Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau and the BB&T Charleston Food & Wine Festival Sweepstakes
Enter for a chance to win The BB&T Charleston Food & Wine Sweepstakes!
The Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is offering you the opportunity to indulge in a palate temping culinary weekend for two! Experience the BB&T Charleston Food & Wine Festival through the eyes of a VIP; enjoy Southern hospitality at it’s best!
Your experience will include:
• Three night stay (Thursday March 5, Friday March 6 and Saturday March 7, 2009) for two people in a king suite at Homewood Suites Charleston Airport. The brand new Homewood Suites by Hilton® Charleston Airport/Convention Center features 128 tastefully decorated suites. This upscale all-suite brand property offers all the comforts of home; from splendid in-room amenities to exquisite hotel services and complimentary Suite Start™ hot breakfast buffet seven days a week.
BB&T Charleston Food & Wine Festival VIP Weekend for Two: Ben Arnold Beverage Company Presents Salute to Charleston Chefs: 2009 Opening Night Party
Thursday: 7:00-10:00PM | Main Tent at Marion Square
BB&T and FedEx present Flay Down South Charity Luncheon hosted by Bobby Flay
Friday: 12:00-2:00PM | Main Tent at Marion Square
Culinary Village + Grand Tasting Tent Ticket: Friday
2:00-5:00PM | Marion Square
Charleston magazine and The Art Institute of Charleston Presents Bubbles and Sweets
Saturday: 9:00PM-12:00AM | Main Tent at Marion Square
Culinary Village + Grand Tasting Tent Ticket: Sunday
1:00-5:00PM | Marion Square
South Carolina Education Lottery Presents BBQ & Blues
Sunday: 4:00-7:00PM | Main Tent at Marion Square
Offer Expires: 01/30/2009
CHARLESTON AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN
TO ENTER: Enter online at www.charlestoncvb.com. Or by mail, send a postcard with your name, address, daytime phone number to: The BB&T Food+Wine Festival Sweepstakes/Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 423 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403. For eligibility, entries must be received no later than 5pm on 1/30/09. No mechanically reproduced or illegible entries accepted. Not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, postage-due, incomplete, mutilated entries, or unsuccessful online attempts. Express, Priority, Registered, Certified or oversized mail is ineligible. LIMIT: ONLY ONE ENTRY PER POSTCARD; ONE PRIZE PER FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD.
PRIZE AND APPROX. RETAIL VALUE: $1,500
GRAND PRIZE: Three-night stay for up to two people at Homewood Suites Airport, two tickets each to ·
Ben Arnold Beverage Company Presents Salute to Charleston Chefs: 2009 Opening Night Party, BB&T and FedEx present Flay Down South Charity Luncheon hosted by Bobby Flay, Culinary Village + Grand Tasting Tent Ticket: Friday, Charleston magazine and The Art Institute of Charleston Presents Bubbles and Sweets, Culinary Village + Grand Tasting Tent Ticket: Sunday, South Carolina Education Lottery Presents BBQ & Blues.
DRAWING: Winners will be determined in a random drawing to be conducted on or about 2/1/09 from all eligible entries. An independent judge whose decisions are final shall conduct random drawing. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Prizewinner will be expected to execute an affidavit of eligibility and release. Prizewinner will be notified email and/or by telephone.
Once notified, winners will have 24 hours to respond and validate receipt.
ELIGIBILITY: Sweepstakes open to legal U.S. residents (except FL residents). Employees and the immediate family or those living in the same household as employees of the Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (sponsor) are ineligible to enter. Sweepstakes void where prohibited by law and is subject to federal, state and local laws. South Carolina law governs this sweepstakes.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: Winner is responsible for federal, state and local taxes and all other expenses associated with the prize not explicitly stated herein as being awarded. All elements of sweepstakes offer are based on availability and some black out dates may apply. Travel must be completed by March 8, 2009 or the prize is forfeited. Certificates without redemption codes are void and have no value. Lost, stolen or misplaced certificates cannot and will not be replaced. This certificate is void if copied, sold and otherwise prohibited. Any use of certificates, other than that expressly provided for above, constitutes fraud. No substitution of prizes permitted by winners. Prize is not for resale, cannot be redeemed for cash, is not transferable or exchangeable, and cannot be used in conjunction with any discount, premium or rebate offer. Sponsors reserve the right to substitute the prize with one of equal or greater value if prize is unavailable. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to use winner's name, photographs and likeness for purposes of advertising and promotion without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. Prize is subject to change. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned due to, without limitation, errors in these Official Rules or advertising for this sweepstakes, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, human error or any other cause beyond the control of Sponsor that, in the sole judgment of Sponsor, could corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes. By entering, entrants agree at all times to defend, indemnify, release and hold harmless the Sponsor from and against any and all claims, actions, liabilities, injuries, death, accidents, losses or damages of any kind resulting directly or indirectly from any and all activity related to entering and/or participating in this Sweepstakes or from the acceptance or use of prize. If due to a printing, production or other error, more prizes are claimed than are intended to be awarded for any prize level per the above; the intended prizes will be awarded in a random drawing from among all verified and validated entry forms. In no event will more than the stated number of prizes be awarded. Winners agree that Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau and its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents and promotion agencies shall not be liable for injuries or losses of any kind resulting from acceptance of or use of prize. Entries that are obtained through unauthorized sources are void. By participating in this sweepstakes, entrants agree to be bound by these official rules. For the names of prizewinner, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope after 2/1/09 to: Winners' List, Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 423 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403. REQUESTS RECEIVED WITHOUT A SELF-ADDRESSED, STAMPED ENVELOPE WILL NOT BE FILLED. Sweepstakes sponsor: Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 423 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403.