GORETEX

Donations to Soles4Souls

$10000

Official Contest Rules and Requirements

Online Write-In Contest – How Far Can One Pair Go?

Organized by Warschawski, referred to herein as “Organizer”, located at 1501 Sulgrave Avenue, Suite 350, Baltimore, Maryland, 21209. Sponsored by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., referred to herein as “Sponsor”, located at 555 Paper Mill Road, Newark, Delaware 19711.

Eligibility: Contest is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, who have reached the age of majority in the state where they reside as of September 1, 2009 and who have an existing e-mail account and Internet access at time of entry. Employees of Organizer and Sponsor, their immediate family members (parent, child, spouse, sibling) and persons living in the same household as such individuals (whether related or not), are not eligible to participate or win. Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

Entry: No purchase necessary to enter the Contest. To enter, complete all required information on the online entry form located at http://howfarcanonepairgo.com/enter.php, submit your brief essay explaining how far your feet take you in your daily adventures, and select which pair of shoes with GORE-TEX ® footwear technology you would like to take you through the day in comfort and style. The Contest officially opens for receipt of eligible entries at 12:01 a.m. on September 1, 2009. All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET on December 31, 2009. One entry per person, household and/or e-mail address. Entries in excess of this limit will be void. Use of any automated or programmed entry method or any false e-mail account or mailing address will void all entries made by that entrant. By entering the contest, entrants warrant that their submission is an original work, that it does not infringe or violate any law or the legal or equitable right of any person or entity, nor contain material that infringes or violates any personal property rights of others or constitutes defamation, invasion of privacy, an infringement of the intellectual property rights of any third person or is otherwise unlawful. Sponsor and/or Organizer reserve the right to disqualify any essay that the judges deem, in their sole discretion, to be inappropriate or obscene. Odds of winning depend on the total number and quality of valid entries received.

Prizes: 1 (one) Grand Prize winner will receive an invitation to join the Soles4Soles™ shoe distribution trip during the popular Soles4Soles™ Barefoot Week event in June 2010, providing them with a one-of-a-kind opportunity to see, in person, how far their shoe donation goes toward helping those in need. Grand Prize includes 1) roundtrip airfare for two (winner and a guest); 2) two nights hotel accommodations for two (one room); 3) participation in Soles4Soles™ Barefoot Week shoe distribution event; and 4) sightseeing activities not exceeding $500.00. Barefoot Week destination cities will be announced in May 2010, and winner will be given the opportunity at that time to choose his/her destination city from that list. Approximate value of grand prize: $5,000.00. 10 (ten) First Place winners will each receive a pair of casual shoes with GORE-TEX® footwear technology. Approximate retail value of each first place prize: $100.00. Cumulative value of all prizes: $6,000.00. Winners will be selected between January 1, 2010 and January 31, 2010 by a panel of judges consisting of staff members of Organizer. Winning entries will be those that the judges feel most successfully showcase the widest range of activities appropriate for casual shoes with GORE-TEX® footwear technology. All decisions of the judges and staff concerning the Contest are final. Products and/or prizes may not be returned or exchanged for cash. Prizes may not be transferred or substituted except by Organizer and its Sponsor, who reserve the right to award a substitute prize of equal or greater value. Neither Organizer nor Sponsor is responsible for cancelled, delayed, suspended or rescheduled events (including airline flights) beyond their control. Winner and guest are solely responsible for obtaining all necessary identification (e.g. valid driver’s license) required prior to travel. If guest is considered a minor in his/her state of residence, he/she must be accompanied by his/her parent or legal guardian, who must be the winner. Guest has no independent right or claim to any prize. Any portion of a prize not accepted by winner will be forfeited.

Claiming a Prize: Winner(s) will be notified via e-mail or phone within five business days following the judging using the e-mail address or phone number they provided with their entry. Each contest winner will be contacted directly by the Organizer or Sponsor to fulfill the presentation of prize(s). All prizes must be claimed within fifteen days. To claim his/her prize, Winner must respond to the prize notification e-mail or phone call/message and may be required to provide proof of identity, address and birth date and/or execute an affidavit of eligibility, liability release and, except where prohibited by law, a publicity release. Guest may also be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and liability and publicity release within the time stated above. If guest is considered a minor in his/her state of residence, affidavit of eligibility and liability and publicity release must be completed by the guest’s parent or legal guardian, who must be the winner. Prizes not claimed within fifteen days will be forfeited. Organizer and Sponsor will select an alternate potential winner for any unclaimed forfeited prize if a sufficient number of eligible and/or qualified entries remain. If an entrant changes his/her e-mail address or phone number after he/she enters the Contest, it is his/her sole responsibility to notify the Organizer by postal mailing notice to the Organizer address listed above to be received by the end of the Contest period. Winner is solely responsible for all costs, incidentals, and any other expenses not specifically mentioned as being included in the prize. All federal, state and local taxes are sole responsibility of Winner.

General Conditions: All Contest entrants agree that Sponsor and Organizer may, without permission or additional compensation, publish, display and otherwise use Winner’s name, likeness and submitted materials, including essay, photographs and/or video.

Limitations of Liability: Organizer and/or Sponsor are not responsible for: (1) misdirected, inaccurate, incomplete, lost, late, delayed, undelivered, damaged or illegible entries, and all such entries will be void; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; or (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; or (4) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.

Winners and entrants also agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and Organizer, and the respective officers and employees of these entities, from and against any claims, damages or liability due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in any part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize offered, or participation in this Contest.

OFFICIAL RULES AND WINNERS LIST REQUESTS: For a copy of these Official Rules or a list of the names of the winners, log onto www.howfarcanonepairgo.com or send your written request to: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. at 295 Blue Ball Road, Elkton, MD 21921.

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