Ben’s Beginners Program

Eligibility : To be eligible to participate in the Program, a potential entrant (“Entrant”) must be: (i) above the age of majority in his/her state of residence; (ii) a parent or legal guardian of a child who is a student in Kindergarten through eighth grade at the time of entry (“Child”) and (iii) both Entrant and Entrant’s Child must be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, including the District of Columbia. Home schooled children in Kindergarten through eighth grade are also eligible to be selected for the Runner Up Prize, Finalist and/or Grand Prize.

Promotion Period :  Entries will be accepted between 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (“EDT”) on July 29, 2013 through 11:59 p.m. EDT on October 6, 2013 (“Entry Period”).

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Limit : EACH ENTRANT MAY ENTER UP TO FIVE (5) TIMES, BUT ONLY ONE ENTRY IS PERMITTED PER CHILD.

Prize (s) :

There will be four levels of prizes awarded in the Program: (1) School Participation Reward, (2) the Finalist Prize, (3) the Grand Prize and (4) the Runner Up Prize.

(1) School Participation Rewards

The School Participation Reward is an additional gift that Sponsor will award to the three (3) Schools that have the most participation in the Program (“Winning School(s)”). For the purposes of these Rules, the term “School Winner” shall mean the representative of the Winning School.

Each School Winner will be awarded, on behalf of his/her Winning School, with the School Participation Reward, which consists of (i) a check for $30,000 for their school for a cafeteria makeover, (ii) travel for one School Winner to and from, lodging, and an appearance on a shared segment of Rachael Ray to be filmed between the dates of October 21, 2013 – November 4, 2013, in New York and (iii) a check for $200 for spending money while School Winner is in New York. Specifically, the School Winner Prize will include the following:

A check for $30,000 for the winning school for a cafeteria makeover
Transportation to and from New York for one (1) School Winner, consisting of round-trip, coach-class air transportation for School Winner from a major commercial airport near School Winner’s home (as determined by the Sponsor) to a major commercial airport in New York departing between the dates of October 21, 2013 – November 4, 2013, and round-trip ground transportation between the airport and hotel in New York. If the School Winner resides within 250 miles of New York, New York, the Sponsor reserves the right to provide ground transportation in lieu of air transportation to the School Winner. Hotel lodging will consist of one (1) room at a hotel in New York, New York, or vicinity, as determined by the Sponsor, for up to two (2) nights.
A check for $200 made payable to the School Winner, to cover meals and incidentals while the School Winner is in New York.

Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of each School Participation Reward = $32,150.

(2) The Finalist Prizes

Each Finalist will be awarded with the Finalist Prize, which consists of (i) travel to and from, lodging, and an appearance on a shared segment of Rachael Ray to be filmed between the dates of November 11, 2013 – November 25, 2013, in New York and (ii) a check for $500 for spending money while Finalist is in New York. Specifically, the Finalist Prize will include the following:

Transportation for one child and two parents (if applicable) to and from New York, consisting of round-trip, coach-class air transportation for Finalist and two parents (if applicable) from a major commercial airport near Finalist’s home (as determined by the Sponsor) to a major commercial airport in New York departing between the dates of November 11, 2013 – November 25, 2013, and round-trip ground transportation between the airport and hotel in New York. If the Finalist resides within 250 miles of New York, New York, the Sponsor reserves the right to provide ground transportation in lieu of air transportation to the Finalist. Hotel lodging will consist of one (1) room with double occupancy for up to three (3) people at a hotel in New York, New York, or vicinity, as determined by the Sponsor, for up to two (2) nights.
A check for $500 made payable to the Parent, to cover meals and incidentals while the Finalist is in New York.
Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of each Finalist Prize = $4,200.

(3) Grand Prize

The Grand Prize Winner will receive (i) travel to and from, lodging, and a segment on Rachael Ray to be filmed between the dates of January 6, 2014 – January 20, 2014, in New York, (ii) a check for $500 for spending money while Grand Prize Winner is in New York (iii) a check for $15,000 and (iv) his or her school will be awarded a cafeteria makeover valued at $30,000. Specifically, the Grand Prize will include the following:

Transportation to and from New York, consisting of round-trip, coach-class air transportation for the Grand Prize Winner and two parents (if applicable) from a major commercial airport near the Grand Prize Winner’s home (as determined by the Sponsor) to a major commercial airport in New York departing between the dates of January 6, 2014 – January 20, 2014 and round-trip ground transportation between the airport and the hotel in New York. If the Grand Prize Winner resides within 250 miles of New York, New York, the Sponsor reserves the right to provide ground transportation in lieu of air transportation to the Grand Prize Winner. Hotel lodging will consist of one (1) room with double occupancy for up to three (3) people at a hotel in New York, New York, or vicinity, as determined by the Sponsor, for up to two (2) nights.
A check for $500 made payable to the Parent, to cover meals and incidentals while Finalist is in New York.
A check for $15,000 made payable to the Parent.
A check made out to the Child’s school to be used toward a cafeteria “makeover,” including cafeteria supplies, cafeteria payroll, remodeling, POS systems, cafeteria décor such as tables, chairs, new lighting, new paint, and new equipment, valued at no more than $30,000. The funds will be used at the school’s discretion and not monitored by the Sponsor. In the event the Child is homeschooled as of the date of entry into the Program, the Sponsor will award the $30,000 school cafeteria makeover to a school in the Child’s region (as determined by Sponsor) that is underprivileged, as determined by the U.S. Department of Education’s Title I funding program.
ARV of Grand Prize = $49,200.

(4) Runner Up Prize

Each Runner Up Prize Winner will receive (i) a check for $5,000 and (ii) his or her school will be awarded a cafeteria makeover valued at $10,000. Specifically, the Runner Up Prize will include the following:

A check for $5,000 made payable to the Parent
A check made out to the Child’s school to be used toward a cafeteria “makeover,” including cafeteria supplies, cafeteria payroll, remodeling, POS systems, cafeteria décor such as tables, chairs, new lighting, new paint, and new equipment, valued at no more than $10,000. The funds will be used at the school’s discretion and not monitored by the Sponsor. In the event the Child is home schooled as of the date of entry into the Program, the Sponsor will award the $10,000 school cafeteria makeover to a school in the Child’s region (as determined by Sponsor) that is underprivileged, as determined by the U.S. Department of Education’s Title I funding program.

ARV of Runner Up Prize = $15,000.

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