Grand Slam for Zambia II - This Time It’s Personal!

Help change thousands of lives through the Fat Cyclist’s Grand Slam for Zambia II “This Time It’s Personal” Challenge and win a ton of exciting prizes! For every $5 donated, you have an opportunity to win a host of amazing prizes (see Fat Cyclist's blog for full information and details), including a few lucky people who will win a spot in the first ever, “Africa in Moab” trip! With each World Bicycle Relief bike costing only $134 to distribute, help the Fat Cyclist reach his goal of raising $250,000 for World Bicycle Relief*. Winners will be contacted at the conclusion of the challenge on December 28, 2012.

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Where the money goes: Through the Bicycles for Educational Empowerment Program (BEEP), World Bicycle Relief has a goal of providing 50,000 bicycles to underprivileged school children in Africa. Without a bike, students often walk up to 4 hours over 10 miles to and from school. Thanks to World Bicycle Relief and people like The Fat Cyclist, students who receive WBR bikes reach school quicker and safer and are more likely to graduate, get a job, and attain health and economic benefits. Help us raise 1,500 bicycles (number includes the generous $ for $ match) by December 28 and change 1,500 lives forever. It's the Power of Bicycles in action!

More about the Challenge... Now for the legal jargon. Here are the official rules and regulations: ELIGIBILITY You must be 18 years or older to purchase a raffle entry. Only one (1) individual may be identified as the purchaser (or buyer) of the raffle entry. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Entries may be purchased online only. Ticket confirmation number(s) will be emailed to all purchasers at the email address provided during the purchase. It is the purchaser’s responsibility to provide a valid, deliverable email address to the World Bicycle Relief (WBR). WBR and its agents, Board, volunteers and members assume no liability for lost, late, misdirected or incomplete entries or entries without proper payment received, which entries shall be deemed invalid and shall be immediately disqualified. By entering the Raffle, the entry purchaser acknowledges that he or she is aware of and agrees with the raffle official rules. DRAWINGS Prize drawing will be held and winning certificate number will be announced on December 28, 2012. All entries must be received by 11:59pm (CST) December 24, 2012 to be eligible for the drawing. WBR reserves the right not to accept entries at their discretion and to add additional prizes or drawings at any time. RETURN AND CANCELLATION POLICY All purchases of raffle entries are non-refundable. PRIZES The winners are entitled to receive one of many prizes (see Fat Cyclist 11/6/12 posting for complete list). In the event of a winning entry having more than one name, WBR will award the prize to the first name listed on the entry. Records of WBR shall be deemed correct if there is any discrepancy. WBR is not responsible for resolving any disputes that may arise from different individuals listed on a raffle certificate. With proper transfer documents bearing notarized signatures, as required by the Raffle, the prize may be transferred. NOTIFICATION OF WINNER The winner will be notified by email of the prize won and any requisite procedure to claim the prize. The winners will also be announced on World Bicycle Relief and Fat Cyclist Twitter feeds and blogs on January 4, 2013 at 11am Central. If the winner is unable to be contacted or located after a period of one hundred and twenty (120) days from the date of the raffle drawing, the prize will be deemed to have been donated to WBR. All contact attempts shall be made to the email address and phone number provided by the raffle entry purchaser. The winner, by entering, authorizes WBR to publish their name and likeness on the website and for it to be used in other promotional materials by WBR. TAXES AND IRS RULES The winner shall be responsible for any and all federal, state and local income or excise taxes, fees, assessments and like charges associated with the prize. The Fat Cyclist’s Grand Slam for Zambia II “This Time it’s Personal” Challenge will follow the rules in effect at the time the prize is awarded. Team Fatty's Grand Slam for Zambia has partnered with WBR to facilitate the license of this raffle with the City of Chicago. The IRS has taken the position that amounts paid for chances to participate in raffles, lotteries or similar programs are not gifts and, therefore, the price of the entry does not qualify as a tax-deductible charitable contribution. Check with your qualified financial advisor for additional information. The winner shall provide his/her name, address, social security number, and phone number by completing a Form W-9, “Request for taxpayer Identification Number and Certification” for all prize winnings with a value of $600 or more.  World Bicycle Relief will issue Form W-2G to the winner by January 31, in the year following the raffle, and will issue the same form to the IRS. The person(s) receiving the raffle winnings either for someone else or as a member of a group of winners must furnish World Bicycle Relief with a statement on Form 5754 WAIVER/LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY Entry purchasers, by participating (and winners, by accepting the prize) release World Bicycle Relief and its respective Board, committee members, employees, volunteers, partners, vendors, agents, representatives, sponsors, service agencies and independent contractors, and each of their respective directors, officers, partners, employees and agents, including advertising, public relations, direct marketing and promotion agencies, from any and all liability with respect to participation in the promotion and possession or use of the prize awarded and also acknowledge that they did not receive any representations, warranty or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize, including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition or fitness. Any liability of WBR shall be limited to ticket price paid and in the case of any dispute, WBR’s decision shall be final. WBR reserves the right to modify or amend these Rules without notice at any time. Entry purchasers, by participating (and winners, by accepting the prize) release World Bicycle Relief and Elden Nelson (The Fat Cyclist) and all prize sponsoring companies and their respective Board, committee members, employees, volunteers, partners, vendors, agents, representatives, sponsors, service agencies and independent contractors, and each of their respective directors, officers, partners, employees and agents, including advertising, public relations, direct marketing and promotion agencies, from any and all liability with respect to participation in the promotion and possession or use of the prize awarded and also acknowledge that they did not receive any representations, warranty or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize, including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition or fitness. Any liability of WBR shall be limited to ticket price paid and in the case of any dispute, WBR’s decision shall be final. WBR reserves the right to modify or amend these Rules without notice at any time. World Bicycle Relief | 1333 North Kingsbury, 4th Floor | Chicago, Illinois 60642 | (312) 664-3836

*The Fat Cyclist is operating his challenge during World Bicycle Relief’s dollar for dollar matching campaign and this will include all of the funds raised from Grand Slam from Zambia II. This will essentially double the money that Fatty raises. Being his goal is $125,000 in straight donations, this will turn into $250,000 with the match.