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The 2026 Wisconsin Center District Gala Giveaway Contest<\/h2><\/div>
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NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT IS NECESSARY TO ENTER. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Thank you for your interest in the Wisconsin Center District\u2019s Gala Giveaway. Applications for the 2026 contest are now closed. <\/strong><\/em>We invite you to check back in early 2027 for information about the next application cycle and upcoming opportunities to participate.<\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_tta_accordion active_section=”0″ collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”1. Eligibility” tab_id=”1766003954724-e0114f53-6860″][vc_column_text css=””]The 2026 Wisconsin Center District Gala Giveaway Contest (the \u201cContest\u201d) is open only to any 501(c)(3) Organization registered in Wisconsin that plans to host an annual fundraising gala in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2027 and has not yet entered into an agreement for a Wisconsin Center District venue for its annual fundraising gala in 2027 or thereafter (\u201cOrganization\u201d). Void where prohibited. Employees and directors of Wisconsin Center District (\u201cSponsor\u201d or \u201cWCD\u201d) located at 400 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53203-2104 (the \u201cContest Address\u201d) and its subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and advertising or promotional agencies or individuals involved with the administration, design, production or execution of the Contest and the immediate family and household members of such individuals, are not eligible to enter or win. \u201cImmediate family members\u201d shall mean parents, stepparents, children, stepchildren, siblings, stepsiblings or spouses, regardless of where they live. \u201cHousehold members\u201d shall mean people who share the same residence at least three months a year, whether related or not.<\/span><\/p>\n

