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MOCC WALK

General Rules and Regulations - "Mocc Walk"

These are the official contest rules and regulations for the Ontario Native Women’s Association’s (ONWA) "Mocc Walk" Contest. Entry in “the contest” constitutes acceptance of these rules and regulations (the “contest rules and regulations”), and entrants are bound by these contest rules and regulations.

Contest Name: Mocc Walk

Contest Period: Beginning 7:00 AM EST May 1st, 2024, and ending 11:59 PM EST June 30th, 2024. 

Overview: The Mocc Walk is a free and inclusive healthy exercise initiative intended to increase awareness about diabetes and support physical activity amongst Indigenous women and their families across Ontario. It encourages everyone to “get active ∙ get fit ∙ have fun”. Participants are encouraged to get active and record the number of minutes spent exercising/walking. Minutes are submitted to ONWA for the chance at winning prizes.

Definitions

For the purpose of these official contest rules and regulations the following terms/definitions apply:
ONWA: Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA)
Contest Qualifying Period: The 24-hour period from 12:01AM ET on one day to 11:59 PM the following day during the contest period.
Contest Prizing: A draw(s) for the number of prizes during the contest period.
Qualified Entrant: A resident of the province of Ontario 18 years of age or older, or who is under the age of 18 years of age, with authorization of their guardian. Individuals who are ineligible include employees of the (ONWA), all sponsors related to “the contest”, their dealers, subsidiaries, agents and affiliates and their respective advertising agencies, members of such employees’ immediate families, same household members. For the purposes of all contests, immediate family is defined as mother, father, in-laws, grandmother, grandfather, brother or spouse, sister or spouse, children, and grandchildren.
Qualified Entry: Entry ballots are generated when a Qualified Entrant enters the contest in accordance with these Contest rules and regulations.

How to Enter

1. There is one (1) way to enter the Mocc Walk

2. Beginning 12:01 AM EST on May 1 up to and including 11:59 PM EST on June 30, qualified entrants can visit
www.onwa.ca directly or via a link provided in the advertising, and complete an online registration.​

3. As part of registration participants must agree that ONWA has the right to use and publish submitted stories/descriptions, photos, videos, names for the purpose storytelling, sharing and honouring, via social media platforms and website (onwa.ca).

Weekly Challenge

1. To qualify to be entered into the Weekly Challenges, participants must first be entered into the Mocc Walk. Once a participant has registered for the Mocc Walk, they can join the Weekly Challenges that take place every week during the course of the Mocc Walk promotional period (May 1 to June 30).

2. Weekly Challenges will be posted every week at www.onwa.ca/moccwalk and on ONWA's social media.

3. Submissions for the ongoing challenge should be submitted using the Time Log form available at www.onwa.ca/moccwalk

Classroom Challenge

To be eligible for this challenge you must be:

- Be a teacher entering on behalf of your class

- Be located in the province of Ontario, Canada

Teacher of the class will contact sanderson@onwa.ca to enter

Participants of the Classroom Challenge are still eligible for individual participation in the Mocc Walk.

Smoking Cessation Challenge

1. To qualify to be entered into the Smoking Cessation Challenge, participants must first be entered into the Mocc Walk. 

2. Submissions for the challenge should be submitted using the Time Log form available at www.onwa.ca/moccwalk

Winners, Draw(s), Draw Date(s), Prizes:

Winners Announcements and Eligibility

Winners of draws will be notified via ONWA's social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn), www.onwa.ca, and through an email to the email address submitted during registration. 

Every attempt will be made to contact winners. In the event the winner cannot be contacted, a message will be left, and/or an email notifying a winner will be completed.

Winners of the "Weekly Challenge" draws, "Smoking Cessation" draw, and the "Classroom Challenge" draw are still eligible for the "Final Participation" draw and the "Grand Prize" draw. Employees of the ONWA and their households are only eligible for the Employee contest, which will be communicated internally through ONWA. 

NOTE: No cash options are available for any of these draws.

Grand Prize Draw

​This draw will take place at the end of the Mocc Walk promotional period, on June 30, 2024.

To be eligible for this draw participant must have completed the Mocc Walk Registration and submitted at least one (1) Time Log form entry.

All participants of the Mocc Walk will be entered into a two (2) random draw to win one (1) of the two (2) prizes.

The two (2) Grand Prizes are as follows:

Draw #1 - Handmade Moccasins

Draw #2 - $500.00 Sport Chek gift card

Participation Draws

This draw will take place at the end of the Mocc Walk promotional period, on June 30, 2024.

To be eligible for this draw participant must have completed the Mocc Walk Registration and submitted at least one (1) Time Log form entry.

All participants of the Mocc Walk will be sorted into their Direction (East, South, West, and North) based off of the ONWA Ontario Direction Map and the Mailing Address the participant provided in their Registration. 

There will be three (3) random draws to win one of the three (3) prizes for each Direction (East, South, West, and North), for a total of twelve (12) prizes total.

