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Prizes

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2026 prize drawings

Four Thursday prize drawings will occur during the 2026 campaign.

To be eligible for a particular week’s drawing, an online pledge must be made before 3 p.m. the date of the drawing.  Pledge online by 3 p.m. on April 2 and you’ll be eligible for all of the drawings. If submitting a paper pledge form, the University’s United Way Office must receive the form by the Monday prior to the drawing to be eligible.

Review official rules for more information.

Continuous Pledge payroll donors with pledges still in effect are eligible for all of the drawings.

Week 1 – April 2 drawing prizes

 

  • $200 Amazon Gift Card
  • $100 Lowes Gift Card
  • $100 Wegmans Gift Card
  • $100 HomeGoods Gift Card
Week 2 – April 9 drawing prizes

 

  • $100 Wegmans Gift Card
  • $100 Kohls Gift Card

  • $100 Local Cheers – Brewery Gift Card
  • $50 Amazon Gift Card

Week 3 – April 16 drawing prizes

 

  • $100 Olive Garden Gift Card
  • $100 Panera Gift Card

  • $100 Winery Gift Card
  • $25 Dunkin Gift Card

Week 4 – April 23 drawing prizes

 

  • $200 Wegmans Gift Card
  • $100 Amazon Gift Card
  • $100 Kohls Gift Card

  • $100 HomeGoods Gift Card
  • $100 Home Depot Gift Card

Note: Funds to purchase prizes do not come from United Way campaign donations.

Official rules for the 2026 Campaign

To be entered into the prize drawings, campaign responses must be received within the timeframe specified by the United Way Office at the University of Rochester. No donation is necessary to enter or win. A donation will not increase the chances of winning.

Drawings will include all UR United Way Campaign responses entered online by 3:00pm on the date of each drawing April 2, April 9, April 16 and April 23. Continuous Pledge payroll donors with pledges in effect at the time of the drawings are automatically entered.  ** Any paper pledges submitted must be received to the UR United Way office by the Monday prior to the drawing for processing.

Limit one entry per person. Entrants must be employed by the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York at the time of the drawing.

The odds of winning shall be determined based upon the number of valid pledges received.

Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

Illegible paper form entries will be disqualified.

University of Rochester and other sponsors are not responsible for lost, late or misdirected mail, or entries not completed in ePledge in time for the random drawing.

Prizes cannot be transferred, exchanged or redeemed for cash or other merchandise.

All prize winners must be at least 18 years of age by April 1, 2026.

The drawings will be supervised by the UR United Way Office whose decisions are final with respect to all matters related to the drawings.

Winners will be notified by their e-mail addresses available in the UR global directory. Winners are required to respond to the email and claim prizes within ten (10) days of email notification. If no reply is received within 10 days, an alternative winner will be chosen.

Prizes valued at $50 or less will be mailed to the winners via UR campus mail. For prizes valued at more than $50, winners must pick up their prizes at the UR United Way Office at 46 Prince Street at a mutually agreed upon time.  Prizes not picked up by August 1, 2026 will be forfeited and used for the following year’s United Way campaign.

Winners release the University of Rochester and the participating sponsors, their franchises, subsidiaries, advertisers and promotion agencies, respective employees and agents from any and all liability arising out of their participation.

ADDRESS: A winner’s list will be available online at www.rochester.edu/unitedway after May 22, 2026 and can be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:

University of Rochester
United Way Campaign Office, Box UWAY-614
46 Prince Street
Rochester, NY 14607

All communications with respect to this drawing, including requests to be removed from future drawings, should be directed to the University of Rochester’s United Way Office.

A complete listing of prizes for each of the five drawings is available on the UR United Way website.

Download the official rules