The $5,000 Get Ahead in the Game Giveaway!

Do you know someone who deserves to get ahead? Someone who deserves for the dice to roll their way and the game to turn in their favor? Let us know!

Family Focus Federal Credit Union is giving away a $5000 debt payoff and we're collecting nominees! If you or someone you know could use a boost, fill out the form below between now and December 1st to tell us the story of why you, your friend or family member is the right person to get ahead in the game.

We want to support those who are helping our community. It's how we keep a family focus on our members.

Please send your completed nomination form and personal statement to solutions@familyfocusfcu.org or drop it off at the Credit Union, 7310 'N' Plaza, Omaha, NE 68127 before December 1, 2022. 

-OFFICIAL RULES-

Family Focus “Get Ahead in the Game” Giveaway

 

1.      SPONSOR

 The “Get Ahead in the Game” Giveaway (“Contest”) is sponsored by Family Focus Federal Credit Union (“Sponsors”).

2.      ELIGIBILITY

The Contest is open to those who are at least 18 years old at the time of entry and are members of Family Focus Federal Credit Union. Only one individual’s name may be associated with each entry. Employees of the Sponsors, as well as the employees of other companies associated with the promotion of the Contest, and the immediate family (“immediate family” is defined as spouse, son, daughter, sister, brother, mother, father, step-children, step-siblings and step-parents) of each such employee are not eligible. The Contest is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
 

3.      AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES

Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsors, which are final and binding. Winning the Contest is contingent upon being compliant with these Official Rules and fulfilling all other requirements set forth herein. The Sponsors reserves the right to disqualify a participant if the Contest rules are violated in any way. Official Rules are available during regular business hours at Sponsor’s location: 7310 North Plz. Omaha, NE 68127 and on the contest website https://members.familyfocusfcu.org/2022-5000-givaway Official Rules will be provided upon request. Official Rules are subject to change without notice.
 

4.      CONTEST PERIOD

The Contest begins on Oct 14th, 2022 and ends on Dec 1st, 2022 at 5 PM (CDT). Entries made before or after the official Contest period will be disqualified. Entries will be accepted for the duration of the Contest period.

 

5.      HOW TO ENTER

Entrants and/or nominees will receive one entry in the Contest by filling out the online entry form with essay submission at https://members.familyfocusfcu.org/2022-5000-givaway no later than December 1, 2022. Eligibility and full Prize award is contingent upon the winner completing the Financial Peace Program, provided by Family Focus Federal Credit Union.

All entrants will be required to provide Sponsors with their legal name, e-mail address (if applicable) and telephone number. By entering the Contest, all entrants agree that the Sponsors may use his/her voice, name, photograph and likeness for promotional purposes and waives any claim of royalty or right of further remuneration for any such promotional use.

In order to be eligible, online entries must be received by December 1, 2022. The Sponsors and its respective directors, officers, employees and members assume no responsibility for incorrect, invalid, terminated or non-functioning e-mails or lost, incomplete, late, illegible or undelivered entries.

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE OR WIN. The Contest is void where prohibited by law.

 PRIZE 

Grand Prize (1): A $5,000 debt forgiveness, cash prize or combination awarded at the discretion of the Sponsor. Winner will also receive a registration to Financial Peace University. Retail value is $129.99. There is no alternative prize.

Winners will receive 50% of their Prize upon winning, the additional 50% of the Prize is subject to Winner completing the Financial Peace financial education course. The Sponsors and its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and other companies associated with the Contest make no claims of merchantability of the Prizes.
 

6.      PRIZE DRAWING

The winners of the Prize will be determined after December 1, 2022; at which time the winner will be contacted. Contest entrants need not be present to win. Winners will be selected by committee after review of all essay submissions/nominations.

7.      WINNER NOTIFICATION

The name of the winners and their respective city (but not street address) may be placed on the Contest website following selection. The winner, who will be determined on after December 1, 2022, will have until the close of business, seven days after the nominated winner is notified, to clai m their Prize. If a Prize is not claimed, the Sponsors shall review additional nominations to determine a winner. The winners will be required to sign a release form in order to claim their Prize, and also provide the Sponsors with a signed statement confirming his or her eligibility under these Rules and applicable law, plus a valid State-issued form of identification and social security number. By claiming their Prize and signing the release form, the winner releases the Sponsors and its officers, directors, members, employees, subsidiaries and affiliates from any and all claims, liabilities, and/or damages arising directly or indirectly out of the award and/or use of their Prize. The Sponsor is not responsible for illness, death or injury which may be sustained in conjunction with participation in the Contest and/or the use of a Prize awarded.

8.      GENERAL CONDITIONS

In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way, for any reason, including but not limited to fraud or unauthorized human intervention or other technical problems, or in the event that the Contest is unable to run as planned for any other reason, as determined by the Sponsors in its sole discretion, the Sponsors may, in its sole discretion, either a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume the Contest in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules or b) award the Prize at random from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of the legitimate operation of the Contest. Such activities may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages (including attorney fees) and any other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Decisions of the Sponsors are final.

9.      RELEASE AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
 

Contest participants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsors and its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, other companies associated with the Contest, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (“Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt and/or use of a Prize. This includes but is not limited to:

  • Technical errors associated with the Contest, such as lost, interrupted, or unavailable Internet Service Provider (ISP) access, or network, server, wireless service provider, or related connection Said technical errors may also include the unavailability, limited accessibility, or miscommunication of a failed computer, satellite, telephone, cellular tower, or cable transmission line, or a technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmission or computer hardware or software malfunction, or failure;
  • Unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; 
  • Mechanical, electronic, human, and printing and/or typographical errors; 
  • Application downloads and/or failures; 
  • Any other errors or problems pertaining to the Contest, including, without limitation, errors that may occur in the administration of the Contest, the announcement of the winner, the cancellation or postponement of the event, or the incorrect downloading and processing of entries or any Contest- related materials; 
  • Injury, death, loss, or damage of any kind, to persons and/or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from the entrant’s participation in the Contest or acceptance, receipt, or misuse of a Prize (including any travel or activity related thereto). Entrants further agree that in any cause of action, the Released Parties’ liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall an entrant be entitled to receive attorney’s fees; and/or Incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest.

Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.

10.   DISPUTES 

Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the courts of Douglas County, NE. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsors in connection with the Contest, shall begoverned by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nebraska, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Nebraska.
 

11.   LEGAL PROCESS
 

In the event that a Prize winner is subject to, or the subject of, any order or legal process issued by any governmental agency having jurisdiction over the affairs of the winner (e.g., garnishment, child support order, judgment, lien, and the like), the Sponsor’s delivery of a Prize to an official representative of the governmental entity claiming a right to the Prize shall be deemed to be the award of the Prize to the winner. The Sponsors shall be entitled to rely in good faith upon any documents presented by the representatives seeking to collect the Prize in lieu of the winner. The Sponsors shall not be liable for any claim by winner for damages incidental thereto.
 

12.   FINANCIAL OBLIGATION
 

The winner assumes the financial obligation (if any) for local, state and federal taxes and all applicable fees not awarded to Winner based on the value of their Prize. In accordance with IRS regulations, the Prize winners will be furnished an IRS Form 1099 (miscellaneous income). For additional information, winners should consult their tax advisor. The winner will be entirely and solely responsible for paying any such taxes. No other fees, taxes and/or penalties will be paid by the Sponsors in connection with the Contest unless specifically outlined in these rules.