The twelve (12) Participate Draws will take place as follows: 

North Direction: Three (3) draws 

Draw #1 - Garmin Forerunner SS watch

Draw #2 - Sport bundle: ONWA Hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and CND$50.00 Sport Chek gift card

Draw #3 - Wellness Bundle


South Direction: Three (3) draws

Draw #1 - Garmin Forerunner SS watch

Draw #2 - Sport bundle: ONWA Hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and CND$50.00 Sport Chek gift card

Draw #3 - Wellness Bundle


East Direction: Three (3) draws

Draw #1 - Garmin Forerunner SS watch

Draw #2 - Sport bundle: ONWA Hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and CND$50.00 Sport Chek gift card

Draw #3 - Wellness Bundle


West Direction: Three (3) draws

Draw #1 - Garmin Forerunner SS watch

Draw #2 - Sport bundle: ONWA Hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and CND$50.00 Sport Chek gift card

Draw #3 - Wellness Bundle

​​Weekly Challenges Draws

These draws will take place every week during the course of the Mocc Walk promotional period (May 1 to June 30). These draws are part of the optional Weekly Challenges available for participants. 

To be eligible for this draw participant must have completed the Mocc Walk Registration and submitted at the Time Log form entry for the associated week within the time span of that week.

Every Mocc Walk week (listed below) there will be two (2) random draws for a total of eighteen (18) individual prizes over the course of the full promotion.

Every Weekly Challenge will have two (2) prizes as follows:

ONWA Stanely 40 oz Quencher Tumbler

ONWA Stanely 40 oz Quencher Tumbler

Draw dates:​

Week 1: May 1 to May 5

Week 2: May 6 to May 12

Week 3: May 13 to May 19

Week 4: May 20 to May 26

Week 5: May 27 to June 2

Week 6: June 3 to June 9

Week 7: June 10 to June 16

Week 8: June 17 to June 23

Week 9: June 24 to June 30

Smoking Cessation Draw

This draw will take place at the end of the Mocc Walk promotional period, on June 30. 

To be eligible for this draw participant must have completed the Mocc Walk Registration and submitted at least one (1) Smoking Cessation Journal entry using the Time Log form.

All participants of the Mocc Walk who submitted a "Smoking Cessation Journal Entry" will be entered in a random draw to win one (1) of three (3) prizes. 

The three (3) Smoking Cessation prizes are as follows:

Draw #1 - Wellness Package

Draw #2 - ONWA Stanely 40 oz Quencher Tumbler

Draw #3 - BPSO Yeti Tumbler

Classroom Challenge Draw

This challenge runs from May 1 - May 26. This is done to allow the winning class to receive their prize before the end of the school year. This draw will take place on May 26.

All classes participating in the Mocc Walk Classroom Challenge will be entered into a random draw to win one (1) cultural craft / activity for the winning classroom, provided by ONWA. The age and preference of the winning class will determine the cultural craft / activity. Winning class will be consulted once the draw has taken place.

The one (1) Classroom Challenge Prize will be one (1) of the following options, depending on the age of the winning class:​

- A double ball set with teachings​

- Making your own double ball

ONWA Employee Draw

This draw is for employees of the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) and their households, and will be communicated internally. This draw will be conducted separately from the other Mocc Walk draws, and will not impact other draws.​

General Rules and Regulations

1. By participation in “the contest”, entrants agree to release/indemnify/hold harmless Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or LinkedIn.

2. By participating in the "consent" you agree to allow ONWA to use stories/descriptions/photos/video submissions on social media channels for the purpose of storytelling, sharing and honouring Indigenous women and families.

3. ONWA acknowledges that “the contest” is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or LinkedIn.

4. No purchase is necessary to participate in “the contest”.

5. All winners must answer a skill testing question before any prize is awarded.

6. There is no maximum of the number of entries per person per promotional period.

7. Personal information collected from contest entrants will be used solely by ONWA for the purpose of administering “the contest”.  By participating in “the contest”, each entrant consents to collection, use and disclosure of personal information for these purposes.  

8. Prizes must be accepted as awarded, and are non-transferable, nor do awarded prizes have cash value.

9. Prizing will be mailed to contest winners according to mailing instructions completed in the online ballot (see R&R 2).

10. To claim a prize, you a resident of the province of Ontario 18 years of age or older, or who is under the age of 18 years of age, with authorization of their guardian.

11. ONWA is not responsible for complications that take place with email servers, telephone lines and/or computer delivery.

12. ONWA is not responsible for misdirected entries.

13. In the case of an email entry, if the identity of an entrant is in disputed, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant. The individual assigned to the e-mail address for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address is considered the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the selected entry.

14. All entries must be submitted from a valid e-mail account that may be identified by reverse domain name search. The sole determinant of time for the purposes of receipt of a valid entry in this contest server machine(s).

15. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, ONWA reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.

16. ONWA reserves the right to deny a contest entrant a contest prize in the event a contest entrant fails to meet any of the above conditions.

17. ONWA reserves the right to amend these official contest rules and regulations at any time. Should amendments occur, ONWA will take action to communicate new rules within 48 hours of amendments to the official contest rules and regulations.

18. All entries acquired through entry into “the contest” become property of ONWA and shall in no case be returned to the contest entrant.

19. Subject to applicable federal, provincial, and municipal laws, these rules govern all aspects of this official contest rules and regulations and are binding.  

20. If “the contest” is cancelled for any reason, “the contest” will end with no compensation offered to existing qualified entrants or contest prize winners. ONWA is not liable for delays or cancellation of “the contest”.

21. ONWA reserves the right to cancel “the contest” or disqualify a participant due to fraud, technical failures, or human errors, the contest cannot be held as originally planned by the station and associated sponsors. Any person entering the contest in such a way that it will corrupt the fair and honest conduct of the contest or could interfere with any other contestant’s chances of participating or winning, will be disqualified.

22. All prizes will be mailed within 30 days of winning.

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