Rules of Play for Embrace the Ace Electronic Raffle

Lottery License #RAF1202455

Eligibility

Ticket purchasers must be 18 years or older to enter the Matthews House Hospice Embrace the Ace Raffle.
Ticket purchasers must be located in Ontario at the time of purchase.
The following persons are prohibited from purchasing tickets in the Matthews House Hospice Embrace the Ace Raffle: Staff directly involved in the sales or running of the Embrace the Ace Raffle.

Ticket Sales

Tickets may be purchased online at www.embracetheace.ca
Tickets will be available beginning at Tuesday, March 16^th 2021 at 10am.
Tickets are available for purchase at the following prices: 3 for $10, 40 for $20 and 150 for $50 .
Ticket purchasers will select a virtual numbered playing card from the remaining playing cards available at the time of purchase. Each numbered playing card contains a hidden card from a standard 52 card deck. The number of cards available for selection begins with 52 and declines by one each week that the card selected by the Weekly Prize winner reveals a playing card other than the Ace of Hearts.
Each purchaser will select a single card. The selected card will be associated with all tickets included in the ticket order. Multiple cards may not be selected within a single ticket order.
There is no limit to the number of tickets available.
All tickets will be delivered via email only. It is the responsibility of the ticket purchaser to ensure that they receive their tickets, however, purchasers do not need their tickets in hand to be included in the draws. If you have not received your ticket(s), please contact June Harrow – jharrow@matthewshousehospice.ca.

Draws, Prizes and Winners

Ticket sales will conclude each Monday at 11:59pm at which time all qualified tickets will be confirmed.
The jackpot will be a guaranteed prize of $500 weekly.
A single ticket number will be selected each weekly by a Random Number Generation (RNG) program, from all raffle ticket numbers sold during the week leading up to the draw.
Each weekly draw winner will receive a single cash prize equal to 20 percent of all ticket sales collected during the weekly draw. Following the weekly draw, the playing card within the card associated with the winning ticket order will be revealed.
If the numbered playing card associated with the winning weekly draw ticket reveals the Ace of Hearts, the weekly draw winner will also receive the Embrace the Ace Progressive Jackpot, consisting of 30 percent of all ticket sales collected over all weeks. The Matthews House Hospice Embrace the Ace Raffle is then concluded.
If the numbered playing card associated with the winning weekly draw ticket reveals any playing card other than the Ace of Hearts, 30 percent of the ticket sales for the weekly will be added to the Progressive Jackpot. All tickets from the previous weekly draw are then voided and ticket sales commence for the next weekly draw.
The winning ticket number will be posted to www.embracetheace.ca following each weekly draw, along with the weekly prize amount and the revealed card associated with the weekly winning ticket at www.embracetheace.ca and facebook.com/matthewshousehospice
Ticket holders do not have to be present at the draws in order to win or to claim their prize. Winner will be notified by phone call/email.
Prizes will be secured for a period of six (6) months following each weekly draw. Unclaimed prizes will be reported to, and a charitable allocation will be approved by, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.

The winner must provide their full name, address, email and phone number upon claiming their prize.

General

By purchasing a ticket in the Matthews House Hospice Embrace the Ace Raffle, the purchaser acknowledges that they have read, understood, and agreed to these rules. All inquiries regarding the conduct, chance of winning, prizing or procedures of lotteries are to be made to Matthews House Hospice prior to the purchase of a ticket.

All orders will be processed and fulfilled using the Ascend Fundraising Solutions raffle management system. In the event of any discrepancy, the records of Ascend Fundraising Solutions shall be deemed correct and final. Matthews House Hospice is responsible for the conduct and management of the raffle. The liability of the licensee shall be limited to the purchase price of the ticket.

Privacy Policy

As a non-profit organization, Matthews House Hospice utilizes fundraising activities for the purposes of raising monies to contribute to organizational goals and activities. This policy has been created to outline the rights of the donor and to guide the fundraising practices of Matthews House Hospice. Matthews House Hospice is committed to:

Fundraising procedures that respect the donor's rights to truthful information and privacy
Assuring donors of Matthews House Hospice's integrity and accountability
Responsibly managing funds entrusted to Matthews House Hospice by donors

Donor Privacy:

Matthews House Hospice and its staff respect donor privacy and will ensure that all information regarding donors is kept confidential where requested by a donor, except where otherwise required by law. 2. Donor information may be shared in cases where specific permission has been granted by the donor with the completion of a Release of Information form