GlobalFest 50/50 Raffles

 

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Keep your eyes open for roving ticket sellers at Elliston Park or visit the following areas in the park: 

 

Info Tent located at RONA Gate

Southland Shuttle Gate

South Seating Bowl

 

Tickets will be available for purchase at Elliston Park on festival dates from 6:00 – 9:00pm. 

 

The nightly 50/50 winning number will be announced between 9:15 – 9:30pm from Main Stage. Listen carefully or check shortly after on our website, www.globalfest.ca. 

 

 

*Winner will have 24 hours to claim their prize. For example: the winner of opening night, Thursday, August 16, will have until 9:30 pm on Friday, August 17 to call in & claim their prize. If the prize is not claimed within the allotted 24 hours, the winning ticket will be deemed as void and the prize money will be carried forward to the last draw date, Sunday, August 26, Finale night. If the prize is not claimed on Finale night, the prize monies will be held in trust, upon AGLC approval, until the next 50/50 raffle, which would occur at GlobalFest 2013 - August 16 - 24, 2013.

 

 

50/50 Draws at Elliston Park

 

One 50/50 winner will be announced at approximately 9:00 pm on each of the following nights:

 

Show/Draw Dates	Weather Alternate*	Location
Thursday, August 16	Friday, August 17	Elliston Park -  17th Avenue & 60th Street SE
Saturday, August 18	Sunday, August 19
Monday, August 20	Tuesday, August 21
Wednesday, August 22	Thursday, August 23
Friday, August 24	Saturday, August 25
Sunday, August 26	Monday, August 27

 

* Fireworks could be postponed due to any conditions that organizers feel may jeopardize public safety. The alternate postponement day is the day following the regularly scheduled performance. 

 

Location of announcement: OneWorld Main Stage in the South bowl of Elliston Park

 

Method of announcement: Winning ticket number will be announced by the emcee of that evening

 

 

Where to claim prize: Prize can be claimed at the following locations at Elliston Park: Blackfoot Inn Concierge Tent located by RONA VIP Gate or OneWorld Main Stage - this will be announced park-wide from Main Stage. Winner can also call 403-xxx-xxx to claim their prize, if they do not do so at the park. 

 

If the prize is not claimed within the allotted 24 hours, the ticket will be deemed as void and the prize money will be carried forward to the last draw date, Sunday, August 26, Finale night. 

 

If the prize is not claimed on Finale night, the prize monies will be held in trust, upon AGLC approval, until the next 50/50 raffle, which would occur at GlobalFest 2013 - August 16 - 24, 2013.

 

Should weather force organizers to postpone a pyromusical show in advance, all ticket selling will be carried forward to the appropriately designated  weather alternate night. If weather forces organizers to postpone a pyromusical show on-site, all ticket selling will end and a winning ticket will be drawn and announced. The winning ticket number will also be posted on the organization’s website; 24 hour claim period will still apply. There will be no subsequent draw on the weather alternate night. 

 

All winning ticket numbers will be announced on site, as well as posted on the GlobalFest website homepage, www.globalfest.ca.  

 

Method by which the prize will be paid: cheque – Prize money will be presented to the winner in form of a post-dated cheque (2 to 3 days after draw date, depending on draw date - weekday or weekend). This will allow time for the collected gaming money to be deposited into the organization’s gaming account.

 

When the winner is announced, they will be met by 50/50 Coordinators at the Hotel Blackfoot Concierge’s tent (located east of the RONA Gate) with the cheque, photographer and release agreement.

 

Ticket breakout: 50/50 tickets are sold for $5.00 each. Based on a single ticket the proceeds breakout as follows: 

 

Number of tickets for each night: 2,000 with a different color for every night.

 

 

Sale of 50/50 tickets will begin at 6 pm, when the gates open. Sellers will return to the designated 50/50 area by 8:30 pm, in order to count total ticket sales, dollar amounts and return floats. 

 

Sales will only occur within Elliston Park, which is completely fenced off. There are three entrances to the park:

Along 17th Avenue at 61st Street SE (Southland Shuttle Gate)

On the corner of 17th Avenue and 60th Street SE (CAT Corner Gate)

Along 60th Street SE where the main parking lot of Elliston Park is located (RONA VIP Gate)

 

Each night, a different ticket color will be used. This is will ensure that no issues or difficulties will arise during reconciliation of each night. 

 

Should a postponement occur, ticket sales will stop immediately and continue on the designated weather alternate date; the winning ticket will also be drawn on the weather alternate date.

 

1. GlobalFest staff, board members and immediate family members of the aforementioned are ineligible to purchase 50/50 tickets and claim any prizes. 

2. Tickets shall not be sold to a person under 18 years of age.

3. Prize cannot be claimed by anyone under the age of 18 years old. If this does occur, the prize will fall under the Trustee Act. 

4. Once 50/50 tickets are purchased, they cannot be exchanged or refunded.

 

 

Nikki Macaraeg

Associate Producer, Strategic Programs

GlobalFest

Office: 403-569-9679

Cell: 403-615-1639

E-mail: associate@globalfest.ca