In order to enter the Contest or receive the prize, organizations and their representatives must fully comply with the Official Rules. By participating in the Contest, organizations fully and unconditionally accept and agree to be bound by these Official Rules, and they represent and warrant that the organization meets the eligibility requirements set forth herein. In addition, Entrants agree to accept the decisions of Sponsor as final and binding as it relates to the Contest. By participating in the contest, organizations agree that the Sponsor shall retain full authority, in its sole discretion, to interpret and administer these Official Rules, and they agree to be bound by all decisions and interpretations made in good faith by Sponsor, or its designee.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”2. Timing” tab_id=”1766003954745-ec9e09a2-f98c”][vc_column_text css=””]Contest begins January 21, 2026 at 12:00 a.m. Central Time and ends on March 1, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Central Time (\u201cContest Entry Period\u201d). Sponsor\u2019s designated computer is the official timekeeper for this Contest.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”3. How to Enter” tab_id=”1766004185355-ea8296fe-5d0c”][vc_column_text css=””]During the Contest Entry Period, an Organization\u2019s designated representative (sometimes referred to as an \u201cEntrant\u201d and together with the \u201cOrganization\u201d as \u201cyou\u201d) can enter on behalf of the Organization as follows (the \u201cSubmission\u201d):<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Visit https:\/\/www.GalaGiveaway.com (the \u201cSite\u201d) and review the Official Rules.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Fully Complete the Contest entry form accessible via the Site and submit the Organization\u2019s most recent Form 990, as instructed on the Site.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Entrants may be asked to answer several optional questions on behalf of the Organization (in addition to providing the Submission); however, whether or not these optional questions are answered will not impact eligibility for Entry in the Contest.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Submit a written narrative describing the core values and mission of the Organization at which the Entrant is employed or is a volunteer authorized by the Organization to enter the Contest and (i) information about the Organization including mission and vision statement as well as a description of how the Organization works strengthen the community they serve, (ii) the Organization\u2019s history with executing prior annual galas and a listing of other annual fundraising activities, (iii) specifically whether the Organization achieved its fundraising goals, (iv) how receiving the Prize in this Contest would positively impact the Organization financially, (v) a listing of the Organization\u2019s social channels along with engagement metrics, (vi) an accounting of other marketing and communications outlets used to promote fundraising events, and (viii) any additional statements to Sponsor regarding Organization\u2019s ability to execute a successful fundraising event, if selected (all elements taken together referred to as the \u201cNarrative\u201d). Exact response questions will be included in the Narrative Submission form. The Narrative maybe accompanied by photos or other support (e.g., testimonials, press coverage, screen shots) not to exceed a total of 10 MBs supporting the Narrative. The Narrative and any submitted photos or other information provided by Entrant are referred to as the \u201cSubmission\u201d and comprise an \u201cEntry\u201d in the Contest.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Limit one (1) Entry per Organization during the Contest Entry Period. In the instance that multiple Entries are provided by an Organization, only the submission made by the most senior officer at the Organization will be considered.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Once an Entry is submitted, the Entry is final and may not be modified by Entrant. All entries will become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned, and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the status of any Entry. Entrants may only use one email address to enter the Contest. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected entries all of which will be ineligible to win a prize. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be returned or cancelled. Sponsor may, at its election, post Submissions that appear to be compliant with the Official Rules on the Site or elsewhere, with or without attribution.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”4. Submission Requirements” tab_id=”1766004305415-1bffec45-2339″][vc_column_text css=””]4. Submission Requirements<\/strong><\/span>
    \nThe Submission must comply with the following requirements:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    • (i) if the Submission features any person other than Entrant, the Entrant must have obtained a sub-licensable publicity release from such individuals and any other necessary consents or releases for use of such individual\u2019s image or likeness, including the consents of the parent\/legal guardian of any minors, in the Submission to be submitted as part of the Contest;<\/span><\/li>\n
    • (ii) other than Sponsor, its products, brands and\/or logos, or products, brands or logos owned solely by the Entrant, the Submission may not show, contain, mention, depict, refer or otherwise allude to the name, logo, product, or copyrightable work of any third party, unless the Entrant has obtained written approval from such third party to use, and sub-license the use, of such name, logo or product in the Submission to be submitted as part of the Contest;<\/span><\/li>\n
    • (iii) the Submission must be Entrant\u2019s own original work, must not have been copies or plagiarized, and must not infringe the copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other personal or proprietary rights of any person (whether living or deceased) or entity;<\/span><\/li>\n
    • (iv) the Submission may not contain, mention, refer or otherwise allude to any material that is violent, lewd, obscene, sexually explicit, pornographic, disparaging, defamatory, libelous, racially or morally offensive, or otherwise contain inappropriate content or objectionable material, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion;<\/span><\/li>\n
    • (v) the Submission cannot promote alcohol, illegal drugs, or tobacco, firearms\/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), any third-party product or service or otherwise contain commercial messages or endorsements regarding third party products or services, any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, any activities that appear to result in any injury or bodily harm or any specific political agenda or message, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion;<\/span><\/li>\n
    • (vi) the Submission cannot in any manner defame, misrepresent, contain disparaging remarks or reflect negatively about Sponsor, its products, or other people, products or companies or their products, or in any way reflect negatively upon such parties or explicitly or implicitly communicate messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and\/or goodwill with which Sponsor wishes to be associated, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion;<\/span><\/li>\n
    • (vii) the Submission cannot contain any personal identification of any person except for the Entrant, such as personal names, email addresses or street addresses;<\/span><\/li>\n
    • (viii) the Submission cannot itself be in violation of any law; and<\/span><\/li>\n
    • (ix) the Submission must otherwise be in compliance with these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any Submission that Sponsor believes, in its sole discretion, does not comply with or is in violation of these Official Rules or that otherwise contains prohibited or inappropriate content.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”5. Grant of Rights” tab_id=”1766004453619-8be15d5d-f1cc”][vc_column_text css=””]Entering this Contest constitutes your full agreement to give Sponsor a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, assignable, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, create derivative works from, and display the Submission in whole or in part, on a worldwide basis, and to incorporate it into other works, in any form, media or technology now known or later developed, and for promotional or marketing purposes or using it in connection with Sponsor\u2019s social media accounts. You also grant a waiver and full release relating to the Submission, including without limitation waiving your rights of publicity or privacy.<\/span><\/p>\n

      If requested, you hereby agree to sign any documents that may be required for Sponsor or its designees to make use of the Submission and all components thereof. By entering, you warrant and represent that you are the sole and exclusive owner of the Submission and all components thereof, and that the same will not infringe on any rights of any third parties, and you further agree that your Submission and all components thereof conforms to these Official Rules. Entrants acknowledge and agree that Sponsor has the right to edit, adapt, modify, reproduce, promote, and otherwise use or not use (or remove) any Submission and Entry in any way it sees fit without notification or further consent or payment of any kind.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”6. Representations and Warranties or Indemnification” tab_id=”1766004493276-7bb2f71a-c452″][vc_column_text css=””]Each person who enters a Submission represents and warrants as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n

