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All current sweepstake rules can be found below.

Promotions with Entry Forms and Random Selection

Natural Grocers from time to time gives away products, prizes, and promotional items (“Giveaway Items”) by way of free entries and randomly selected recipients. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY to enter. To receive a Giveaway Item based on random selection of an entry, the recipient must be present at the time selection is made. If the selected entrant is not present, the Giveaway Item may be awarded to the next qualified selected entrant. Giveaway items are limited to supply on hand. No rain checks or substitutions. Some selected entrants may not receive award due to lack of supply. Taxes are the sole responsibility of the recipient. By participating, recipient acknowledges and agrees that neither Natural Grocers or its employees or vendors assume any liability in any form for the use, assumed value, consequences of use, or any other liability associated with the Giveaway Item. Giveaway Items have no cash value and cannot be returned for store credit. Recipient further agrees that Natural Grocers is the sole judge of all rules and its decisions are final. Posted rules are subject to change at any time. Promotion may be changed, cancelled, or postponed at any time. Employees and family members of employees of Natural Grocers are not eligible to enter. In some instances, prizes must be claimed by an adult minimum 18 years of age and release of liability signed.

Promotions Requiring Purchase

Natural Grocers from time to time gives away Giveaway Items or discounts free with purchase. These offers are limited to supplies on hand. No rain checks or substitutions. Some eligible customers may not receive Giveaway Items due to lack of supply. Appropriate tax will be collected from customer at time of giveaway. Recipient acknowledges and agrees by participating that neither Natural Grocers or its employees or vendors assume any liability in any form for the use, assumed value, consequences of use, or any other liability associated with the Giveaway Item. Giveaway items have no cash value and cannot be returned for store credit. Recipient further agrees that Natural Grocers is the sole judge of all rules and its decisions are final. Posted rules are subject to change at any time. Promotion may be changed, cancelled, or postponed at any time. Limit of one Giveaway Item per family per day, please. Some free promotional offers require a minimum store merchandise purchase. Each offer is good while supply lasts. Void where prohibited. Natural Grocers reserves the right to alter, change, or cancel Giveaway Item promotions at any time without notice.

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Sweepstake Rules

Natural Grocers 2023 Count The Burgers Contest

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

1. Eligibility: The Natural Grocers 2023 Count the Burgers Contest (the “Contest”) is open only to legal residents, 18 years or older, of the following states: AZ, AR, CO, ID, IA, KS, LA, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA and WY. Employees of Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. (“Sponsor”) and its parent, affiliates and subsidiaries, and the immediate family (spouses, parents, siblings and children) and household members of such employees, are not eligible. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. Subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

2. Timing: The Contest begins on June 2, 2023 and ends on June 24, 2023 (the “Contest Period”).

3. How to Enter: Entrants will be able to enter the Contest by submitting an entry form at a participating Natural Grocers store during the Contest Period. There is a maximum of one (1) entry per person during the Contest Period.

4. Contest Prize: One (1) total entrant across all of Sponsor’s participating stores will receive a prize package consisting of: one (1) YETI Tundra Haul Wheeled Cooler (approximate retail value: $400) (the “Cooler”), and two (2) Natural Grocers’ branded Hydroflasks (approximate total retail value: $70) (the Cooler, together with the Hydroflasks, hereafter collectively, the “Prize” or “prize”). The Prize is non-transferable and no substitutions will be made, except as provided at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to award a cooler prize of approximately equivalent value to that of the Cooler if the aforementioned model is unavailable at the end of the Sweepstakes Period. Winners are responsible for all taxes and fees associated with Prize receipt and/or use. The odds of winning the Prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received.

5. Selection of Contest Prize Winner: Within a reasonable period following the conclusion of the Contest Period, Sponsor will randomly select one (1) Prize winner from all eligible entries. To be eligible to win a Prize, the entry form submitted by the winner must correctly state the number of BURGER images appearing in the JUNE 2023 edition of Sponsor’s Health Hotline® magazine (the “health hotline”) EXCLUDING THE FAMILY OF 4 BURGERS WITH ARMS AND LEGS ON PAGE 17. In the event no entry correctly states the number of Burger images appearing in the June 2023 edition of the Health Hotline magazine, Sponsor will randomly select the Prize winner from all valid entries closest to the actual number (without going over). The selection of Prize winner is final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. ALL POTENTIAL CONTEST WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. AN ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE, EVEN IF THE CONTEST SHOULD SO INDICATE, UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT’S ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND ENTRANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE. It is the entrant’s responsibility to ensure that he/she has complied with the conditions contained in these Official Rules.

