{"id":104186,"date":"2020-11-30T23:22:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T04:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=104186"},"modified":"2020-11-30T23:22:46","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T04:22:46","slug":"univest-hosts-annual-5000-caring-for-community-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=104186","title":{"rendered":"UNIVEST HOSTS ANNUAL $5,000 CARING FOR COMMUNITY GIVEAWAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 30, 2020<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Univest Financial is hosting\u00a0its ninth\u00a0annual\u00a0<em>Caring for Community Giveaway*\u00a0<\/em>which will award a $5,000 donation to a local, nonprofit organization.\u00a0Univest is asking the public to help\u00a0determine which local nonprofit deserves financial support.<\/p>\n<p>How the giveaway works:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Individuals may nominate a local, nonprofit organization\u00a0by:\n<ul>\n<li>Submitting the name of the nonprofit in the comment section of the post promoting the Caring for Community Giveaway on Univest\u2019s Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn.<\/li>\n<li>Tweeting the name of a nonprofit to @UnivestCorp using #CaringForCommunity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Each comment or Tweet counts as one entry. An individual may submit one entry per day, per voting method.<\/li>\n<li>The winning nonprofit will be randomly selected from all entries.<\/li>\n<li>Entries for the giveaway will be accepted from\u00a0Tuesday, December 1, 2020 through\u00a0Thursday, December 31, 2020. To be eligible, the nonprofit organization must be registered as a 501(c)(3) and must operate within Univest\u2019s service area.\u00a0Complete rules listed at:<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.univest.net\/caringforcommunity\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.univest.net\/caringforcommunity&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1606878766717000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFHXJHgk1eKC6WBYUI8eNiyoAfw7A\">www.univest.net\/caringforcommunity<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Previous winners of the\u00a0<em>Caring for Community Giveaway<\/em> were Kisses for Kyle Foundation, Quakertown Community Outreach, Logan\u2019s Heroes Animal Rescue,\u00a0Hope Against Heroin, St. Isidore School, the Granny Project, Vets for Vets and Bucks County SPCA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*\u00a0OFFICIAL\u00a0CARING FOR COMMUNITY GIVEAWAY\u00a0SWEEPSTAKES RULES (the \u201cRules\u201d):<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eligibility and Sponsor<\/strong>.\u00a0 NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.\u00a0 Void where prohibited and subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Entries in the\u00a0<em>Caring for Community Giveaway<\/em>\u00a0(the \u201cSweepstakes\u201d) sponsored by Univest Financial Corporation (\u201cUnivest\u201d) may be submitted by any legal resident of the United States\u00a0who is the age of majority as of date of entry. In order to be eligible, a nominated charity: (a) must have received a determination from the Internal Revenue Service that such charity qualifies as a non-profit entity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; (b) must operate within Univest\u2019s service area defined as: the Pennsylvania counties of Berks, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton Philadelphia and York and the New Jersey counties of Atlantic, Burlington, Camden and Cape May; and (c) cannot have been the winner of a prior Caring for Community or similar contest or sweepstakes sponsored by Univest.\u00a0The Sweepstakes sponsor (the \u201cSponsor\u201d) is Univest Financial Corporation, 14 North Main Street, Souderton, Pennsylvania 18964.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Timing and Entries<\/strong>.\u00a0 The Sweepstakes runs from 12:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 through 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, December 31, 2020. Participants may submit nominations by visiting the Univest Facebook page at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UnivestFinancial\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UnivestFinancial&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1606878766717000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGQjhu_9T1geM5I106aNKoAATsvzg\">www.facebook.com\/UnivestFinancial<\/a>\u00a0and submitting the name of an eligible charity in the comment section of the post promoting the Sweepstakes, or by visiting the Univest Instagram account @univest_financial and submitting the name of an eligible charity in the comment section of the post promoting the Sweepstakes, or by visiting the Univest LinkedIn page at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/univest\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/univest&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1606878766717000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGOxbUU70-ABAhf82z2c2Q2iV8dOA\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/univest<\/a>\u00a0and submitting the name of an eligible charity in the comment section of the post promoting the Sweepstakes, or by tweeting the name of an eligible charity to @UnivestCorp using #CaringForCommunity. Only one entry may be submitted by each participant per day, per voting method. If a participant submits an ineligible entry, such ineligible entry will constitute that participant\u2019s limit of one entry per day per the method submitted, and that participant will not be able to submit another entry in the sweepstakes using that method until the next day. If a participant initially submits an eligible entry, every entry thereafter during the same day using the same method will be disqualified. One winning charity will be selected by Univest randomly on Monday, January 4, 2021 out of all eligible entries collectively received on the Univest Facebook page, the Univest Instagram account, the Univest LinkedIn page and the Univest Twitter profile (the \u201cWinner\u201d).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Prize and Odds of Winning<\/strong>.\u00a0 The Winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize\u00a0(the \u201cPrize\u201d).