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      • (i) Entrant has obtained any and all necessary permissions required to submit the Submission and for Sponsor\u2019s right to use the Submission for any purpose;<\/span><\/li>\n
      • (ii) the Submission is owned by Entrant and has not been previously published, distributed, or otherwise exploited;<\/span><\/li>\n
      • (iii) the Submission is wholly original by Entrant and, as of the date of submission, the Submission is not the subject of any actual or threatened litigation or claim;<\/span><\/li>\n
      • (iv) the Submission does not and will not violate or infringe upon the intellectual property rights or other rights of any other person or entity, including, but not limited to, rights of privacy and publicity;<\/span><\/li>\n
      • (v) the Submission does not and will not violate any applicable laws, and is not and will not be considered defamatory or libelous; and<\/span><\/li>\n
      • (vi) Entrant agrees to waive any rights you may have to any Submission submitted, including any and all moral rights that exist in the Submission and any derivative works made therefrom. Each Entrant hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Sponsor and its subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors harmless from and against any and all third-party claims, actions or proceedings of any kind and from any and all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses relating to or arising out of any breach or alleged breach of any of the warranties, representations or agreements of Entrant hereunder.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”7. Winner Determination” tab_id=”1766004582198-5dd9590a-e400″][vc_column_text css=””]After the end of the Contest Entry Period, on or about March 1, 2026, a panel of qualified judges comprised of representatives from Sponsor (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) will independently review and score the Submission and then select the Submission with the highest combined score to receive the Prize, based on the following criteria (the \u201cWinner\u201d):<\/span><\/p>\n

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        • Organization mission and vision statement, along with how the Organization works to strengthen the community the Organization serves (20%)<\/span><\/li>\n
        • The Organization\u2019s history with executing prior annual galas and a listing of other annual fundraising activities (10%)<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Specifically, whether the Organization held an annual gala in 2024 or 2025, and whether Organization achieved its fundraising goals (10%)<\/span><\/li>\n
        • How receiving the Prize in this Contest would positively impact the Organization financially (15%)<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Organization\u2019s social channels and relevant engagement metrics (10%)<\/span><\/li>\n
        • An accounting of other marketing and communications outlets used to promote fundraising events (10%)<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Any additional statements to Sponsor regarding Organization\u2019s ability to execute a successful fundraising event, if selected (25%)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          These criteria are referred to as the \u201cJudging Criteria.\u201d In the event that there is a tie among the highest scoring Entries after such judging that would impact the determination of a potential Winner, such tied Entries will be re-judged based solely on criteria numbers 1 and 7, above.<\/span><\/p>\n

          The name of the Winner will be posted at the Site on or about April 9, 2026.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”8. Winner Notification” tab_id=”1766004627939-3026a9e7-6595″][vc_column_text css=””]POTENTIAL WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY PHONE AND\/OR EMAIL AND WILL BE REQUIRED TO RESPOND WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS OF INITIAL NOTIFICATION and will be required to complete, sign, and return to Sponsor an affidavit of eligibility and liability\/publicity release and affirmation of assignment of rights within seven (7) days of receipt of such documents from Sponsor before accepting the prize. Failure by Entrant to respond to the initial verification within seven (7) days of initial notification or failure to return the documents prior to the deadline may result in disqualification, any prize won may be forfeited. In the event a potential Winner is deemed ineligible or is unable to claim the prize as specified, the next highest scoring entry will be contacted. Potential Winner must follow the initial prize claim instructions and any subsequent claim instructions, or the prize will be forfeited in its entirety. Sponsor shall have no liability for a Winner\u2019s failure to receive notices due to Winners\u2019 spam, junk e-mail, voicemail malfunction or other security settings or for Winners\u2019 provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”9. Verification of Potential Winners” tab_id=”1766004658062-f4a6b224-acf6″][vc_column_text css=””]In the event a potential Winner<\/span><\/p>\n

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          • (i) cannot be reached for whatever reason or the potential Winner notification or prize is returned as undeliverable;<\/span><\/li>\n
          • (ii) declines or cannot accept, receive or use the prize for any reason;<\/span><\/li>\n
          • (iii) is found to be ineligible to enter the Contest or receive the prize, or<\/span><\/li>\n
          • (iv) cannot or does not comply with the Official Rules, an alternate potential Winner may be selected at Sponsor\u2019s sole discretion from among the other eligible entries received.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Sponsor reserves the right to request additional documentation from any Entrant it reasonably believes is necessary to validate any Submission or to award any prize.<\/span><\/p>\n

            An Organization is not deemed a Winner of any prize unless and until the<\/span><\/p>\n