6. Winner Notification; Additional Conditions. Once selected, the potential Prize winner will be notified by telephone or email that he or she is a potential prize winner. Such potential Prize winner must verify their information, including eligibility, to Sponsor by phone or email as requested by Sponsor within ten (10) days following such notification. Should a potential Prize winner fail to verify their information as requested by Sponsor within such ten (10) day period, his/her prize will be forfeited and an alternate Prize winner will be selected at random.

Following such verification, the Prize will be shipped to the Prize winner’s valid mailing address. To be valid, a Prize winner’s address must accept package deliveries by USPS, UPS and Federal Express and must be located in one of the following states: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. If the Prize is rejected or returned following attempted delivery, Sponsor may, in its sole and absolute discretion, void such Prize winner’s selection and select a new Prize winner. The Prize winner is responsible for providing a valid mailing address to Sponsor.

7. Publicity: Except where prohibited by law, participation in the Contest constitutes the Prize winner’s consent in perpetuity to Sponsor’s and its agents’ use of the Prize winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, statements and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.

8. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who is found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest; to be acting in violation of these Official Rules; or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest, or to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Subject to any governmental approval which may be required, Sponsor reserves the right, without prior notice and at any time, to terminate the Contest, in whole or in part, or modify or suspend the Contest in any way, if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the Contest is technically impaired or corrupted or that fraud or technical problems, failures or malfunctions have destroyed or severely undermined the integrity and/or feasibility of the Contest. In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with the Contest as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, or any federal state or local government law, order, or regulation, or order of any court or jurisdiction, Sponsor shall have the right to modify, extend, suspend or terminate the Contest.

9. Release/Limitations of Liability: Each entrant agrees that Sponsor, its parent company, subsidiaries, and all of their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents (collectively, the “Promotion Entities”): (i) shall not be responsible or liable for any losses, damages or injuries of any kind resulting from entrant’s participation in the Contest or any Contest-related activity, or from entrant’s acceptance, receipt, possession and/or use or misuse of any prize or participation in any prize-related activity and (ii) have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, with respect to any prize, including, without limitation, to such prize’s quality or fitness for a particular purpose. By winning a prize, each winner agrees to release and hold harmless the Promotion Entities from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death or damage to or loss of property, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising, in whole or in part, out of such winner’s participation in the Contest or such winner’s receipt, use or misuse of any prize. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, modify or suspend this Sweepstakes at any time, with or without notice, for any reason or no reason, and Sponsor disclaims all liability in connection with such cancellation, modification or suspension.

10. Disputes: Except where prohibited by law, each entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate state or federal courts in Denver, Colorado and hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such courts; (ii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (iii) under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and each entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Colorado, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Colorado or any other jurisdiction).

11. Precedence. In the event of any conflict with any Sweepstakes details contained in these Official Rules and Sweepstakes details contained in other Sweepstakes materials (including, without limitation, any point of sale, online or print advertising), the details of the Sweepstakes as set forth in these Official Rules shall prevail.

12. Winners List/Official Rules: To obtain a list of the Sweepstakes Prize winners or a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Sponsor at the address provided below. All such requests must be received within ninety (90) days after the Sweepstakes Period, or such period permitted by applicable law, if longer. Please allow up to ten (10) business days for Sponsor to process your request. Where required be law, residents may omit return postage with Official Rules requests.

13. Sponsor: Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., 12612 West Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, Colorado 80228.

