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Win a hot air balloon ride

Win a hot air balloon ride from Midwest Electric!

 

Midwest Electric is committed to the communities we serve. That's why we sponsor various local events, including the upcoming 50th Anniversary Wapakoneta Celebration Festival of Apollo 11's Mission to the Moon. These 10 days of celebration (July 12-21) include a downtown parade, 60s Day at Wapakoneta Water Park, Aeronca flights at Neil Armstrong Airport, Miss Summer Moon Pageant, a vintage car show, fishing derby, Run to the Moon 5K, river boating, street markets, and MUCH MORE!

See the full schedule of events here or call 419-738-2911 for event details.

 

During the balloon rally July 12-13, we're bringing the Touchstone Energy Hot Air Balloon and giving one lucky member the FREE ride of a lifetime. Interested?
 

Key Information to Be Aware Of:

  • Entrants must be a current Midwest Electric member and be at least 18 years of age. Height and weight restrictions apply.
  • Riders will be required to climb in and out of a tall basket, to stand during the entire flight, and to crawl out of the basket at the end of the flight, so please consider any health or physical limitations before entering the contest. 
  • Maximum of one entry per person.
  • Balloon rides are not guaranteed and will be flown weather permitting. Exact day and time of the winning flight will be determined by Midwest Electric. The length of the flight and ability to launch will be determined by the balloon pilot.
  • Winner will be contacted using the information provided.
  • Winners grant Midwest Electric permission to use their name, location, and photographic images for promotional purposes.
Click here to enter the drawing for a FREE hot air balloon ride!
Official Rules, Terms, and Conditions

Midwest Electric Touchstone Energy Hot Air Balloon Ride Giveaway Rules:

 

  1. NAME OF SPONSOR
    Midwest Electric (Hereinafter collectively referred to as "Sponsor").

    II. ELIGIBILITY
    Sweepstakes is open only to members of Midwest Electric and entrants must be at least 18 years old. Employees/Trustees of Sponsor, and anyone involved in this Sweepstakes' production, development or handling, and immediate families/household members of anyone so employed are not eligible.

"Immediate family members" shall mean parents, stepparents, children, stepchildren, siblings, stepsiblings, or spouses. "Household members" shall mean people who share the same residence at least three months a year.

By entering, participants agree to release, discharge and hold harmless the Sponsor, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives from any and all claims, liabilities and damages arising from or relating to an entrant's participation in the Sweepstakes and/or acceptance or use of any prize including without limitation (i) any condition caused by events beyond Sponsors' control that may cause the Sweepstakes to be disrupted or corrupted and (ii) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes.

By entering this Sweepstakes, you grant permission to Midwest Electric to use your name, photograph, likeness, voice, prize information and/or biographical information (city and state only) for programming, publicity and promotional purposes without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. Void where prohibited. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. All submissions become the sole property of the Sponsor of this promotion, and will not be acknowledged. Participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules.



III. HOW TO ENTER
No Purchase Necessary.

To enter, click on the hot air balloon link at
www.midwestrec.com's
 home page. The link will take entrants directly to the sweepstakes page where they can register by entering the required information. You may enter to win once.

IV. SWEEPSTAKES COMMENCEMENT DATE AND DEADLINE FOR ENTRY
The Sweepstakes begins at 12 am EST on June 1, 2019, and ends 11:59 am EST on June 28, 2019.

V. HOW AND WHEN WINNER WILL BE SELECTED AND NOTIFIED
1 winner will be randomly selected through the sweepstake period. A name will be drawn.

Winner will be notified by e-mail, and/or phone. Winner must respond to Sponsor within 48 hours of being notified or the prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate winner, time permitting. If for any reason, prize is not claimed or winner is disqualified, prize will be awarded to an alternate winner, time permitting, selected at random from remaining valid, eligible entries timely submitted. If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, Midwest Electric reserves the right at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, and/or suspend the Sweepstakes and to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process.

VI. PRIZE(S)
(1) Winner will receive a ride along with pilot and (1) guest in hot air balloon for a ride.  Prize does not include taxes, gratuities, parking, food, or beverages.



Odds of winning depend on the number of valid entries received. No substitution or transfer of prize except with Sponsors' permission or where required by law. If for any reason announced prize becomes unavailable, Sponsor may award a substitute prize of equal or greater value.

All expenses not specifically provided for herein are the winner's sole responsibility. Some restrictions may apply.

Portions of Prize are subject to availability. Sponsor is not responsible for cancellation or preemption of show/concert/event or for other circumstances that make it impractical or impossible to fulfill these elements of the prize. Certain elements of the prize have no approximate retail value, and if it becomes impractical or impossible to fulfill those elements, Sponsor's only obligation will be to provide the remainder, if any, of prize.

Winners are not entitled to exchange or transfer prizes or to obtain cash or other substitutes, but Sponsor in its sole discretion may substitute prizes of equal or greater value.

VII. RELEASES
By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these official rules and the decisions of the Sponsor/Judges and the sweepstakes administrator, which shall be final in all respects.

By participating in this sweepstakes and accepting any prize that they may win, entrants agree to release Midwest Electric, and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees, as well as each of their respective successors, representatives and assigns (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any and all actions, claims, injury, loss or damage arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, from participation in this sweepstakes and/or acceptance or use of the prize.

Entrants authorize the Released Parties to use their name, voice, likeness, biographical data, city and state of residence and entry materials in programming or promotional material, worldwide in perpetuity, or on a winner's list, if applicable, without further compensation unless prohibited by law. Sponsor is not obligated to use any of the above mentioned information or materials, but may do so and may edit such information or materials, at Sponsor's sole discretion, without further obligation or compensation.

To claim prize: winner must provide proof of membership, age, identity and residency.

VIII. MISCELLANEOUS; WINNERS' LIST
Void where prohibited. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.

Sponsors reserve the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and to cancel, terminate, modify and/or suspend the contest in the event of tampering or other circumstances, including but not limited to acts of God or civil disturbance that render it impractical or impossible to complete or fulfill the contest as originally planned.

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