single ticket is eligible to win more than one of the prizes in the Grand Prize drawings in addition to the Grand Prize.


Early Bird Drawings

In the Pre-Launch 1000 Drawing, one ticket will be drawn for each prize in reverse order from prize #20 (drawn first) to the Grand Prize (drawn last). In each Early Bird Drawing, including the “1st 2700 Super Early Bird” drawing, one ticket will be drawn for 5th prize, then another for 4th, another for 3rd prize, another for 2nd prize, and another for 1st prize. All such winning tickets will then be re-entered, together with all other tickets purchased, in the drawing for the Grand Prize, however, no single ticket is eligible to win more than one prize in any one Early Bird Drawing.


Multi Ticket Drawings

The Multi Ticket Drawing (MTD) and “Top-20” MTD Bonus 50/50 Drawing will be held at the time of the Grand Prize drawings. These drawings reward individuals who buy more than one ticket. Purchase two tickets using the same name(s) and address, and you receive one entry in the Multi Ticket Drawing. Purchase three tickets and you receive two entries in the Multi Ticket Drawing, etc. Five prizes are awarded at the MTD and one Grand Prize is awarded at the “Top-20” MTD Bonus Drawing. At the Multi Ticket Drawings, eligible tickets will be drawn beginning with the lowest value prize and ending with the 1st prize. No individual can win more than one prize in any single Multi Ticket Drawing.


Refer-A-Friend Drawings

The Refer-A-Friend Drawing (RAF) and “Top-20” RAF Bonus 50/50 Drawing will be held at the time of the Grand Prize drawings. These Drawings reward those entrants who refer friends to the Raffle where the referred friends purchase Raffle tickets. Five prizes are awarded at the RAF Drawing and one Grand Prize is awarded at the “Top-20” RAF Bonus 50/50 Drawing. At the RAF Drawings, eligible tickets will be drawn, beginning with the lowest value prize and ending with the 1st prize. No individual can win more than one prize in any single RAF Drawing. If you purchase one or more Raffle tickets and after your purchase you refer one or more other individuals to the Raffle and the friend you refer buys a ticket and at the time of the purchase lists you as the person who referred him or her, then you will receive, for each ticket bought by that individual, one entry for the Refer-A-Friend Drawing (in addition to being entered into all other eligible drawings). Only one person at a time can qualify as the referring friend for each ticket purchased by the referred friend.

This means, for example, that if two people you refer purchase one Raffle ticket each (and they both list you as the referral source at the time they make their purchase), you will be awarded two entries in the Refer-A-Friend Drawing. If three people you refer thereafter purchase two tickets each and give your name at the time of purchase, you are entitled to six “Refer-A-Friend” entries, and so forth. Either the main purchaser of a ticket or anyone named on a ticket can be eligible and qualify as the “referring person” in the RAF drawings provided they are so named on the entry form of the ticket purchaser at the time of purchase. A person who buys a Raffle ticket cannot, however, specify a referral source after his or her purchase has been made.


Dates and winners

Drawing dates including entry deadlines may be extended at any time at GFGF’s discretion and without notice. A list of the Raffle winners will be posted at www.sfbayraffle.com. A list of winners may be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope with postage fully prepaid to 2011 SF Greater Bay Area Dream Home Raffle, 1550-G Tiburon Blvd., Suite 345, Tiburon, CA 94920, within one week of each drawing for which a list of winners is requested.


Number of tickets

A maximum of 40,000 tickets are available. If a minimum of at least 37,000 tickets have not been sold by September 18, 2011, then all prizes will be awarded except that the Grand Prize will not be the total value $2,500,000 dream home plus cash, but instead will be fifty per cent (50%) of "net raffle proceeds”. “Net raffle proceeds” shall be conclusively defined as the balance of ticket sales revenue remaining after deduction for all other prizes (whether or not claimed or awarded) together with all Raffle-related costs and expenses as determined by GFGF, whose determination shall be final and binding.


