• Pick up a scavenger hunt at your local branch.
• Entries will be accepted between March 15-30
• Participants must be between 0-12 years old
• Participants must live in the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) service area and be able to pick up the prize at a local VIRL branch.
• VIRL employees, their immediate family or persons living under the same roof, are not eligible to enter.
• One entry is allowed per person.
• No purchase necessary! Just pick up a scavenger hunt sheet at your local branch (or print one off here). Check off each activity as you do them. Once done, fill out the draw slip attached to the scavenger hunt and bring it to your local library to enter our giveaway (or draw).
• By entering this giveaway, you agree to our rules and official terms and conditions. Please review the rules and conditions with a parent or guardian.

• The prize is a crystal growing tree (approx value $30).
• Each branch will randomly draw a name that will go into a zone draw to determine the winner.  There will be seven prizes in total (for each of seven zones).
• The chances of winning depends on the number of entrants.
• The winners will be notified by phone or email.
• Please note, as this giveaway is open to minors, a parent or guardian’s consent is necessary to obtain the prize, should the minor win. Where appropriate, the terms “contestant” and “winner” mean parent or guardian of that person.
• Winners (or their parent/guardian) will be asked to correctly answer a mathamatical skill-testing question to claim the prize.

Prizes: 

To be declared a winner, in the case of a giveaway (or draw), the selected contestant may first be asked to correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question.

The prize will be forfeited, and VIRL will select another winner if a selected contestant:
• cannot be reached or qualified using the information provided at the time of
entry, within five business days
• incorrectly answers the mathematical skill testing question
• declines the prize
• fails to return any required release form.

Winners will be required to pick up physical prizes at their local VIRL branch. Unless otherwise stated, for VIRL  Giveaways where the winner is responsible for picking up the prize, the prize must be picked up within 15 days or it shall be forfeited. VIRL reserves the right to select another winner at its sole discretion.

Winner(s) may also be required to sign a release declaring their eligibility as stipulated in these rules; and releasing VIRL, any sponsor or prize donor and their directors, officers, and employees (the “Contest Parties”) from all liability for any damage or loss arising from participation in the contest or from the awarding, acceptance or use of the prize.

Prizes must be accepted as is and may not be exchanged or refunded for an amount of money, sold, or transferred. No substitutions will be allowed. Any unused portion of a prize will be forfeited.

If the prize cannot be awarded as described in these rules, VIRL reserves the right to substitute a prize or prize component with another of comparable value, at its sole discretion.

Refusal to accept the prize releases the Contest/Giveaway Parties from any obligation toward the winner.

Participation, privacy and advertising: 

If a contestant makes any false statement, (s)he will be automatically disqualified from the VIRL Giveaway.

By participating in any VIRL Giveaway, entrants agree to VIRL using their name, image or Instagram/Facebook handle for advertising purposes related to a VIRL Giveaway free of charge.

The Contest Parties assume no liability for any loss, damage, or injury, including without limitation: (i) lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, misdirected, late, destroyed, illegible, or incomplete entries; (ii) loss, theft or damage to software or computer or telephone data, including any breach of privacy; (iii) fraudulent calls; (iv) inability of any person to participate in the VIRL Contest or Giveaway for any reason including mistaken addresses on mail or email; technical, computer or telephone malfunctions or other problems with computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, or software; congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination of the foregoing; (v) damage to any person’s computer, including as a result of playing or downloading any material relating to the VIRL Contest or Giveaway; (vi) any delay or inability to act resulting from an event or situation beyond their control, including a strike, lockout or other labour dispute at their location or the locations of the organizations and businesses whose services are used to administer the VIRL Contest; (vii) any injury, damage or loss arising from participation in the VIRL contest or from the awarding, acceptance, or use of any prize, or (viii) prizes that are lost, damaged, or misdirected during shipping.

VIRL reserves the right to cancel or suspend the VIRL Giveaway should a virus, bug, or other cause beyond their reasonable control corrupt the security or proper administration of the VIRL Giveaway.

Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of the VIRL Giveaway is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, VIRL reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.

All personal information, such as name and contact information, required to enter a VIRL Giveaway is collected by VIRL solely for the purposes of administering the VIRL CGiveaway and shall not be used for any other purpose without your express consent. By providing this information, you consent to it being used for the stated purposes.

VIRL Giveaways are not endorsed or administered by Meta (Facebook or Instagram) or any other party offering social media services. By entering any VIRL Contest, contestants release all Third Party Services from any liability in connection with such VIRL Contest.

If the identity of a contestant is disputed, the authorized account holder of the email address, phone number or Instagram/Facebook handle submitted at the time of entry will be deemed to be the contestant. The individual assigned to the email address, phone number or Instagram/Facebook handle for the domain associated with the submitted email address, phone number or Instagram/Facebook handle is considered the authorized account holder. A selected contestant may be required to provide proof that (s)he is the authorized account older of the email address, phone number or Instagram/Facebook handle associated with the selected entry.

VIRL reserves the right to amend the Giveaway Rules or to terminate any VIRL Giveaway at any time without any liability to any contestant.

The decisions VIRL makes, with respect to any dispute or issue involving a VIRL Giveaway, are final and binding for all contestants.