We are giving away a blanket!

The #PDXforest sprang up at the airport in the early morning hours of July 18th. The trees are large, lovely and hard to miss–look outside our PDX airport store.

Each week through September 12th, one lucky Instagrammer will win a Pendleton National Park blanket with an Instagram photo of the #PDXforest.

So get to it, folks!

TO ENTER:

1. Follow @pendletonwm on Instagram. If you have already followed us, you’re good to go. If you haven’t, it’s time.
2. Take a photo with one of the Pendleton National Park trees at the PDX airport.
3. Post your photo on Instagram with the hashtag #PDXforest.

Good luck and happy tree-hugging!

Official rules after the jump (please note, this contest is over).

Celebrate the National Parks with Pendleton PDX Forest Contest

OFFICIAL RULES

VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

The “Celebrate the National Parks with Pendleton PDXForest Contest" (the “Contest") is one of skill.  The Contest gives you the opportunity to submit a photo of a Pendleton tree located outside the Pendleton Airport Store, located in Portland, Oregon, and if selected, to win a great Pendleton® blanket.  You do not need to purchase anything to enter – simply submit your best photo!

You agree that by submitting an entry you are bound by these rules and that you satisfy all Contest eligibility requirements.  The Contest is sponsored by Pendleton Woolen Mills, Inc., 220 NW Broadway, Portland, Oregon, 97209 (the “Sponsor"). Your registration, submission of a photo, and/or participation in the Contest shall be governed by the terms and conditions contained herein (the “Official Rules").

ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open only to permanent, legal residents physically residing in one of the fifty (50) United States of America and the District of Columbia, and excluding all U.S. territories and possessions and all overseas military installations. All entrants must be at least eighteen (18) years of age as of the date of entry, and the age of majority in their respective state as of the date of entry. Entrants must possess a valid form of identification.  Employees of Sponsor and its respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies and any other entity involved in the development or administration of this Contest, and their immediate family members (defined as spouses; biological, adoptive or step-parents; legal guardians; children; siblings; or grandparents; their respective spouses and any dependent under federal income tax law) or household members are not eligible to participate in or win the Contest. This Contest is void where prohibited by law.

HOW TO ENTER: To enter, you must navigate to https://www.instagram.com/pendletonwm/       and do the following: (1) follow @pendletonwm on Instagram, and (2) post your best photo with the Pendleton trees outside the Pendleton Airport Store, using in the caption the hashtag #PDXForest.  Please choose your best photo according to the criteria listed in the Selection section below.

This is a weekly contest beginning July 25, 2016 and ending September 12, 2016.  You must complete these steps between 12:01 AM PST on Monday, July 25, 2016, and 12:01 AM PST on Monday, September 12, 2016 (the “Contest Period"). If you do not have an Instagram account, you can open free of charge by downloading the Instagram app for your iPhone/iPad from the App Store, your Android from Google Play, or your Windows Phone from the Windows Phone Store. This contest uses the Instagram API and is not endorsed or certified by Instagram or Instagram, Inc.  Normal time, toll, connection, and usage rates, if any, charged by your Internet Service Provider may apply. Entries generated by script, bots, macros, or other automated means are void. Multiple entries are permitted.

Entrant warrants and represents that his/her entry is original to the entrant and does not contain any material that would violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyrights (including, without limitation, copyrighted images or footage), trademarks, and rights of privacy or publicity. The entrant further warrants and represents that entrant has all appropriate clearances, permissions, and releases for the entry, including releases from all persons appearing in the photograph, and releases from anyone who assisted in the creation of the photograph. The entrant must be able to provide on request all appropriate clearances, permissions, and releases.  If an entrant cannot provide all required releases, Sponsor reserves the right, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, to disqualify the applicable entry or seek to secure the releases and clearances for Sponsor’s benefit. The photograph may not feature nudity or obscene language or material that is libelous or defamatory.

For each photo submitted, Sponsor may request that you and/or those who appear in your photo submission sign a photographic license and/or publicity release form for possible future use of your submission.

Sponsor expressly reserves the right to disqualify any entry that it believes has committed fraud, deception, or is generated by an automated program or via scripts or otherwise in violation of any law or of these Official Rules. By participating, all entrants agree to abide by these Official Rules.

PRIZES: One (1) weekly prize will be awarded. The weekly prize is one genuine Pendleton® Glacier National Park blanket. The total retail value of each Weekly Prize is $199.00. Sponsor is not responsible if any blanket is lost, stolen, destroyed, or used without permission and Sponsor shall not replace any blankets lost, stolen, or destroyed. If the Weekly Prize winner forfeits or does not claim his or her prize within 5 calendar days of being notified, it will be re-awarded, in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Other restrictions may apply. Decisions of Sponsor are final and binding with respect to all matters related to the Contest. In no event shall the Sponsor be obligated to award more prizes than the number of prizes stated in these Official Rules. No substitutions (including for cash) are permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater monetary value for any prize. Winners shall be responsible and liable for all federal, state, and local taxes on the value of their prize. To receive the Instagram handle of the weekly winners, or a copy of the Official Rules: send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Marketing & Media, Pendleton Woolen Mills, Inc., 220 NW Broadway, Portland OR 97209. Specify winner list or rules in your request. Please allow 6–8 weeks for prize delivery.  Sponsor does not provide the full names of the weekly winners.

