Gator Bowl Charities’ Champions of the Classroom presented by TaxSlayer
Terms and Conditions
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Gator Bowl Charities’ Champions of the Classroom (“Champions of the Classroom”) is sponsored by Gator Bowl Charities and TaxSlayer LLC (individually and collectively “Sponsor”) and administered by Gator Bowl Charities (“Administrator”). Champions of the Classroom is open to legal residents of the United States who are at least 18 years of age and currently employed as a K-12 teacher in a public or charter school located in the following counties:
- Florida – Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns
- Georgia – Columbia, Richmond
- South Carolina – Aiken
By submitting a grant application, the applicant (“you”) agree to and accept these Terms and Conditions, as well as all guidelines and decisions of Gator Bowl Charities, TaxSlayer, and the Champions of the Classroom program, which are final and binding in all matters related to the grant.
The Champions of the Classroom program is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.
Eligibility
To be eligible, you must be a legal resident of the United States who is at least 18 years of age and currently employed as a K-12 teacher in a public or charter school located in the following counties: (1) Florida – Clay, Duval, Nassau, or St. Johns; (2) Georgia – Columbia or Richmond; or (3) South Carolina – Aiken.
Employees of Gator Bowl Charities or TaxSlayer LLC, and their respective parents, affiliates, or subsidiaries, and the immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of any such persons or entities are not eligible.
An eligible qualifying school may receive multiple grants. Each teacher may only request one (1) grant.
Application Period
The application period opens at 10:00 am ET on March, 3, 2025 and ends at 5:00 pm ET on April 4, 2025.
How to Enter
During the Application Period, you may enter the contest by visiting TaxSlayerGatorBowl.com/Champions (“Website”) and completing all the required application information and clicking on the Submit button in order to successfully enter the grant application process. Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. ET on April 4, 2025. The Website’s database clock will be the official timekeeper for this grant program.
Grant Amount, Selection, and Notification
Twelve (12) recipients shall be randomly selected from all online applications completed during the Application Period to receive a $500 grant. Odds of being awarded a grant depend on the total number of eligible applications received.
The recipients shall be selected and notified through an in-school surprise visit by May 15, 2025. Gator Bowl Charities will reach out to a school administrator to schedule the surprise visit for the teacher. Recipient may be videotaped or and/or photographed during the surprise visit.
Use of Grant Funds
Funding will be administered by DonorsChoose.org. If selected, you will be required to create an account and qualifying project on DonorsChoose.org, which Gator Bowl Charities will fund. DonorsChoose.org will then purchase the resources and deliver them directly to the school. For more information, visit DonorsChoose.org/teachers.
One hundred percent (100%) of the grant amount must be used for the classroom or school for the benefit of the recipient’s students. Failure to abide by these conditions may result in disqualification and forfeiture of the grant.
The grant is not transferable to another teacher or school unless approved in writing by the recipient’s school. If the recipient is no longer employed by the school at the time the grant funds are administered, the grant and any property purchased using grant funds shall be awarded to the school.
Disclaimers
Sponsor and Administrator make no warranty with respect to the school supplies, resources, or other property purchased using the grant funds.
Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the grant program, in whole or in part, or to disqualify any recipient.
Release
Except where prohibited, submission of a Champions of the Classroom grant participation constitutes your consent to Gator Bowl Charities, TaxSlayer LLC, and their respective parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, and agents (“Releasees”) to use your name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, city, and state for promotional purposes in any medium (whether now known or later developed), worldwide, without further notice, permission, payment or consideration.
BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CHAMPIONS OF THE CLASSROOM GRANT PROGRAM, YOU AGREE THAT THE RELEASEES WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND WILL BE HELD HARMLESS BY YOU FOR ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY BODILY INJURY, LOSS, OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND TO PERSONS, OR LOST, STOLEN, OR DAMAGED PROPERTY, DUE IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM USE OR MISUSE OF THE GRANT FUNDS, IF APPLICABLE, OR RELATED IN ANY WAY TO YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE CHAMPIONS OF THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM.
You assume all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by participation in the Champions of the Classroom program or for any use or redemption of the grant. You hereby represent and warrant that you have read these Terms and Conditions and agree to be bound by them.
Disqualification
Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the granting process, acting in violation of the guidelines, or engaging in behavior that (as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion) to be threatening, illegal, obscene, fraudulent, or that is intended to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the grant process may be a violation of criminal and civil law and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
If the Administrator is unable to contact a potential recipient or the recipient is not in compliance with these Terms and Conditions, then the Administrator may award the grant to another recipient.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction; Dispute Resolution
The Champions of the Classroom grant program and these Terms and Conditions are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
Except where prohibited, as a condition of participation, you agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this grant program, the grant awarded, or the determination of the recipients shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will you be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waive all rights to claim punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys’ fees, other than your actual out-pocket expenses, and you further waive all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
Sponsor may but is not required to, submit to arbitration any dispute or controversy arising between you and any Sponsor. You agree that arbitration shall be in a forum designated by Sponsor within Jacksonville, Florida (or via remote conferencing where appropriate and permitted to mitigate costs of travel) in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association or JAMS Arbitration Rules and Procedures. This Agreement and each of its parts evidence a transaction involving interstate commerce, and the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.) will apply in all cases and govern the interpretation and enforcement of the arbitration rules and arbitration proceedings. The award of the arbitrator(s) shall be binding upon all parties, and judgment may be entered upon such award in any court of competent jurisdiction. The parties agree that any claim or dispute which is not subject to arbitration under these Terms and Conditions may be brought in any proper state or federal court in the State of Florida, and each party hereto hereby submits to the personal jurisdiction of any such court.
Privacy and Personal Information
Personal information collected from you will be used by the Administrator and/or Sponsor for the purpose of administering the grant program, contacting you in support of this grant program or other Gator Bowl Charities and TaxSlayer promotions. Administrator and Sponsor shall not sell, share, or otherwise disclose your personal information with third parties, other than to third parties engaged by the Administrator or Sponsor to fulfill the above purposes or as otherwise consented to by you.
Grant Recipients
The names of grant recipients and their schools, along with the recipient’s photo, will be posted on TaxSlayerGatorBowl.com/Champions within a reasonable amount of time of the selection.
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