NO PURCHASE, PAYMENT OR DONATION NECESSARY. PURCHASE, PAYMENT OR DONATION WILL NOT IMPROVE CHANCE OF WINNING.
ELIGIBILITY: The Trip to Israel Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open to current legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, 18 years of age or older only. Employees of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) (the “Sponsor”), EL AL Israel Airlines Ltd© (the “Prize Provider”), Marden-Kane, Inc. (the “Administrator”) and their parent companies, affiliates and subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies directly involved in this Sweepstakes, and members of the immediate families (spouse, parents, siblings and their spouses) or households and any individuals living in the same household of such employees (collectively “Releasees”); any of the foregoing, are not eligible to participate. Void in Puerto Rico, all U.S. Territories and Possessions, overseas Military Installations and wherever else prohibited or restricted by law and where prohibited. The Sweepstakes is governed by, and subject to all applicable United States federal, state and local laws.
PROMOTION PERIOD: Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:00 am Eastern Time (“ET”) on January 23, 2025 and ends at 11:59:59 pm ET on February 13, 2025 (the "Entry Period"). Sponsor’s computer is the official time-keeping device for this Sweepstakes.
HOW TO ENTER: There are two (2) ways to enter the Sweepstakes as further detailed below:
1) Automatic Entry with Purchase: Eligible individuals will automatically receive one (1) entry for each purchase of a tree which will be planted in Israel (US$18) online at Jnf.org/sweepstakes, or by calling (800) 542-TREE; or by downloading this PDF and following the instructions. Individuals will receive one (1) Sweepstakes entry for each Tree purchased or envelope received prior to the end of the Entry Period.
2) No Purchase Necessary Method of Entry: To enter without making a purchase, donation, transaction or obligation of any kind, click here and follow the instructions to download the entry form and mail as directed.
In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of any entrant, the entry in question will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry (i.e., the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address). Online and telephone entries must be received by 11:59:59 pm ET on February 13, 2025, and mail-in entries must be postmarked by February 13, 2025 and received by February 20, 2025. Limit of one entry per mailing envelope. Envelopes received with more than one entry will be void. Photocopies, facsimiles or reproductions of mail-in entries will not be accepted. Proof of mailing does not constitute proof of delivery. Incomplete entries will be disqualified. The purchase of a tree donation(s) made as part of the entry process are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
PRIZE: Two (2) Grand Prizes: Each Grand Prize winner will receive a voucher for the sum of 1,800 US dollars each, for one (1) round trip to Israel with ELAL Israel Airlines, classic ticket and a spot on a 4-day volunteer mission to Israel, working to help renovate communities and welcome residents back home. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $3,750 each. However, the actual value may vary based on travel dates and departure city. Total ARV of all prizes: $7,500. All other expenses not stated herein as part of the prize are the winner’s sole responsibility. The odds of winning a prize depend on the total number of eligible purchases and non-purchase mail-in entries received.
Additional Conditions of Grand Prize:
• Travel must be completed by the following date: February 2026.
• Winners must have valid passports with an expiration date at least six (6) months after their return date, must have valid ID, and are responsible for obtaining any other required documentation for international travel.
• Each Grand Prize winner is responsible for obtaining travel documents (e.g., acceptable photo ID, passport, etc.) and any required insurance (health, travel, etc.) or optional insurance that they may wish to obtain (at their own expense) and hereby acknowledge that the Sponsor has not and will not obtain or provide travel insurance or any other form of insurance.
• A Grand Prize may be forfeited if: (a) proper travel documents for any and all travel are unattainable for any reason within the time required by the Sponsor; (b) the Grand Prize winner did not have the unqualified right, at the time of being selected, to re-enter country of origin after leaving the country; or (c) if any immigration or travel documentation complications arise which prohibit the Grand Prize winner from travelling to, or from the stated destination. In the latter event, the Grand Prize winner will be solely responsible for arranging and paying for travel back to their point of origin.
• Each Grand Prize winner is solely responsible for determining and complying with all applicable international/domestic travel procedures and restrictions.
• Sponsor is not responsible if tickets, tour passes or travel vouchers are lost, stolen, or misplaced by a winner and will not be replaced, or if booked transportation is missed, cancelled or delayed for any reason including any acts of nature that might result in travel being prohibited.
• The Grand Prize does not include any other incidentals not mentioned in these Official Rules, such as, but not limited to, hotel accommodations, international flight taxes, ground transportation, baggage fees, food, gratuities and tips, room service, service charges or souvenirs. All other expenses, including costs associated with an extended stay in winners’ sole discretion or costs not stated herein as part of the prize are the winner’s sole responsibility.
•. Airline tickets terms and condition can be found at https://www.elal.com/eng/useful-info/peace-of-mind.
• In the event that any part of the prize or any of the events associated with the prize are unable to take place as planned, for reasons including, but not limited to scheduling conflicts, cancellations, postponement, delays, an event of force majeure, epidemic/pandemic, or for any reason whatsoever, then the remaining components of the prize shall constitute full satisfaction of Sponsor obligation to the winner and no other or additional compensation will be awarded.