Winners

Rules Applicable to All Winners

GFGF will make reasonable efforts to contact each winner. If a winner cannot be located within 30 days after a drawing or if any person is ineligible under these Rules or applicable law, then he/she will not be awarded the prize, no other ticket will be substituted for that ticket and the prize will be retained by GFGF. Any prize not claimed within 60 days after that prize's drawing date will not be awarded. A person named on a ticket cannot transfer his/her interest in the ticket.

Each winner is solely responsible for paying and reporting in a timely manner all taxes and expenses attributable to the prize, whether or not GFGF withholds taxes or is deemed to have complied fully with withholding laws. Winners authorize GFGF to withhold all required amounts and by entering the Raffle agree to indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless GFGF from all related claims. The determination of dates for payment of prizes claimed by winners shall be made solely and finally in the sound discretion of GFGF.

Each winner agrees that his/her name, likeness, image, voice, and city of residence may be recorded by audio, video, or digital means and may be used in any print, audio or visual media, without notice or compensation, for any purpose, including related to this or any other GFGF raffle. In order to collect his or her prize, each ticket winner must, prior thereto, sign and deliver to GFGF: (a) if required by GFGF, a sworn affidavit of eligibility (provided by GFGF) in accordance with these Rules and applicable law, including, without limitation, verification in a form acceptable to GFGF that he or she is at least 18 years old; (b) such written information as is required by any applicable tax and/or real estate laws, including without limitation his or her Social Security Number or other form of identification acceptable to GFGF; (c) proof of identity in forms satisfactory to GFGF showing that the 18-year old or older person claiming the prize is the same person who is named on the winning raffle ticket; (d) the copy, if delivered to the winner, of the winning ticket and/or detachable ticket stub; and (e) a publicity release. Winners of prizes of $600 or more may be required to submit a Form W-2G, Form 5754 or similar tax form (provided by GFGF) for tax withholding purposes.


Rules Applicable Only to the Grand Prize Winner

The Grand Prize shall be any single family luxury residence, listed at a price not less than $1,500,000 and not more than $2,500,000, located in the Greater SF Greater Bay Area currently available for sale at the time of the Winner’s selection on the website of Rexsi Real Estate, or in which Rexsi Real Estate is allowed to act as Seller or Buyer’s agent. The $2.5 million total value of the dream home and cash shall be based on the publicly-listed sale price of the residence chosen by the Winner at the time of the Winner’s selection as determined by GFGF. By participating in the Raffle, the Winner is deemed to recognize that the publicly listed price of the home selected by the Grand Prize Winner may be more than the actual sales price GFGF is able to negotiate for purchase of the home. If the total value of the dream home itself is less than $2.5 million according to these Rules, the Winner will receive cash to make up the difference between the home’s last publicly listed value and the $2.5 million amount.

When the Grand Prize is awardable pursuant to these Rules, GFGF will promptly furnish the Grand Prize Winner all documents necessary to complete the transaction for the home selected by the Winner as his/her grand prize, including an agreement of purchase and sale and related escrow instructions. GFGF may, in its sole discretion, purchase the Grand Prize home for and on behalf of the Winner. GFGF in its discretion will designate the manner of transmitting documents, whether by e-mail, express mail, courier, etc. These documents must be completed, signed by everyone named on the Grand Prize-winning ticket and returned to GFGF and escrow opened within 15 calendar days after the drawing date, announcement of the Grand Prize Winner and transmittal of documents as described above. If GFGF does not timely receive the completed documents, then in such case the winner shall be and is automatically and irrevocably deemed to have elected not to receive the $2.5 million total value dream home plus cash, but to have elected instead to receive the alternate cash Grand Prize in the amount of $1,750,000.