\u00a0Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received on the Univest Facebook page, the Univest Instagram account, and the Univest Twitter profile. The Winner will be contacted via phone. In the event that a Winner cannot be reached and\/or does not respond to Univest by 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, January 8, 2021, it shall be deemed to have forfeited the Prize and another Winner will be selected at random\u00a0from all other eligible entries received. Univest is not responsible for the charity\u2019s availability or non-responsiveness. Univest reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any charity if it determines that awarding the Prize to such charity might reflect negatively on Univest\u2019s image and\/or reputation. Univest reserves the right to modify, suspend or cancel the Sweepstakes at any time. The decisions of the Sponsor shall be final and binding with respect to all matters related to this Sweepstakes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Limitations<\/strong>.\u00a0 None of Univest, its subsidiaries or affiliates, nor any of \u00a0their \u00a0officers, \u00a0directors, shareholders, \u00a0employees, agents or representatives (individually and collectively,\u00a0<strong>\u201cReleasees\u201d<\/strong>) are responsible for: ineligible entries; entries that are altered, delayed, deleted, destroyed, forged, fraudulent, improperly accessed, inaccurate, incomplete, interrupted, irregular in any way, late, lost, misrouted, multiple, non-delivered, stolen, tampered with, unauthorized, unintelligible or otherwise not in compliance with these Rules; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, internet service provider, website or other connections; miscommunications; failed computer, telephone or cable transmissions, lines or technical failure; failed phone, computer hardware or software, failures, technical errors or difficulties; telephone transmissions; technical failures; unauthorized human intervention; garbled or jumbled transmissions; or other errors of any kind, whether due to electronic, human, mechanical, printing, production or technical errors or other causes; even if caused by the negligence of any of the Releasees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Conditions<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>By entering the S<\/strong><strong>weepstakes and\/or accepting\u00a0<\/strong><strong>the Prize<\/strong><strong>, a participant and\/or\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Winner<\/strong><strong>\u00a0agrees, represents and warrants that: (a) such participant and\/or\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Winner<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>has\u00a0<\/strong><strong>all rights, permissions and consents necessary to grant the rights to the Sponsor as expressed herein; (b) such participant and\/or\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Winner<\/strong><strong>\u00a0will abide by and be bound by the Rules, the Sponsor\u2019s and any applicable terms of use (\u201cTOU\u201d); (c)\u00a0<\/strong><strong>each entry<\/strong>\u00a0becomes solely the Sponsor\u2019s property and will not be acknowledged or returned;\u00a0<strong>(d)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>each of<strong>\u00a0such\u00a0<\/strong>participant and Winner releases, indemnifies and holds harmless the Releasees, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter from any and all liability for claims, injuries, losses or damages of any kind, resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the awarding, delivery, acceptance, use, misuse, possession, loss or misdirection of any Prize or participation in the Sweepstakes or any Sweepstakes-related activity;\u00a0<strong>(e)<\/strong>\u00a0the Prize is awarded \u201cAS IS\u201d and WITHOUT WARRANTY \u00a0OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, express or implied (including, without limitation, any implied warranty or condition of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose), and the Releasees do not make any representation, warranty or guarantee, express or implied, relating to the Sweepstakes or the Prize;\u00a0<strong>(f)<\/strong>\u00a0the acceptance of a Prize constitutes the grant to Sponsor and Sponsor\u2019s subsidiaries and affiliates of an unconditional right and permission to use Winner&#8217;s name, address, likeness, and Prize information and\/or statements (verbal and written) about the Sweepstakes for any publicity, advertising, promotional and other purposes throughout the universe in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity, without compensation, except where prohibited by law, and Winner hereby releases the Releasees from any claims or liability arising out of or with respect to such use;\u00a0<strong>(g)<\/strong>\u00a0in the event viruses, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, Acts of God, acts or regulations of any governmental or supra-national authority, war, national emergency, accident, fire, riot, strikes, lock-outs, industrial disputes, acts of terrorism or other matters beyond the Sponsor\u2019s reasonable control, corrupt, prevent or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Sweepstakes, so that it cannot be conducted as originally planned, except where prohibited by law, Sponsor has the right, in its sole discretion, to modify the Rules or to cancel, modify, terminate or suspend the Sweepstakes; and in such event, to select Winner by such method as Sponsor in its sole discretion shall consider equitable;\u00a0<strong>(h)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>the Releasees are not responsible for typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of the Sweepstakes, including but not limited to errors in the advertising, Rules and selection and announcement of the Winner and distribution of the Prize;\u00a0<strong>(i)<\/strong>\u00a0any portion of a Prize not accepted or used by a Winner will be forfeited;\u00a0<strong>(j)\u00a0<\/strong>the Releasees are not responsible for any inability of a Winner to accept or use a Prize (or any portion thereof) for any reason;\u00a0<strong>(k)<\/strong>\u00a0the Sponsor has the right, at any time and at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it suspects to be doing any of the following:\u00a0<strong>(i)<\/strong>\u00a0tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes;\u00a0<strong>(ii)<\/strong>\u00a0violating the Rules;\u00a0<strong>(iii)<\/strong>\u00a0violating