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Huntersville Weekly Town Tree Lighting Giveaway

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

Draft — not yet final. Before this page goes live, fill in the mailing-address placeholder, have Compass compliance review it, and confirm Corkscrew’s written approval to be named and to honor a $100 gift card. This is not legal advice. Nothing here is attested for Mike Hege.

Placeholders and open items

  1. Sponsor mailing address, marked as [INSERT OFFICE MAILING ADDRESS BEFORE PUBLICATION].
  2. Written confirmation from Corkscrew Wine Shoppe & Bar that the business may be named and that a $100 gift card will be provided or honored.
  3. Compass compliance review, including whether a wine-shop gift card should require entrants to be 21+. This draft keeps the existing 18+ standard pending that review. [COMPLIANCE REVIEW: 18+ vs 21+].
  4. Confirm the entry deadline and drawing date. This draft uses Sunday, December 6, 2026, 11:59:59 p.m. ET, and a drawing on Wednesday, December 9, 2026.
  5. Town of Huntersville approval to display sponsor signage and to run this giveaway on event grounds at Veterans Park.
  1. Sponsor. The Huntersville Weekly Town Tree Lighting Giveaway (the “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by Mike Hege, a real estate broker affiliated with Compass | Pridemore Properties (the “Sponsor”). The prize is a gift card to Corkscrew Wine Shoppe & Bar, 111 Gilead Road, Suite B1, Holbrook Town Center, Huntersville, NC 28078 (the “Prize Provider”). The Prize Provider is a prize provider only, unless this page expressly identifies it as a co-sponsor, and is not a co-sponsor unless so identified. Sponsor contact for these Official Rules: Mike Hege, Compass | Pridemore Properties, [INSERT OFFICE MAILING ADDRESS BEFORE PUBLICATION], and via the contact form or reply-to address at huntersvilleweekly.com.
  2. Eligibility. The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the State of North Carolina who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry (the “Eligible Entrants”). [COMPLIANCE REVIEW: confirm whether a wine-shop gift card requires 21+.] Employees, officers, and independent contractors of Sponsor, Compass, Pridemore Properties, the Prize Provider, and each of their parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies, as well as each such person’s immediate family members (spouse, parents, children, siblings, and their respective spouses) and persons living in the same household, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter or win. Void outside North Carolina and where prohibited or restricted by law. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.
  3. Sweepstakes period. The Entry Period begins when the entry page at https://win.huntersvilleweekly.com is first published and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday, December 6, 2026, unless a shorter window is stated on that page. Entries received after the Entry Period ends are void.
  4. How to enter — no purchase necessary. There is no fee, subscription, or purchase required to enter. Limit one (1) entry per person, regardless of method. Additional entries are void. You may enter by any one of the following free methods:

    a. Online entry (optional, free). During the Entry Period, visit https://win.huntersvilleweekly.com and complete the form with your name and email address. Phone number and city or ZIP are optional. A subscription to Huntersville Weekly is free, is not required to enter or win, and will not increase your chances of winning. Leave the newsletter box unchecked if you do not want the newsletter.

    b. Free mail-in alternate method of entry. Hand-print your first name, last name, mailing address, city, state, ZIP, email address, telephone number, and the words “Huntersville Weekly Town Tree Lighting Giveaway” on a 3-by-5-inch card, and mail it in a standard envelope with first-class postage to: Huntersville Weekly Town Tree Lighting Giveaway, c/o Mike Hege, Compass | Pridemore Properties, [INSERT OFFICE MAILING ADDRESS BEFORE PUBLICATION]. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by Sunday, December 6, 2026, and received within seven (7) days after the Entry Period ends. Photocopies, mechanical reproductions, and incomplete or illegible entries are void. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, or postage-due mail. Proof of mailing is not proof of receipt.

    c. In-person free entry, when offered. At the Town of Huntersville Tree Lighting on Friday, December 4, 2026, at Veterans Park, 201 Huntersville-Concord Road, Huntersville, NC, if Sponsor staffs a table, you may complete a paper entry card or scan the QR code and complete the online form. No purchase, donation, or newsletter signup is required at the table. Do not leave entry cards or signs off the event grounds; the Town of Huntersville restricts off-premise signs.

  5. Winner selection and odds. On or about Wednesday, December 9, 2026, Sponsor will select one (1) potential winner in a random drawing from all eligible entries received during the Entry Period. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
  6. Prize and approximate retail value. One (1) prize will be awarded: a one-hundred-dollar ($100.00) gift card to Corkscrew Wine Shoppe & Bar, 111 Gilead Road, Suite B1, Holbrook Town Center, Huntersville, NC 28078. Approximate retail value (ARV): $100.00. Prize is non-transferable and no substitution or cash alternative will be offered, except that Sponsor may substitute a prize of equal or greater ARV if the advertised prize becomes unavailable. Winner is responsible for any federal, state, or local taxes, and for any costs of using the prize that are not expressly included. A gift card is subject to the issuer’s terms.
  7. Winner notification and verification. Sponsor will notify the potential winner by email (and by phone or mail if a number or address was provided) within five (5) business days of the drawing. The potential winner must reply within seven (7) days of the first notification and may be asked to complete an affidavit of eligibility, a publicity release (where lawful), and a prize release. If the potential winner does not respond in time, is found ineligible, or cannot accept the prize, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected from the remaining eligible entries, at Sponsor’s discretion. Allow up to 30 days after verification for the prize to be awarded.
  8. Publicity. Except where prohibited, acceptance of a prize constitutes the winner’s consent for Sponsor to use the winner’s first name, last initial, city, and prize information in Huntersville Weekly, on huntersvilleweekly.com, on win.huntersvilleweekly.com, and on Sponsor’s social channels, without further compensation. A winner list (first name, last initial, and city) will be provided upon request to the Sponsor address above for 90 days after the drawing.
  9. General conditions. By entering, you agree to these Official Rules and to Sponsor’s decisions, which are final on all matters of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entry that is incomplete or that Sponsor reasonably believes was submitted through automated, bulk, or fraudulent means, and to cancel, suspend, or modify the Sweepstakes if fraud, technical failure, or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control corrupts the administration of the Sweepstakes, provided that a random drawing will still be held from eligible entries received if it is lawful to do so. Entering the Sweepstakes is not a real-estate solicitation and does not create a client relationship with Sponsor, Compass, or Pridemore Properties.
  10. Release and limitation of liability. By entering, you release and hold harmless Sponsor, Compass, Pridemore Properties, the Prize Provider, and each of their officers, employees, and agents from any claim or damage arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes or use of a prize, to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor is not responsible for typographical errors in these Official Rules or in Sweepstakes materials, or for late, lost, incomplete, or misdirected entries, or for any failure of email, postal, or internet service.
  11. Privacy. Information collected in connection with the Sweepstakes will be used to administer the Sweepstakes and to contact the winner. It will not be sold. Newsletter delivery, if you opt in, is separate and can be cancelled at any time. See the privacy practices described at huntersvilleweekly.com.
  12. Disputes. Except where prohibited, all disputes arising out of this Sweepstakes or these Official Rules are governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, and may be brought only in a state or federal court in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
  13. Official Rules. These Official Rules will be posted at https://win.huntersvilleweekly.com/rules for the duration of the Entry Period and for at least 90 days after the drawing. Sponsor may update these Official Rules; the version posted at the start of the Entry Period controls.

Last updated: November 15, 2026 (America/New_York). Draft, pending mailing address, Corkscrew written approval, Compass compliance review (including 18+ vs 21+), town signage approval, and confirmation of the deadline and drawing date.