The Grand Prize Winner shall accept the home through an escrow, without furnishings, in as-is, where-is condition, and GFGF and the home seller shall have no liability relating to the home or its location. GFGF and the home seller make no guarantee, agreement, representation or warranty, express or implied, in connection with the home, unless and except as required by law, including any representation as to its value or that it can be sold for any certain price or within a certain period of time. The Grand Prize winner shall have the opportunity to inspect and evaluate potential Grand Prize homes, personally or through the Winner’s designated representative, at reasonable times prior to selection of the Winner’s Dream Home. The Grand Prize winner is solely responsible for paying all charges for escrow and title insurance, homeowners association dues and assessments, transfer taxes, required withholding amounts, and any other charges imposed in the sale contract and escrow instructions. The winner shall also reasonably cooperate in the escrow process, promptly sign and deliver documents customary for acquiring title to residential real estate, and cause escrow to close within 20 days after escrow is opened. The Grand Prize winner acknowledges that government authorities may place a different value on the home than the value placed thereon by GFGF or the Seller in determining any income, property, transfer, or other taxes or fees that may be attributable to the home. If there is a tenant in the home then the Grand Prize Winner shall either permit a reasonable time for the tenant's lease to be terminated and the tenant to vacate the home or shall accept the home subject to that lease. Similarly, the Grand Prize winner choosing the home shall allow a reasonable time for the Seller if living therein to vacate the premises. The Grand Prize winner must make a written election between the $2.5 million total value dream home plus cash and the alternate $1.75 million cash prize, and transmit it to GFGF and GFGF must receive the Winner’s election, no later than 5:00 p.m. on the tenth (10th) day following announcement of the Grand Prize. A minimum of 37,000 tickets must be sold by 11:59 p.m. on September 18, 2011, for the Winner to be entitled to the award of the Grand Prize home plus cash or the alternate $1.75 million cash Grand Prize. If fewer than 37,000 tickets are sold by that date, the Grand Prize drawings will be held as scheduled and all prizes will be awarded pursuant to these Rules, with the exception that the Grand Prize winner will receive a sum equal to 50% of the Net Raffle Proceeds, not to exceed $1,750,000. Net Raffle Proceeds will be divided equally between GFGF and the Grand Prize Winner based on GFGF’s accounting, which shall be final and conclusive with respect to the Grand Prize Winner. For these purposes the term “Net Raffle Proceeds” is defined as the balance of funds remaining after paying all prizes and all Raffle-related costs and expenses.


Winning Odds

The odds of winning a prize will depend on the number of tickets sold. If all 40,000 tickets are sold the odds of winning the Grand Prize is 1 in 40,000 and the chance of winning a cash prize amounting to at least double the amount of a Raffle ticket is greater than 1 in 75.


Summary of all Raffle Prizes

Pre-Launch 1000 Drawing (First 1000 tickets)Up to $46,50020 Prizes
1st 2700 Super Early Bird (First 2700 tickets)Up to $33,0005 Prizes
Early Bird DrawingUp to $38,0005 Prizes
Early Bird DrawingUp to $33,0005 Prizes
Early Bird DrawingUp to $38,0005 Prizes
Special Monthly Drawings May thru July 2011Up to $5,00010 Prizes per month
Grand Prize Drawings
Multi-Ticket (MTD) PrizesUp to $33,0005 Prizes
Refer-A-Friend (RAF) Prizes Up to $33,0005 Prize
MTD Top-20 Bonus 50/50 Prizes 50% of net50% of Total in MTD Top 20 Bonus Pool1 Prize
RAF Top-20 Bonus 50/50 Prizes 50% of net50% of Total in RAF Top 20 Bonus Pool1 Prize
Second Prize:Up to $25,0001 Prize
Third Prize: Up to $10,0001 Prize
Fourth Prize:Up to $5,0001 Prize
Fifth Prize:Up to $2,0001 Prizes
Prizes #6-10:$1000 each5 Prizes
Prizes #11-15:$500 each5 Prizes
Prizes #16 & up to #534 (maximum) $300 each519 Prize
Grand Prize -- $2.5 Million total Home + CashDream Home or $1.75 million Cash1 Prize

