South Carolina Ancient Order of Hibernians
2025 Trip to Ireland Raffle
Official Rules and Conditions of Entry
By purchasing a raffle ticket, you agree to be bound by these rules and terms. The South Carolina State Board of the Ancient Order of Hibernians (329 Waterton Way, Simpsonville, SC 29680) is conducting this raffle. Tickets will be sold for $100 each. A maximum of 350 tickets will be sold. Odds of winning are based on the number of raffle tickets purchased. Entrants can only win 1 prize. Drawing to be held in March each year, at St. Patrick’s Day event hosted by an alternating AOH Division. Must be 18 years of age or older to purchase a raffle ticket or claim a raffle prize. The winner cannot assign the prize to another person for any reason. Winners must reside in the United States. You need not be present at the drawing to win. The winners will be determined by a random drawing of purchased tickets. Winners will have ninety (90) days from the notification of winning to claim their prize. Winners will be notified via the contact information supplied during the ticket purchase. If winner fails to claim their prize within ninety (90) days, for whatever reason, winner will forfeit the prize and an alternate winner can be selected.
To enter, contact a local AOH Division or Division Member to purchase raffle tickets. No mail-in or online raffle purchases to the State Board directly are allowed.
Prizes: The grand prize winner of the 2025 raffle can select one of the following two options: (1) A One Week Ireland Golf Vacation for two (2), including airfare, hotel or B&B accommodation, rental car, and $1,000 allowance for greens fees or other incidentals. (2) Should the winner choose not to travel, there is an $8,000 cash value prize available in lieu of the travel package. Second prize is your choice of a standard room accommodation at the Sanctuary at Kiawah Island, or standard room accommodation at The Inn at Sea Island, St. Simons Island, GA (max value $1500) or $1500 cash value available in lieu of travel package. Third prize is Five Hundred dollars ($500) payable via check made out to the third prize winner.
Winners are solely responsible for all taxes and applicable fees for the travel package above and beyond the $1000 provided for incidentals (if winner selects to travel for the grand prize) and winner is responsible for any and all income or other taxes in connection with winning a prize. Prize package to be coordinated by professional travel agency selected by the SCAOH State Board prior to the drawing of the raffle winners. Should the winners’ expenses go above and beyond the cash value of the prize for any reason (traveling in peak season, choosing to extend their stay, changes in travel expenses, et cetera), the additional expense shall be the sole responsibility of the winner. The SCAOH State Board reserves the right to determine eligibility of an entrant. Entrants deemed ineligible will forfeit winnings. Raffle is not sponsored, endorsed by, or associated with any travel agent or touring company.
BY ENTERING THE SCAOH’S RAFFLE, EACH ENTRANT RELEASES THE ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS, ITS STATE AND DIVISION BOARD MEMBERS, AGENTS, OR REPRESENTATIVES FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEY’S FEES) CAUSED BY PARTICIPATING IN THE RAFFLE OR WINNING ANY PRIZE OR RESULTING FROM ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE, AND EACH WINNER AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD SCAOH HARMLESS FROM ANY AND ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES, RIGHTS, CLAIMS AND ACTIONS OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPATING IN THE RAFFLE OR THE WINNER’S ACCEPTANCE OR USE OF ANY PRIZE. A RAFFLE ENTRANT’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM AGAINST SCAOH ARISING OUT OF THE SALE OF TICKETS OR THE CONDUCT OF THE RAFFLE SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE RETURN OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID FOR THEIR TICKET(S). IN NO EVENT SHALL SCAOH, ITS STATE OR DIVISION BOARD MEMBERS, AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE TO ANY ENTRANT OR PARTY FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURIES TO EARNINGS, PROFITS OR GOODWILL, OR FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.