Thank you for your support of the Westgate Farmers Market!
This market season has been successful thanks to the tremendous support from our community! To keep that success going next season, the Westgate Neighbors Association is hosting a raffle to benefit the market, and we hope you will participate! There will be three separate drawings, each with its own prize:
Pantry: An assortment of seasonal produce and pantry items, including jam, coffee sampler, olive oil, honey, hot sauces, BBQ sauce & dry rub, and a $25 Bottoms Up gift card
Turkey & Produce: Approximately 20 lb. Farm-raised turkey, Brine and pumpkin pie.
Wellness: An assortment of home and wellness goods including a house plant in a concrete pot, candles, honey, headache balms, Freedom Snacks assortment, Bodia card pack, incense and incense holder, handcrafted soap, and a Westgate Farmers Market tote bag.
Raffle tickets are $5 and can be purchased during the markets on October 2 and 16 at the market information tent. Winners will be announced on the final market of the season on Saturday, November 20. Prizes may be picked up or delivered to winners.
All prizes were generously donated by WFM vendors, including Women that Farm, Kerns Market Garden, Impossible Jams, Stache & Satchel, Papadea, Bodia, Verdigris Market Garden, Bottoms Up Coffee, Good Land Brand, Simply Vela Candle Co., Center for Pragmatic Buddhism, Freedom Snacks, Apis Fields Apiary, Darnella’s Desserts, Gator Bait BBQ Sauce and Spicy Mike’s Hot Sauce. Thank you, vendors!
OFFICIAL RAFFLE RULES AND INFORMATION
Sponsors. The raffle is sponsored by the Westgate Neighbors Association (“WNA”) and the Westgate Farmers Market (“WFM”). The WNA is a 501(c)(3) organization and serves as the fiscal agent of the WFM. All proceeds of the raffle benefit the WFM.
Eligibility. The raffle is open only to those who are eighteen (18) years of age as of October 2, 2021. There is no residency requirement. Employees and board members of the WNA and the WFM, WFM vendors and their employees, and their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household are not eligible to participate. The raffle is subject to all applicable state and local laws and regulations.
Agreement to Rules. By participating, you agree to be fully and unconditionally bound by these Rules, and you represent and warrant that you meet the eligibility requirements set forth herein.
How to Enter. The WNA and WFM will operate three separate raffles, each with an associated prize. The raffles may only be entered by purchasing a ticket at the Market Information Tent during the Westgate Farmers Market, held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on October 2, 2021, and October 16, 2021, and located at 2925 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43204. The cost of each raffle ticket is five U.S. dollars ($5.00). Tickets may be purchased using cash or credit/debit card. Entrants must include their name and telephone number and/or email address on each ticket purchased. There is no limit to the number of tickets that may be purchased.
Prizes. There are three raffles, each with an associated prize. The first raffle prize is a turkey (weighing approximately twenty pounds), poultry brine and pumpkin pie. The second raffle prize is an assortment of pantry products. The third raffle is an assortment of home and wellness products. No cash or other prize substitution permitted except at Sponsors’ discretion. The same individual may win all three raffles. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for the WFM to use winner(s)’ name and/or likeness on its website and social media platforms, without further compensation.
Odds. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
Winner selection and notification. Winners of the raffles will be selected in a random drawing under supervision of the WFM. The drawing will take place on November 20, 2021. Winners will be notified by the WFM by telephone or email following the winner selection. The winner(s) will also be announced on the WFM’s social media platforms. If the winner(s) does not claim its prize within ten (10) days of notification, a substitute winner may be selected, by random drawing.
Prize delivery. Prizes may be picked up or will be delivered on November 20, or at a different date/time upon agreement by the Sponsor(s) and winner(s). Pick-up and/or delivery of prizes will be arranged by the Sponsor(s) and winner(s).
Personal information. By entering the raffle and providing your email address to the Sponsor(s), you agree to receive promotional and/or informational emails periodically from the sponsor(s). You can opt-out of receiving this communication by notifying the sponsor(s). The WFM and/or WNA will maintain all records related to entrants and prizes pursuant to state law.
Cancellation. The WNA and WFM reserve the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend and/or cancel the raffle(s) at any time. If the raffle is suspended, the sponsor(s) may select the winner(s) from all entries received prior to suspension. If the raffle is cancelled and no prize will be awarded, entrants may receive a refund of the raffle ticket price upon request. Except for the event of cancellation, no refunds will be given.
Liability. By entering, you agree to release and hold harmless the WNA, WFM, the WFM vendors, and any board members, affiliates, volunteers, or employees of the WNA, WFM, or WFM vendors, from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, from your participation in the raffle(s) and/or your acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or portion thereof.