Special Rules on Minimum cash prizes awardable in certain events:

In the event that fewer than 1,500 tickets are sold by the final date set for purchase of tickets for the Grand Prize drawing, as extended, the total cash or cash equivalent value of prizes payable to all prize winners in all drawings as a group, excepting the the Grand Prize Drawings prizes #4 and lower, and excepting the two Bonus 50/50 Drawings prizes, shall be the maximum amount of $20,000. In the event that between 1,500 and 4,999 tickets are sold by such final date, the total cash or cash equivalent value of prizes payable to all prize winners as a group, excepting the Grand Prize Drawings prizes #4 and lower, and excepting the two Bonus 50/50 Drawings prizes, shall be the maximum amount of $40,000. In the event that between 5,000 and 9,999 tickets are sold by such final date, the total cash or cash equivalent value of prizes payable to all prize winners as a group, excepting Grand Prize Drawings prizes #4 and lower, and excepting the two Bonus 50/50 Drawings prizes, shall be the maximum amount of $50,000. In the event that between 10,000 and 12,499 tickets are sold by such final date, the total cash or cash equivalent value of prizes payable to all prize winners as a group, excepting the Grand Prize Drawings prizes #4 and lower, and excepting the two Bonus 50/50 Drawings prizes, shall be the maximum amount of $80,000. In the above-described events in which fewer than 12,500 tickets have been sold, all “in-kind” prizes (trips, car, etc.) shall become cash prizes at the maximum cash amounts shown in the prizes description in these rules, and such prizes shall be paid in accordance with these Rules. Notwithstanding total ticket sales achieved, all Grand Prizes #4 and below and the two Bonus 50/50 Drawings prizes shall be payable in full as set forth herein. If 12,500 or more tickets are sold by such final date, the total cash or cash equivalent value of prizes payable to all prize winners in all drawings shall be the maximum prizes set forth in these Rules. In any event, and regardless of the potential limitations set forth above, the Pre-launch 1,000 prizes shall be in minimum amounts of $10,000 (1st), $3000 (2nd), $1000 (3rd) and $500 each (4th & 5th). In each of the circumstances described above in which less than the total cash or cash equivalent values of prizes is awarded, except as provided in these Rules an individual winner’s prize amount shall be determined by calculating a percentage based upon the ratio that such winner’s advertised prize amount bears to the total cash or cash equivalent value of all prizes awarded at all drawings which pay prize amounts less than 100% of the total advertised prize amounts, as stated in these Rules.


Rules Applicable to MTD and RAF Top-20 50% Bonus Drawings

The term “net revenue” referred to in these Rules for the MTD Bonus 50/50 Drawing and RAF Bonus 50/50 Drawing shall be conclusively defined as gross revenues derived from ticket purchases in those two drawings less 15% for administrative expense and overhead, divided by two.

ANY CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE RAFFLE RULES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS, OR THE BREACH THEREOF, SHALL BE SETTLED BY BINDING ARBITRATION ADMINISTERED BY THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION (PURSUANT TO EXPEDITED PROCEDURES AND BEFORE ONE SINGLE ARBITRATOR) PURSUANT TO ITS COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION RULES, AND JUDGMENT ON THE AWARD, IF ANY, RENDERED BY THE ARBITRATOR MAY BE ENTERED IN ANY COURT HAVING JURISDICTION THEREOF. EACH PARTY TO SUCH PROCEEDING OR RELATED PROCEEDING(S) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF HIS/HER ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS.


Registration with the State of California

The official registration and financial information regarding the Raffle’s sponsor can be obtained from the Attorney General’s Website at ww.ag.ca.gov/charities. Registration does not imply endorsement.


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These rules are copyrighted or copyright registration is pending and these Rules may not be copied, reproduced, or used in whole or part in any manner without the express prior written consent of GFGF.



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