• Grand Prize winners will not receive cash or any other form of compensation if actual travel costs are lower than the estimate made in these Official Rules.
• All travel arrangements must be made through Sponsor or its designated agent.
All company and product brand names are registered trademarks of their respective companies and are not a Sponsor or affiliated with this Sweepstakes. No substitution, cash redemption or transfer of right to receive prize is permitted, except in the sole discretion of the Sponsor, and for any reason. Sponsor may substitute a prize of equal or greater value, including a cash award.
WINNER SELECTION: A random drawing will be conducted on or about February 21, 2025 from among all eligible entries received (purchases and mail-ins) under the direction of Marden-Kane, Inc., an independent judging organization, whose decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. This is a randomized drawing that is not intended to and should not influence any decisions or actions for the benefit of the Sponsor. The promotion is in compliance with all applicable anti-corruption laws and regulations.
PRIZE WINNER NOTIFICATION:
The potential prize winners (each a “Potential Winner”) will be notified within three (3) business days after the drawing date via email. The Potential Winners will be required to complete, sign and properly execute (including notarization) an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release (where applicable by law), and, if applicable, an IRS-W9 Form and, furnish his/her social security number that will be used only for the purpose of reporting the winner’s prize earnings to the Internal Revenue Service, as required by law; both Potential Winners must complete a Travel Release Form and return them by mail within five (5) days to Administrator. If a Potential Winner does not return the required documents within the stated timeframe, they will be disqualified, and an alternate Potential Winner will be selected as described above, time permitting. In the event of non-compliance with these rules, or if the prize or prize notification is unclaimed or returned as undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited and, at Sponsors’ sole discretion, awarded to an alternate Potential Winner, time permitting. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given. If a prize is won by an eligible individual who is not of the legal age of majority in the state of residence (minor), the required documents must be confirmed and signed by winner’s parent or legal guardian, and the prize will be awarded in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian, who will be required to fulfill all requirements imposed on the winner set forth herein. For tax purposes, the prize value will be treated as miscellaneous income and will be reported to the IRS on Form 1099-MISC in the year in which the prize is received. Except where prohibited by law, the winner’s entry and acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for the Sponsor to use said winner’s name, photograph, likeness, statements, and biographical information including but not limited to the posting of winners’ name on the Sponsors' website(s), in a winners’ list or other online announcements for advertising and promotional purposes for this and similar promotions, worldwide, and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known or hereafter devised (including and without limitation, the Internet) without additional compensation, notification, or permission. Upon request, winners must consent to such in writing.
ENTRY CONDITIONS: Releasees are not responsible for incomplete, lost, late, damaged, illegible, delayed, corrupted, nondelivered or misdirected entries or e-mail, or for any technical problems, malfunctions of any telephone lines, computer systems, servers, providers, hardware or software, lost or unavailable network connections, incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information or loss of entry information, failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions, any other human or technical errors of any kind, or any combination of any of the foregoing. Releasees assumes no responsibility for undeliverable emails resulting from any form of active or passive e-mail filtering by a user's Internet service provider and/or e-mail client or for insufficient space in user's e-mail account to receive e-mail. Releasees are not responsible for any damage to any computer system resulting from participation in, accessing or downloading information in connection with this Sweepstakes. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process.
GENERAL TERMS: Waiver of claims. By entering, entrants agree to release and hold Releasees, their affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, agents, prize partners and promotion agencies, and each of their directors, officers, employees and assigns, harmless from and against any and all claims and liability arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes or use of a prize. Winners assume all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by participation in this Sweepstakes or use or redemption of any prize. Agreement to use of entry information. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its affiliates, subsidiaries, agents and licensees to use winners’ name and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. All entries become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Agreement to Official Rules. By participating in this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and the judges, which are final and binding in all respects. Miscellaneous. Releasees are not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Sweepstakes or in the announcement of any prize. In no event will more than the stated number of prizes be awarded. Notice to online participants: Internet access and usage charges applicable to a participant’s account, including local, long distance, 800/888* access charges and/or any usage charges applicable under participant’s Internet pricing plan and any applicable taxes will continue to apply while a participant is online in connection with this Sweepstakes, and will be the sole responsibility of such participant. If for any reason, in the Sponsor's opinion the Sweepstakes is not able to run through completion for reasons which may include, without limitation, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, including any other factors beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control such as a force majeure event (e.g., war, riots, terrorism, civil unrest, strikes, blackouts, supply shortages, order of governmental authority,) an “act of God” (e.g., natural disasters, weather, etc.) or an unforeseeable health event (e.g. pandemic or epidemic), then the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes in whole or in part, without further liability to the entrants or third parties. In the event the Sweepstakes is canceled prior to the stated end date, a notice will be posted at Jnf.org/sweepstakes and Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize from among all eligible non-suspect Entries received prior to the time of the action or event warranting such cancelation. Caution: Any attempt by a participant or any other individual to deliberately damage any online service or web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil laws and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and/or other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsors’ failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: UNLESS PROHIBITED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE RELEASEES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND/OR PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM ANY WEBSITES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES.
