Sarasota Opera 2025
Mercedes-Benz Convertible Raffle
Enter for a Chance to Win a 2025 Mercedes-Benz CLE 300 Convertible
Enter raffle here
Sarasota Opera is proud to partner with Mercedes-Benz of Sarasota to raffle off this 2025 Mercedes-Benz CLE 300 Convertible. All proceeds go to support the mission of Sarasota Opera's world-class productions, artist training, and education and outreach programs.
To view the car in person, visit Mercedes-Benz of Sarasota at 4754 Clark Road, Sarasota, FL 34233.
Entry sales start:
November 22, 2024 at 4:48 pm EST
Available until:
March 31, 2025 at 12:00 pm EST
Drawing date:
March 31, 2025 at 5:00 pm EST
Car Raffle Rules and Regulations
ELIGIBILITY: OPEN ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 18 years of age and older at the time of entry. Void where prohibited. No purchase or contribution is necessary to participate in the drawing and a contribution will not increase your chances of winning. Sweepstakes sponsored by Sarasota Opera Association, inc. Employees are not eligible to enter. All taxes, title, registration fees, and like amounts in connection with the prizes are the winner’s sole responsibility. Only licensed drivers (license cannot be suspended), 18 years of age and older at time of donation are eligible to participate and enter. Sarasota Opera Association, Inc. reserves the right to disqualify any entrant for violation of these Official Rules, any applicable laws, or who makes any misrepresentations relative to this drawing. Prize winners may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility.
HOW TO ENTER AND WIN: To enter the drawing, go to sarasotaopera.org/raffle, but again, the drawing is void where prohibited. Entries by mail must be postmarked by March 30, 2025 and received no later than 12:00pm ET on March 31, 2025. The Grand Prize drawing for the Sarasota Opera Association Car Raffle will be held on March 31, 2025 drawn at random at approximately 3:00 p.m. at the Sarasota Opera Association, Inc. offices, except this date and all other dates stated in these rules may be extended in Sarasota Opera Association, Inc.’s absolute discretion. The winner does not need to be present to win. All entries become the sole property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. The Sponsor is not responsible for lost, stolen, illegible, incomplete, misdirected, late, damaged, destroyed, or delayed entries or postage due mail or for unavailable network connections, failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions, online failures, hardware, software or other technical malfunctions or disturbances or other communications failures or circumstances affecting receipt of entries or entrants’ ability to participate in this drawing. To enter without a donation, send a letter stating that you wish to obtain a “no donation” entry with your name, address and phone number and a stamped, self- addressed envelope to: Sarasota Opera Association, Inc. Attn: Sarasota Opera Gala Raffle, 61 N. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota, FL 34236. Only one “no donation” entry per household. A winner’s list may be obtained by sending a stamped self-addressed envelope to the Sarasota Opera Association, Inc. 61 N. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota, FL 34236.
PRIZE/ODDS OF WINNING: Grand Prize: One Grand Prize winner will be chosen from the ticket holders. The Grand Prize winner will win a 2025 Mercedes CEL300 Cabriolet Convertible in Polar White with an MSRP of $67,995. THERE SHALL BE NO SUBSTITUTIONS OF AUTOMOBILES; NO CASH REFUNDS, AND NO OTHER CASH SUBSTITUTIONS. The Grand Prize winner assumes and must pay all fees and charges (including, but not limited to, tags and license), local, state and federal taxes when the car is transferred to the winner. In addition, all costs of car ownership, such as (without limitation) insurance and delivery are the Grand Prize winner’s sole responsibility. Sarasota Opera Association, Inc. assumes no responsibility for a prize winner’s tax obligations and suggest you consult your tax advisor. Winner must claim prize within 30 business days of the official Grand Prize drawing or a new winner will be selected. Winner need not be present to win. The Sponsor will acquire the prize with a portion of the proceeds from the donations made in conjunction with this drawing and the Sarasota Opera Association, Inc. Gala. All taxes, costs, and fees incurred for title and registration are the responsibility of the winner. Winner is solely responsible for all other costs and liability incurred in claiming, and using the prize. All unspecified expenses and taxes are winner’s sole responsibility. IRS Form W-2g or 1099 will be issued to winner for the value of the prize. The IRS requires withholding estimated taxes on the winnings prior to release of the prize. No prize substitution or cash equivalent of prize. No prize transfer. A maximum of 1750 number of entries are expected. Odds of winning are determined by the total number of entries received, with the maximum odds of 1:1750.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: By entering, entrants accept and agree to the Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. Winner will be notified by telephone and by certified letter from the Sarasota Opera Association, Inc. and will be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release and a publicity release, where legal, within 7 days of notification. In the event of non-compliance with requirements, or if prize notification is returned as undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner selected. By accepting the prize, except where prohibited by law, winner agrees to the use of his or her name and/or photograph for advertising/publicity purposes without further compensation or notice. By participating, entrant agrees to release and hold harmless the Sarasota Opera Association, Inc. and their respective parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, and the directors, officers, agents and employees of any such entity (collectively, the “released parties”) from any and all liability arising from participating in the drawing and/or acceptance, possession or use/misuse of prize, regardless of whether such claims are founded in whole or part upon alleged negligence, gross negligence or willful misconduct of any of the released parties, and including, without limitation, liability for any personal injury, damage or loss. The Sponsor reserves the right, at their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds, in its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the drawing; to be in violation of the Official Rules, or to be acting in a disruptive manner, or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any activities intended to disrupt or interfere with the proper play of the drawing or defraud the Sponsor in any way will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The drawing is subject to all applicable laws of the United States and is void where prohibited. ANY CLAIMS OR CONTROVERSIES RELATING TO OR ARISING FROM THIS SWEEPSTAKES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF Florida WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF AND SHALL BE BROUGHT IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN Sarasota County, Florida. EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO THAT VENUE AND JURISDICTION AND THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS AND WAIVES ANY AND ALL OBJECTIONS TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN THOSE COURTS. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: The Sponsor is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, including, without limitation, that which is caused by web site users, tampering, hacking, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the drawing or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of entries in the drawing. The Sponsor assumes no responsibilities for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, or defection, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or processing the drawing entries. The Sponsor is not responsible for user cheating or fraud by any entrants. If, for any reason, the drawing is not capable of running as planned, including, without limitation, unauthorized
intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of The Sponsor which, in The Sponsor’ sole discretion could corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the drawing, The Sponsor may, in their sole discretion, cancel the drawing and return/refund all entries or select the winner in a random drawing comprised of all eligible entries received prior to (and/or after, if appropriate) the action taken by The Sponsor.
SPONSOR: Sweepstakes drawing sponsored by the Sarasota Opera Association, Inc. 61 N. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota, FL 34236.
MISCELLANEOUS: Sarasota Opera Association, Inc. is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt corporation registered in the State of Florida. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CUSTOMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (1-800 435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. OUR FLORIDA REGISTRATION NUMBER IS CH429