If you’ve ever wondered how our sweepstakes fundraisers work behind the scenes, you’re not alone. At A Race Against Blindness, we believe that trust is built through transparency — which is why we’re sharing exactly how our process works from start to finish.
Whether you’ve entered one of our fundraisers before or are just thinking about it, here’s a clear, step-by-step look at how winners are chosen and prizes are awarded.
Step 1: The Fundraiser Opens
Each fundraiser has a dedicated page on our website that outlines:
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The prize(s)
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Entry start and end dates
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Entry methods
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Official Rules (always linked!)
Our campaigns often include special “multiplier periods,” where donations may receive more entries for a limited time. These promotions are listed on the fundraiser page so supporters know exactly when they’re active.
Step 2: How to Enter
You can enter in two ways:
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By making a donation — Your donation supports our mission to fund research, awareness, and resources for families facing vision loss due to Bardet-Biedl Syndrome and other rare genetic retinal conditions.
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By using our free alternative method of entry — This is always explained in the Official Rules. The legally required free entry process is managed by the same third-party sweepstakes agency that handles all entries, ensuring fairness for everyone.
Step 3: Third-Party Entry Management
We partner with a professional sweepstakes administration company to:
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Collect and catalog entries
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Verify eligibility
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Randomly draw the winner after the fundraiser ends
This means we do not choose the winners ourselves — ensuring an unbiased, fair process.
Step 4: The Live Winner Announcement
Once the drawing is complete, the sweepstakes agency provides us with the winner’s name and contact information.
We then:
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Call the winner live during a scheduled livestream on our official social media channels.
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If the winner has an iPhone, we typically FaceTime for a video reveal; if not, we call via a regular phone call.
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The moment is completely live — our team finds out with the audience who the winner is as we place the call.
You can see past winner calls on our Winners Page.
Step 5: Prize Delivery or Pickup
Winners do not pay to claim their prize. In fact, we cover:
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Airfare to Arizona
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One night of hotel accommodation
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Prize handoff and photos/video to capture the moment
Some winners opt for a cash alternative instead of the prize — those details are also included in the Official Rules. If a cash alternative is selected, we do not require travel to Arizona.
Our Commitment to Fairness
We know trust matters — and that’s why we follow strict compliance with federal and state sweepstakes laws, always offer a no-purchase entry method, and use an independent sweepstakes administrator.
By making our process clear, we hope you’ll feel confident participating, knowing that every fundraiser supports sight-saving research and resources for families affected by rare blindness-causing diseases.
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Thank you for being a family Heroes of our incoming generations, Stay safe and healthy so that the kids still have a chance for fight to see the world that we live in, our world may not be the perfect vision of paradise but it’s fair enough to let them see what life that we live in has to offer
Needed to edit my previous comment but couldn’t find the option to edit it so writing again, kindly delete the previous comment. Thanks 😇
Dear Steve-Kristina-Luke,
I pray that may God grant you 3 the best health and never ending contentment, aameen.
🤲🏻 Race against blindness is not an usual project or fund raiser, it’s a noble act of goodness 😇
Winning means anything to me? It would mean the world to me as I am working and praying hard to arrange a safe drive for my old aged gold hearted selfless parents while we are going through the hardest time of our life but we are not the only one as everyone is going through hardships to their max level including you 3 but we are here in this world to help each other to make this mission impossible aka life easier for each other which you guys are doing beautifully as you are making ways for others to do the same. My prayers and best wishes are with you 3 😇
Keep going, keep growing and keep glowing as the world needs more sunshines like you 3 to overcome the darknights 🎉
Dear Steve-Kristina-Luke,
I pray that may God grant you 3 the best health and never ending contentment, aameen 🤲🏻 Race against blindness is not an usual project or fund raiser, it’s a noble act of goodness 😇
Does winning will help us in anyway, of it does, we are going through a lot but we are not the only one as everyone is going through hardships to their max level including you 3 so we are here in this world to help each other to make life easier which you guys are doing amazingly as you are making ways for others to do the same. My prayers and best wishes for you all. Keep going, keep growing and keep glowing as the world needs more sunshines like you 3 to overcome the darknights 🎉