Black History Month: Instagram Book Contest

In celebration of Black History Month, FACL Western will be giving away a book by a Black author once a week. Our first book is Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, a Heather’s Pick at Indigo and also recommended by FACL Western’s President!

Winners will be selected by a random drawing among those who:

1. follow FACL Western on Instagram (@faclwestern);
2. like the post; and
3. make a comment on the post by tagging another IG user;

within the contest period: February 5, 2021 at 9 am PST – February 11, 2021 at 5 pm PST.

Additional Terms and Conditions: 

 

All winners selected must answer this skill-testing question: (2 × 4) + (10 × 3) = ?

 

Contest begins on February 5, 2021 and ends March 4, 2021 with four distinct contest periods. All entries must be received by the deadline specified for each contest period.. No purchase is necessary. Prizes are not available for resale, non-transferable and cannot be substituted for another prize or cash. Odds of winning are dependent on the number of entries received. 

 

Prizes awarded are as follows:

 

  1. February 5, 2021 at 9 am PST – February 11, 2021 at 5 pm PST: 1 copy of Homegoing by Yass Gyasi with an approximate value of CDN$21.00.

  2. February 12, 2021 at 9 am PST – February 18, 2021 at 5 pm PST: 1 copy of Punching the Airby Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam with an approximate value of CDN$25.00.

  3. February 19, 2021 at 9 am PST – February 25, 2021 at 5 pm PST: 1 copy of Stamped from the Beginning by Ibran X. Keni with an approximate value of CDN$25.00.

  4. February 26, 2021 at 9 am PST – March 4, 2021 at 5 pm PST: 1 copy of The Skin We’re In by Desmond Cole with an approximate value of CDN$30.00.

 

All entrants and contest winners must be at least 18 years of age. The contest is not open to members of the Board of Directors of FACL Western. The contest is only open to all legal residents of Canada excluding Quebec.

 

Winners will be selected by a random drawing among those who:

  1. follow FACL Western on Instagram (@faclwestern);

  2. like the post; and

  3. make a comment on the post by tagging another IG user.

 

All entries received within the contest period will be eligible for drawing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any comment and/or photo including offensive, inappropriate, or vulgar imagery as solely determined by FACL Wesstern will be disqualified from the contest and removed from the contest post. In order to be declared a winner, a potential winner must be in compliance with these Terms and Conditions and correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question. Non-compliance with these Terms and Conditions will result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected.

 

The contest winner will be notified by direct Instagram message within 1 business day following the end of the contest period. Once a winner is notified of their status, the contest winner must respond to the message within 24 hours in order to receive their prize. The prize will be shipped to the winner via mail. FACL Western is not responsible for lost, illegible, or stolen prizes. FACL Western is not liable for any losses, expenses or any other claims arising out of or in connection to participation in the contest. 

 

Each entrant and winner further understands that this contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram and agrees to release Instagram of all responsibility in relation to the contest. 

 

Personal information collected for the purpose of awarding the prize will only be used and disclosed for that purpose and in accordance with any and all applicable provincial and federal privacy legislation. By agreeing to the Terms and Conditions you give FACL Western the unrestricted right to publish the winner’s name on its Instagram page without further compensation. Contest is void where prohibited by law and is subject to all federal, provincial and local laws. This contest may be terminated at any time without prior notice.

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