the TOU, or other terms, conditions of use and\/or general rules or guidelines of any Sweepstakes property or service;\u00a0<strong>(iv)<\/strong>\u00a0acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person or\u00a0<strong>(v)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>for any other good cause as determined solely by the Sponsor;\u00a0<strong>(l)<\/strong>\u00a0all disputes, claims and causes of action at law or in equity (individually,\u00a0<strong>\u201cClaim\u201d<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>\u00a0arising out of or relating to the Sweepstakes, the meaning or interpretation of the Rules or any Prize awarded shall be resolved by applying the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to conflict of laws provisions therein, and shall be solely and exclusively brought in the state or federal courts within Montgomery County, Pennsylvania;\u00a0<strong>(m)\u00a0<\/strong>all Claims shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action;\u00a0<strong>(n)<\/strong>\u00a0all Claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event include attorneys\u2019 and legal fees, and under no circumstances will any Entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses and waives all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased;\u00a0<strong>(o)<\/strong>\u00a0Sponsor has the right to modify Prize award procedures at its sole discretion;\u00a0<strong>and (p)<\/strong>\u00a0the Prize cannot be sold or transferred. The award of the Prize is subject to the Winner\u2019s acknowledgment and agreement that it is bound by these Rules and evidence of Winner\u2019s status as a\u00a0non-profit entity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal revenue Code of 1986, as amended,\u00a0and the Winner and its representatives may also be subject to the execution and delivery of a publicity release in the form presented by Univest. The Sweepstakes is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Taxes.<\/strong>\u00a0 All taxes (including, without limitation, U.S. federal, state and local taxes (including, but not limited to income and withholding taxes) and sales taxes) on or connected with any Prize, and the reporting consequences thereof, and any other expenses not specifically included in the Prize description are the sole and exclusive responsibility of the Winner. All taxes are solely the responsibility of the Winner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Privacy<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0Information provided by you for the Sweepstakes is subject to Sponsor\u2019s privacy policy located at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.univest.net\/privacy-policy\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.univest.net\/privacy-policy&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1606878766717000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEdRD8XADuWItrealDObYPWixv5Uw\">www.univest.net\/privacy-policy<\/a>. Participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes consent to the transfer of personal information to the United States for purposes of administration of the Sweepstakes and for such other purposes as you may consent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rules and Winner Identification<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>For the identity of the Winner (after January 4, 2021) and\/or a copy of the Rules (before December 31, 2020), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Caring for Community Giveaway, Winner\/Rules, c\/o Univest Financial Corporation, 14 North Main Street, P.O. Box 197, Souderton, PA 18964. A copy of the Rules may also be obtained by printing this web page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Univest Financial Corporation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Univest Financial Corporation (UVSP), including its wholly-owned subsidiary Univest Bank and Trust Co., Member FDIC, has approximately $6.4 billion in assets and $3.8 billion in assets under management and supervision through its Wealth Management lines of business at September 30, 2020. Headquartered in Souderton, Pa. and founded in 1876, the Corporation and its subsidiaries provide a full range of financial solutions for individuals, businesses, municipalities and nonprofit organizations primarily in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Univest delivers these services through a network of more than 50 offices in southeastern Pennsylvania extending to the Lehigh Valley and Lancaster, as well as in New Jersey and Maryland and online at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.univest.net\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.univest.net&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1606878766717000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFDWiJ3u7DdS8_nSOZkHfGV-f7mNw\">www.univest.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nInformation and image provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nNicole Heverly<br \/>\nVice President and Director of Corporate Communications<br \/>\nUnivest Financial Corporation<br \/>\nUnivest Corporation<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.univest.net\/<br \/>\nFinancial Solutions for Life\u00ae<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; November 30, 2020\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Univest Financial is hosting\u00a0its ninth\u00a0annual\u00a0Caring for Community Giveaway*\u00a0which will award a $5,000 donation to a local, nonprofit organization.\u00a0Univest is asking the public to help\u00a0determine which local nonprofit &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=104186\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">UNIVEST HOSTS ANNUAL $5,000 CARING FOR COMMUNITY GIVEAWAY<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53310,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/univest-bank.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104186"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=104186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104186\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/53310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=104186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=104186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=104186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}