The Aldrich Experience Raffle
Rules & Regulations

The Aldrich Experience Raffle Rules and Regulations

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Tickets are non-transferable. At the time of purchase, the purchaser must give the name of the bearer who will be eligible for the prize. Winners (who need not be present at the drawing) will be contacted based on the name and contact information provided by the purchaser.

The raffles for the three Collections will be drawn on November 16, 2007, at 9 pm (Works on Paper); 9:10 pm (Photography); and 9:20 pm (Paintings) at The Aldrich. Each single raffle ticket will cost the purchaser $100. All ticket purchases must be made prior to 9 pm so that the stubs can be placed in the raffle drum in order to be eligible.

Only 1,000 tickets will sold for each Collection. When a raffle ticket order is placed, The Aldrich will record the purchaser's name and address and assign the purchaser a raffle ticket number for the specified Collection ("the ticket"). The Museum will hold the associated ticket stub and place it in the raffle drum. The purchaser will receive a letter from the Museum confirming the ticket purchase and enclosing the ticket(s). After November 12, purchasers will receive confirmation by email, if an email address has been provided, and the ticket(s) will be held at the Museum for the purchaser.

Winners are solely responsible for any withholding taxes related to raffle prizes. Pertinent IRS Rules may be found in IRS Notice 1340. The Aldrich will file a Form 1099 with the IRS to report the value of each prize won. Winners will also receive a copy of this form. Raffle ticket purchases are not tax-deductible.

Two successive alternative back-up winners will be drawn for each Collection, and the stubs held by The Aldrich, but not announced, in case initial prize winners do not claim their Collections by November 27, 2007, or are deemed, at the sole discretion of the Museum, to be ineligible.

Winners agree to the use of their names for publicity purposes by The Aldrich.

The Aldrich will arrange to deliver Collections to any winner within a 20-mile radius of the Museum at no charge. All other winners are responsible for the cost and arrangements for transportation of their Collections. The Museum will pack the work and can recommend fine art shippers. Once the work leaves the Museum, insurance is the responsibility of the winner. Winners cannot take their Collections with them on the night of the benefit.

Once Collections are awarded they become the possession and property of the winners, and may be retained or resold, donated, or traded without limitation. The raffle shall be construed and governed by the laws and regulations of the State of Connecticut. Any and all actions or claims in any way related to this raffle shall be filed in the courts of the State of Connecticut, Fairfield County. By purchasing a ticket, participants submit to the jurisdiction of the State of Connecticut on any and all actions or claims related to this raffle.

The Aldrich, any employees, officers, directors, agents, artists, shall not be liable for (1) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible or unintelligible RSVP forms; (2) returned notifications; (3) any condition caused by events beyond the control of The Aldrich that may cause the raffle to be disrupted; (4) any injuries, losses, damages of any kind caused by a prize or resulting from acceptance or possession of the prizes; or (5) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the raffle.

Raffle proceeds benefit The Aldrich's exhibitions and programs. The Museum is a nonprofit organization incorporated in Connecticut.

*Immediate family is defined to include life partners and/or those claimed on the employeeís tax return.