SELECTION, NOTIFICATION, AND RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS: On Monday of each week during the Entry Period, Sponsor will select one (1) winner from all eligible entries received thus far during the Entry Period. Selection will be based on the creativity (25%), uniqueness (25%), relevance (25%) and authenticity (25%).  Winners will be notified via Instagram Direct Message on Monday of each week during the Contest Period.  Sponsor reserves the right to determine and to alter the method of notification. Winner must claim his/her prize within five (5) business days after the date of notification of such prize. A winner’s failure to respond to the prize notification within the specified five (5) business days will be considered such winner’s forfeiture of the prize. If an entrant is found to be ineligible, an alternate winner may also be selected from the pool of eligible entries. Sponsor reserves the right to ship prizes directly to the mailing address provided by winners, arrange for pickup, or deliver by other means at Sponsor’s discretion.

All applicable federal, state, and local laws apply. By entering or accepting a prize in this Contest, you and each person who appears in your submitted photo agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and to conform to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The winner may be required to execute and return to Sponsor no later than five (5) business days from the date of notification an Affidavit of Eligibility and any additional documents required by Sponsor in connection with the award of a Weekly Prize. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Contest will be ineligible for prizes and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Sponsor reserves the right to modify these Official Rules in any way and at any time. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, cancel, or suspend this Contest should viruses, bugs, acts of God or other causes beyond Sponsor’s control corrupt the administration, security, or proper play of the Contest.  Sponsor may cancel or suspend all or portions of this Contest for any reason or no reason, at any time.  In the event of cancellation or suspension, Sponsor shall promptly post a notice on this Contest Official Rules page to such effect.

GENERAL CONDITIONS AND RELEASES: An entrant or winner may be disqualified from the Contest if he or she fails to comply with any provision of these Official Rules, as determined in the sole discretion of Sponsor. Participation in the Contest is at entrant’s own risk. By receipt of any prize, the applicable winner agrees to release, indemnify, and hold harmless Sponsor, Instagram, and their respective partners, subsidiaries, affiliated entities, employees, directors, officers, agents, or representatives (collectively, “Releasees") from any liability for any and all injuries, losses or damages of any kind to person(s), including death, personal injury or property damage resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in this Contest or any Contest-related activities, and for any claim based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, or intellectual property-related cause of action (“Claims"). Releasees shall not be liable for (1) failed, returned, or misdirected notifications based on inaccurate information provided by the winner on the Contest entry form); entries and responses to winner notifications which are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, postage-due, misdirected, damaged, or otherwise not received by the intended recipient in whole or in part or for computer or technical error of any kind; (2) any electronic miscommunications or failures; technical hardware or software failures of any kind; lost or unavailable network connections; or failed incomplete, garbled, or delayed computer transmissions which may limit an entrant’s ability to participate in the Contest; (3) any technical malfunctions of the telephone network, computer on-line system, computer equipment, software, program malfunctions, or other failures; delayed computer transactions or network connections that are human, mechanical, or technical in nature; or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from downloading any part of this Contest; or (4) any warranty of fitness or merchantability of any prize or the function or operation thereof.

Releasees do not make any, and hereby disclaim any and all, representations or warranties of any kind regarding any prize or this Contest. Entrant(s) and winner(s) understand and agree that all rights under Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California (“Section 1542") and any similar law of any state or territory of the United States that they may have with respect to the foregoing release are hereby expressly and forever waived (to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law). Entrant(s) and winner(s) understand that Section 1542 provides that: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH, IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. Entrant(s) and winner(s) have been given a full opportunity to review and analyze these terms and conditions in the Official Rules for this Contest; and fully and completely understand all of the terms of these Official Rules.

Entrant(s) and winner(s) acknowledge and agree that this is a complete RELEASE and DISCHARGE of all claims and rights against the Releasees, and that no action will be taken by or on their behalf with respect to any such claims or rights, it being understood that this release shall be binding upon entrant(s)’ and/or winner(s)’ heirs, executors, and administrators, and anyone claiming by or through entrant(s) or winner(s).

This Contest shall be governed by Oregon law without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. By participating in this Contest, entrants hereby irrevocably consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts of Oregon for any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to this Contest. This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram or any other organization not specifically named as a Sponsor in these Rules.

SPONSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LIABILITY OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RELATING TO A WINNER’S PARTICIPATION IN THE EVENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, COMPENSATORY, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OTHER LOSSES OF OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, EVEN IF SPONSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LIABILITY OR DAMAGE IN ADVANCE.

ALL PARTICIPANTS AND THE WINNER UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT SPONSOR COULD NOT CONDUCT THIS CONTEST, NOR COULD IT OFFER THE PRIZES “BUT FOR" THE ALLOCATION OF RISKS CONTAINED IN THESE CONTEST RULES AND EACH PARTICIPANT/WINNER’S AGREEMENT TO THESE CONTEST RULES.

TRADEMARKS: the PENDLETON trademark and all other Sponsor trademarks are protected under the United States and international laws.  All other trademarks are used by permission of their respective owners.  All Instagram logos and trademarks are the property of Instagram, Inc.

Requests for the rules may be made at any time through email or regular mail until the end of the entry period.