PRIVACY: By participating in the Sweepstakes entrant hereby agrees to Sponsor’s and Prize providers' collection and use of their personal information as permitted by Sponsor’s privacy policy available at https://www.jnf.org/privacy and Prize provider's Privacy policy at: https://www.elal.com/eng/legal/our-privacy-policy. Personal information collected from the entrant shall be used for the purposes detailed in the EL AL privacy policy, including for purposes of marketing, data analysis, advertising, personalization of advertisements, and to contact you (including marketing communications) using the contact details you submit. Entrants also agree that by entering the Sweepstakes, participant agrees to the EL Al privacy policy available here https://www.elal.com/eng/legal/our-privacy-policy.
PLEASE READ: IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION, MANDATORY ARBITRATION, AND CHOICE OF LAW/JURISDICTION: This Sweepstakes is offered only in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrants or the Sweepstakes Entities in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York. The Sweepstakes Entities’ failure to enforce any terms of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision. By entering, entrant agrees that whenever you have a disagreement with the Sweepstakes Entities (individually or collectively) arising out of, connected to, or in any way related to the Sweepstakes, the Official Rules, or the Privacy Policies, you will send a written notice to the Sponsor (“Demand”). Entrant agrees that the requirements of this Dispute Resolution Section, defined as paragraph 8 of these Official Rules (“Dispute Resolution Section”), will apply even to disagreements that may have arisen before Entrant accepted these Official Rules or the Privacy Policies. Entrant must send the Demand to the following address (the “Notice Address”): Jewish National Fund, 42 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021., Attention: Marketing; with a copy to Administrator at Marden-Kane, Inc., 575 Underhill Blvd., Suite 222, Syosset, NY 11791-3416. Entrant agrees that entrant will not take any legal action, including filing a lawsuit or demanding arbitration, until 10 business days after entrant sends a Demand. This informal dispute resolution is in addition to, and does not waive, excuse, or supersede any pre-suit resolution process required by state or federal law before filing suit. Sponsor If the disagreement stated in the Demand is not resolved to entrant’s satisfaction within 10 business days after it is received, and entrant intends on taking legal action, entrant agrees that it will file a demand for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association (the “Arbitrator”). The Sweepstakes Entities also agree that we will submit any and all disputes with entrant to arbitration before the Arbitrator. This arbitration provision limits the ability of entrant and the Sweepstakes Entities to litigate claims in court and entrant and Sweepstakes Entities each agree to waive their respective rights to a jury trial.
For any such filing of a demand for arbitration, entrant must provide proper service under the rules of the Arbitrator and notice to the Notice Address may not be sufficient. If, for any reason, the American Arbitration Association is unable to conduct the arbitration, entrant may file its case with any national arbitration company. The Arbitrator shall apply the AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules effective September 1, 2014, available at https://www.adr.org/sites/default/files/Consumer-Rules-Web_0.pdf (and as may be amended) and as modified by the agreement to arbitrate in this Dispute Resolution Section. Entrant agrees that the Arbitrator will have sole and exclusive jurisdiction over any and all disputes arising out of or relating to the Sweepstakes or any disputes with the Sweepstakes Entities including, but not limited to, disputes as to the interpretation or application of this Dispute Resolution Section or the validity of the arbitration agreement herein. The Arbitrator has authority to issue any and all remedies authorized by law, except that any requests for the remedy of public injunctive relief shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction. The Federal Arbitration Act allows for the enforcement of arbitration agreements and governs the interpretation and enforcement of the agreement to arbitrate. The place of arbitration shall be New York City, New York.
Entrant agrees that it will not file a class action or collective action against the Sweepstakes Entities, and that entrant will not participate in a class action or collective action against them. Entrant agrees that it will not join its claims to those of any other person.
Notwithstanding any other provision in the Official Rules, or the Privacy Policies, if this class action waiver is adjudicated to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the agreement to arbitrate is null and void, as though it were never entered into, and any arbitration dispute at that time will be dismissed without prejudice and may be refiled in court. Entrants irrevocably consent to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts of the State of New York located in New York City for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Sweepstakes. Under no circumstances does entrant or the Sweepstakes Entities agree to class or collective procedures in arbitration or the joinder of claims in arbitration.
The provisions of this Dispute Resolution Section shall survive conclusion, modification or termination of the Sweepstakes and suspension, revocation, closure, modification, amendments to the Official Rules, and any aspect of the relationship of entrant or the Sweepstakes Entities relating to or arising from participation in the Sweepstakes.
WINNER’S LIST: To receive the Winner’s List send an email with the subject line: JNF Trip to Israel Sweepstakes Winners to [email protected]. Requests must be received by February 28, 2025. The Winner’s List will be sent once the drawing has been conducted and the Winners confirmed.
SPONSOR: Jewish National Fund, 42 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021.
ADMINISTRATOR: Marden-Kane Inc., 575 Underhill Blvd, Suite 222, Syosset, NY 11791.
EL Al Israel Airlines, Ltd. Is not a Sponsor of the Sweepstakes
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