As we go deeper fall election season, the news reminds us every day how much hinges on decisions voters will make in November.
Make your gift to support the urgent necessity of journalism with with the clarity, context, and substance that KEDM offers northeast Louisiana daily. When you do, you'll be entered to win an iPad Pro and other prizes, including gas cards from Tiger Market and Now Save 76 stores.
It comes down to this: KEDM’s reporting is essential, urgently needed, and irreplaceable. And THIS: Every headline, story, and program you count on from KEDM is powered by the support of members like you!
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Please take a minute today to inform and inspire with your generous gift!
Official Drawing Rules and Policy
Prizes:
Drawing 1: Two (2) packages of two (2) Now Save 76 gift cards valued at $20.00 (total value: $40.00 each package).
Drawing 2: One (1) package of one (1) Now Save 76 gift card valued at $40.00.
Drawing 3: One (1) University of Louisiana Monroe prize pack including two (2) adult seatback tickets to the ULM vs. Texas State home football game on Saturday, November 5, 2022.
Drawing 4: One (1) 11-inch iPad Pro Wi-Fi 256GB.
Additional drawing(s):
Bonus Drawing A: Added 6:33 a.m. October 20, 2022. One (1) copy of the book Bayou D'Arbonne Swamp: A Naturalist's Memoir of Place by Kelby Ouchley. The promotion for Bonus Drawing A ends at 8:02 a.m. on October 20, 2022.
Prizes are not redeemable for cash and are not transferable. All taxes on the prize, including but not limited to federal, state and local income and sales taxes, and any expense not covered herein (including but not limited to expenses related to the use of the prize) are the responsibility of the winner. KEDM may substitute another prize of equal value in the event of non-availability of a prize.
How to Enter:
Entry is automatic with online, telephone or mailed contributions during the promotional period. All sustaining members of KEDM are entered if they make a monthly payment during the entry period. The number to call is 318-342-5575 or entrants may give online at KEDM.org. To enter without making a contribution, listeners may call in and submit their name, address, daytime telephone number and email address, or by mail by sending a 3" x 5" index card with the same to KEDM Public Radio, 700 University Avenue, Monroe, LA 71209. Multiple entries, if discovered, will be disqualified.
How to Win:
No contribution to KEDM is necessary. The promotion period for all drawings is retroactive to entries received beginning September 23, 2022 and covers all entries beginning at 12 a.m. CDT on September 23, 2022. The promotion for Drawing 1, Drawing 2, Drawing 3, and Drawing 4 ends no later than 11:59 p.m. CDT on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Only entries received during the promotional periods for each drawing are eligible.
Entries are limited to one per person, address, or household regardless of the method of entry. No responsibility is assumed by KEDM or the University of Louisiana at Monroe for lost, late, damaged or incomplete entries or for any human error or any computer, online, telephone or technical malfunctions that may occur. All entries become the property of KEDM and will not be returned. Proof of emailing and/or mailing does not constitute proof of delivery. A mailed copy of the contest rules may be requested by email at kedmgm [at] ulm.edu.
Eligibility:
Employees of KEDM Public Radio at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, members of their immediate family or persons living in the same household are not eligible to win. KEDM volunteers may enter if they are not included in the above-named categories. Contestants must be 18 years or older to enter. Participation is restricted to persons living in the United States. A person may only win one KEDM giveaway prize per 30 days.
Selection and Notification of Winner:
Winners will be randomly drawn by a station employee by Thursday, October 27, 2022 from among all the eligible entries received during the promotional period.. The winners will be notified by telephone and/or e-mail within 24 hours of drawing. Every reasonable attempt will be made to award the prize. If after every reasonable effort has been exerted (three (3) attempts over ten (10) business days) to award the prize but the potential winner cannot be reached after ten (10) business days from first notification attempt, or the potential winner has refused to accept the prize, or if entrant is found to be ineligible, or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner awarded. KEDM will not notify winners of the time remaining on a prize. It is the responsibility of the winner to claim the prize within the ten (10) business day time frame. All unclaimed prizes after ten (10) business days will automatically be forfeited, and an alternate winner will be chosen. KEDM reserves the right to follow this timeline and shall make every effort to award the prizes within six (6) months of the conclusion of the entry period.
General Conditions
Participants agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decision of KEDM Station Management, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this promotion. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law. By entering, participants release and hold harmless KEDM Public Radio, the University of Louisiana at Monroe, and their officers, directors, employees and agents from any and all liability or any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this promotion or use of any prize won. KEDM makes no and disclaims all warranties, guarantees or representations, express or implied, concerning the condition, quality, or merchantability of any prize. KEDM reserves the right to cancel this contest and not award any prize in the event that in its judgment that developments warrant cancellation. Participants also agree to grant KEDM the exclusive right to use participant's entry, name, character, image or other likeness in perpetuity without further compensation for advertising, fundraising or promotional purposes. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
Upon pick-up of prize, proper photo identification (valid driver’s license, government-issued photo ID, or passport) from the winner is required. Prizes must be picked up at the KEDM studios located at Sandel Hall 319 at the University of Louisiana Monroe, 700 University Avenue, Monroe, LA 71209, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Friday (except holidays). Under unique circumstances, a representative designated by the winner will be allowed to accept some prizes. Written authorization from the winner, including the representative’s name, ID and a photocopy of the winner’s valid photo identification is required.
The name(s) of the prize winner(s) may be requested by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope before November 7, 2022 to KEDM Drive Drawing Winners, Sandel Hall 319, 700 University Ave., Monroe, LA 71209. Winner(s) name(s) will not be available until after Thursday, October 27, 2022.