Be the One! Be one of 200 listeners giving $100 to keep KEDM strong in our community, and you'll be entered to win prizes to enjoy your summer, including a Camp Chef Pellet Grill from TP Outdoors in Monroe!
Because providing the essential programs of KEDM each day is not free, our community shares in both vital support of KEDM and in its wide-ranging benefits.
With our fiscal year-end approaching fast, NOW is the time when support like yours is crucial. To close our fiscal year securely, KEDM must raise $20,000 in the next few weeks.
Consider how often you turn to KEDM... then please take a minute to make your generous donation to KEDM now.
Give today and enter to win prizes that will make your summer spectacular — including gift cards for a chill night out at the Warehouse or the Mohawk, a gift card to Petals and Pearls, a ULM fan prize pack, and a Camp Chef Pellet Grill from TP Outdoors in Monroe!!
You provide the most important funds for KEDM — funds that will help tell remarkable and memorable stories with insight and context. KEDM's success begins with you! Give today at this link or call us at 318-342-5575!
Official Drawing Rules and Policy
Prizes:
Drawing 1: One (1) ULM fan tote of merchandise from the ULM Bookstore (no value provided) with one (1) NPR Wine Topper and one (1) gift card to Mohawk Tavern in Monroe valued at $50.00, to be drawn from entries from May 6, 2024 at 12 a.m. to Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.
Drawing 2: One (1) gift card to the Warehouse No. 1 restaurant in Monroe valued at $100.00, plus one (1) gift card to Petal and Pearls valued at $50.00, to be drawn from entries from May 6, 2024 at 12 a.m. to Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.
Drawing 3: One (1) Camp Chef DLX 24 Stainless pellet grill from TP Outdoors in Monroe, LA valued at $529.00 to be drawn from entries from May 6, 2024 at 12 a.m. and Friday, June 7, 2024 at 11:30 a.m.
Drawing 4: (added 8:37 a.m. June 5, 2024) One (1) signed, limited edition print of "Crawfish Dinner" by artist Jay Davis from the Jay Davis Gallery in Monroe, to be drawn from entries from May 6, 2024 at 12 a.m. and Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 8 p.m. [updated from 11 a.m. 6/27/24]
Drawing 5: (added 12 p.m. June 7, 2024) Two (2) tickets to a total of five (5) performances at the Dixie Center for the Arts in Ruston, LA: including Dauzat St. Marie on Saturday, July 26, 2024; ZAK MIRZ on Saturday, September 14, 2024; Jamie O'Neal on Saturday, September 28, 2024; Selwyn Birchwood on Saturday, October 5, 2024; and Jonnie W. on Saturday, January 11, 2025, to be drawn from entries from May 6, 2024 at 12 a.m. to Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 8 p.m. [updated from 11 a.m. 6/27/24]
Prizes are not redeemable for cash and are not transferable. All taxes on the prize, including but not limited to federal, state and local income and sales taxes, and any expense not covered herein (including but not limited to expenses related to the use of the prize) are the responsibility of the winner. KEDM may substitute another prize of equal value in the event of non-availability of a prize.
How to Enter:
Entry is automatic with online, telephone or mailed contributions during the promotional period. All sustaining members of KEDM are entered if they make a monthly payment during the entry period. The number to call is 318-342-5575 or entrants may give online at KEDM.org. To enter without making a contribution, entrants may call and submit their name, address, daytime telephone number and email address, or by mail by sending a 3" x 5" index card with the same to KEDM Public Radio, 700 University Avenue, Monroe, LA 71209. Multiple entries, if discovered, will be disqualified.
How to Win:
No contribution to KEDM is necessary. The promotion period for all drawings is retroactive to entries received beginning May 6, 2024 and covers all entries beginning at 12 a.m. CDT on May 6, 2024. The promotion for Drawing 1 ends on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. CDT. The promotion for Drawing 2 ends on Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. CDT. The promotion for Drawing 3 ends on Friday, June 7 at 11:30 a.m. CDT. The promotion for Drawing 4 ends on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 8 p.m. [updated from 11 a.m. 6/27/24]. Only entries received during the promotional periods for each drawing are eligible.
Entries are limited to one per person, address, or household regardless of the method of entry. No responsibility is assumed by KEDM or the University of Louisiana at Monroe for lost, late, damaged or incomplete entries or for any human error or any computer, online, telephone or technical malfunctions that may occur. All entries become the property of KEDM and will not be returned. Proof of emailing and/or mailing does not constitute proof of delivery. Anyone can request a mailed copy of the contest rules by email at kedmgm [at] ulm.edu.
Eligibility:
Employees of KEDM Public Radio at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, members of their immediate family or persons living in the same household are not eligible to win. KEDM volunteers may enter if they are not included in the above-named categories. Contestants must be 18 years or older to enter. Participation is restricted to persons living in the United States. A person may only win one KEDM drawing prize per 30 days.
Selection and Notification of Winner:
Winners for Drawing 1, Drawing, 2, and Drawing 3 will be randomly drawn by a station employee by Friday, June 21, 2024 from among all the eligible entries received at the time of each drawing. The winner for Drawing 4 will be randomly drawn by a station employee by Friday, July 2, 2024. The winners will be notified by telephone and/or e-mail within 24 hours of drawing. Every reasonable attempt will be made to award the prize. If after every reasonable effort has been exerted (three (3) attempts over ten (10) business days) to award the prize but the potential winner cannot be reached after ten (10) days from first notification attempt, or the potential winner has refused to accept the prize, or if entrant is found to be ineligible, or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner awarded. KEDM will not notify winners of the time remaining on a prize. It is the responsibility of the winner to claim the prize within the ten (10) business day time frame. All unclaimed prizes after ten (10) business days will automatically be forfeited, and an alternate winner will be chosen. KEDM reserves the right to follow this timeline and shall make every effort to award the prizes within six (6) months of the conclusion of the entry period.
General Conditions
Participants agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decision of KEDM Station Management, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this promotion. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law. By entering, participants release and hold harmless KEDM, the University of Louisiana at Monroe, their officers, directors, employees and agents from any and all liability or any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this promotion or use of any prize won. KEDM makes no and disclaims all warranties, guarantees or representations, express or implied, concerning the condition, quality, or merchantability of any prize. KEDM reserves the right to cancel this contest and not award any prize in the event that in its judgment that developments warrant cancellation. Participants also agree to grant KEDM the exclusive right to use participant's entry, name, character, image or other likeness in perpetuity without further compensation for advertising, fundraising or promotional purposes. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
Upon pick-up of prize, proper photo identification (valid driver’s license, government-issued photo ID, or passport) from the winner is required. Prizes for Drawing 1, Drawing 2, and Drawing 4 must be picked up at the KEDM studios located at Sandel Hall 319 at the University of Louisiana Monroe, 700 University Avenue, Monroe, LA 71209, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Friday (except holidays). Drawing 3 must be picked up at TP Outdoors, 3000 Breard Street, Monroe, LA. Under unique circumstances, a representative designated by the winner will be allowed to accept some prizes. Written authorization from the winner, including the representative’s name, ID and a photocopy of the winner’s valid photo identification is required.
For the name of the prize winners, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope before July 5, 2024 to KEDM Drive Drawing Winners, 700 University Ave, Monroe, LA 71209. Winner's name will not be available until after June 28, 2024.