United Way of Southeast Mississippi

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And the winner is...

Kari Nguyen of Petal with ticket #2076.  Congrats, Kari!

Left to right:  Kari's daughter Priscilla Nguyen, Winner Kari Nguyen and her husband Jake Nguyen

Runner-Up Prize Winners were:

1st Runner-Up: Sandra Lee of Hattiesburg, ticket #2188 - personal computer donated by Owens Business Machines

2nd Runner-Up: Joe and Emily Newell of Hattiesburg, ticket #348 - gift card donated by Best Buy

3rd Runner-Up: Alan L. Sorenson of Hattiesburg, ticket #50 - gift card to Ashley Furniture Home Store

4th Runner-Up: Stacie Michel Wallace of Hattiesburg, ticket #548 - gift card to Ashley Furniture Home Store

If you didn't win this year, there's always next year!  We are excited to announce that the 2011 Home Sweet Home Raffle will take place in Bellegrass subdivision.  Construction on the 9th annual raffle home will begin soon.

18 S. Kingsmill Road - Kingsmill subdivision

SEE PICTURES of the raffle home
 

Take a VISUAL TOUR of the raffle home
  Special thanks to The DeLois Smith All Star Team Realtors for providing this virtual tour.

About the Home:

• Built by Dennis Pierce, Inc. and the Greater Hattiesburg Home Builders Association

• 1,869 square feet of heated living area

• Three bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, two-car garage and upstairs bonus room

• Master bathroom with whirlpool tub

• Granite countertops

• Custom, stained glass window

• Located in Lamar County’s Kingsmill subdivision

• Near the subdivision pool

• Value of approximately $218,000!

Floor plan of home
(bonus room on second floor)

 

Special Thanks to our 2010 Contributors:

United Way greatly appreciates the support of Regions, which provided zero percent financing for the home construction. Thank you, Regions!

 

2010 Terms and Conditions:

All ticket holders understand and agree to the terms and conditions of the Greater Hattiesburg Home Builders, LLC, and Leaf River Cellulose, LLC “Home Sweet Home” Raffle for the benefit of United Way of Southeast Mississippi set forth herein:

 ·        A ticket represents a chance to win the opportunity to accept an offer of the stated prize as per the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Winner Notification Agreement.
·        The purchase of a raffle ticket constitutes full agreement by the purchaser to all terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Winner Notification Agreement.
·        Mailed application forms must be postmarked by March 1, 2010; faxed, online, and phone orders must be received by 5 p.m. Friday, March 5, 2010, to be eligible for the drawing.  Greater Hattiesburg Home Builders (GHHB), LLC, Leaf River Cellulose, LLC and United Way of Southeast Mississippi are not responsible for applications lost in the mail.
·        A maximum of 5,000 tickets will be sold. If less than 2,180 tickets have been sold by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 7, 2010, the raffle will be cancelled, and each ticket holder will be refunded their $100 purchase price, and the home will be sold on the open market. The house will be sold by GHHB, LLC for reasonable fair market value, and GHHB, LLC will reimburse United Way for expenses not to exceed 10% of the sales price of the house after applicable deductions. 
·        All ticket purchasers agree that the raffle ticket winner or Open Market Sale buyer will become the Grantee of the house and that the said Grantee will take the property "as is," "where is," subject only to the claims, if any, relating to the state of title to the parcel. That notwithstanding, the winner or purchaser will be provided by GHHB, LLC, the builder, with a New Home Warranty limited solely to statutory remedies set out in Miss. Code Ann. Section 83-58-1 through 83-58-16 of the Mississippi New Home Warranty Act, as currently codified. The deed from GHHB, LLC conveying title to the house will contain these restrictions or the equivalent.
·        Winner will be notified of their winning the house by Winner Notification Agreement, to be sent by certified, return receipt U. S. mail. Winner will have 10 days from the date of their receipt of the Winner Notification Agreement to accept the prize by executing and returning the Winner Notification Agreement pursuant to the terms and conditions stated therein upon which appropriate deed will be executed and delivered. If the executed Winner Notification Agreement is not received within said period, the prize will be automatically forfeited and will be offered to the next runner-up in the same manner and under the same conditions above stated.  No formal closing will occur and transfer of title will be accomplished by delivery of deed. 
·        Access to the house by winner will be restricted until fully and unconditionally accepted by the winner pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Winner Notification Agreement and complete delivery is made to the winner. The house remains sole property of GHHB, LLC until delivery of deed.
·        The winner in the GHHB, LLC, Leaf River Cellulose, LLC "Home Sweet Home” Raffle is subject to any and all applicable federal, state and local taxes payable due to their acceptance of their prize. The winner of the home agrees that the written determination of a licensed appraiser obtained by GHHB, LLC will be used to determine the value of the house for income tax purposes.
·        The winner of the house will be responsible for property taxes, assessments and insurance accruing after the date of transfer of title to the winner.
·        The winner of the house will be subject to all applicable zoning laws and land use regulations, including covenants and/or restrictions imposed by Kingsmill subdivision.
·        GHHB, LLC and United Way of Southeast Mississippi, Inc. reserve the right to use the names, pictures, video images and relevant quotes of winner.
·        The $100 ticket price, payable to United Way of Southeast Mississippi, Inc., is not deductible for federal income tax purposes.
·        Furniture and accessories in the home are for display only and not included in the prize.
·        Winner need not be present at the drawing to be held on Monday, March 15, 2010, at 6 p.m. on location at 18 South Kingsmill, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
·        Participants must be twenty-one (21) years or older.
·        Void where prohibited by law.
·        Ticket sales and drawing will be verified by Nicholson & Company, PA.
·        The terms and conditions of the agreement dated October 30, 2009, by and between GHHB, LLC, Leaf River Cellulose, LLC and United Way of Southeast Mississippi, Inc. are incorporated herein by this reference.
·        Raffle proceeds will be used to pay GHHB, LLC’s administrative fee; GGHB’s actual cost and expenses of the house, at cost; the cost to GHHB, at cost, of the parcel; all non-donated closing costs; and realtor’s commission, if any.
·        United Way of Southeast Mississippi, GHHB, LLC, and Leaf River Cellulose, LLC, are only independent contractors of the other, and are not intended to be and should not be argued to be operating as joint venturers, partners, principals-agents, employers-employees, or under any relationship other than that of at-arm's-length independent contractors.

Previous Winners:    
 

2009 winner Dr. Charles Griffith
2008 winner Carrie Johnson	2007 winners John and Sandra O'Flynn
2006 winners Pete and Carrie Holeman	2005 winners Bill and Wanda Norton
2004 winner Matthew Bolton	2003 winner DeDe Shows and her sons

This could be you!

Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets in the raffle.

We appreciate your support of United Way and our partner agencies!

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