Natural Grocers 2023 Colorado Springs Summer Sweepstakes

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

1. Eligibility: The Natural Grocers 2023 Colorado Springs Summer Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the following states who are at least 18 years old at the time of entry: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Employees of Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. (“Sponsor”) and its parent, affiliates and subsidiaries, and the immediate family (spouses, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of such employees, are not eligible to participate or win. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. Subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

2. Timing: The Sweepstakes begins on June 1, 2023 and ends on August 31, 2023 (the “Sweepstakes Period”).

3. How to Enter: Entrants will be able to enter the Sweepstakes by submitting an entry form at either of the following two (2) Sponsor store locations during the Sweepstakes Period: (i) the Natural Grocers located at 7298 N. Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80920, or (ii) the Natural Grocers located at 1604 S. Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80906 (each, a “Participating Store”). There is a maximum of one (1) total entry per person per week.

4. Sweepstakes Prizes: Sweepstakes prizes will be awarded as follows:

Grand Prize. One (1) entrant across all of Sponsor’s Participating Stores will receive a grand prize consisting of, at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion, either (1) hotel accommodations for two guests at The Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado, for two (2) nights, including resort credits for the stay (maximum total value of such package: $2,500.00); or (2) $2,500.00 in cash (such prize, the “Grand Prize”).

Runner Up Prize. One (1) entrant across all of Sponsor’s Participating Stores will receive a prize consisting of one (1) $500 Natural Grocers gift card (the “Runner Up Prize”.

Weekly Prizes. Twenty-six (26) total entrants (thirteen (13) entrants from each of the two (2) Participating Stores) will each receive a prize consisting of one (1) $100 Natural Grocers gift card (each such prize, a “Weekly Prize” and collectively, the “Weekly Prizes”).

(the Grand Prize, Runner Up Prize, and Weekly Prizes may hereafter be referred to each as a “Sweepstakes Prize” or “prize”). Sweepstakes Prizes are non-transferable and no substitutions will be made, except as provided at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Winners are responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. The odds of winning a Sweepstakes Prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received.

5. Selection of Sweepstakes Prize Winners: With respect to the Grand Prize and Runner Up Prize, Sponsor will randomly select one (1) total Grand Prize winner and one (1) total Runner Up Prize winner from all eligible entries across all Participating Stores within a reasonable period following the conclusion of the Sweepstakes Period. With respect to the Weekly Prizes, commencing on June 8, 2023 and thereafter on each Thursday during the Sweepstakes Period, Sponsor will randomly select one (1) Weekly Prize winner for each Participating Store from all eligible entries submitted during the preceding seven (7) days at each such Participating Store. As a condition to receiving the Grand Prize, the potential winner will be required to complete, sign and return, within seven (7) days of the date he/she is notified by Sponsor, an IRS Form W-9 (including the prize winner’s social security number, which will be used only for the purpose of reporting the winner’s prize earnings to the Internal Revenue Service as required by law). If a potential Grand Prize winner fails to complete, sign and return the foregoing within such seven (7) day period, he/she will forfeit the Grand Prize and an alternate winner will be selected at random. Winners of the Runner Up Prize and Weekly Prizes will be informed within a reasonable period following the conclusion of the Sweepstakes Period of their selection. Such winners must pick up their prizes at the Participating Store at which they submitted their entry form within thirty (30) days after notification. If they fail to do so, Sponsor may, in its sole and absolute discretion, void such Sweepstakes Prize winner’s selection and select a new prize winner. ALL POTENTIAL SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE SWEEPSTAKES. AN ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE, EVEN IF THE SWEEPSTAKES SHOULD SO INDICATE, UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT’S ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND ENTRANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE. It is the entrant’s responsibility to ensure that he/she has complied with the conditions contained in these Official Rules.

6. Publicity: Except where prohibited by law, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes a winner’s consent in perpetuity to Sponsor’s and its agents’ use of the winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, statements and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.

7. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who is found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes; to be acting in violation of these Official Rules; or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes, or to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Subject to any governmental approval which may be required, Sponsor reserves the right, without prior notice and at any time, to terminate the Sweepstakes, in whole or in part, or modify or suspend the Sweepstakes in any way, if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the Sweepstakes is technically impaired or corrupted or that fraud or technical problems, failures or malfunctions have destroyed or severely undermined the integrity and/or feasibility of the Sweepstakes. In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with the Sweepstakes as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, or any federal state or local government law, order, or regulation, or order of any court or jurisdiction, the Sponsor shall have the right to modify, extend, suspend or terminate the Sweepstakes.

8. Release/Limitations of Liability: Each entrant agrees that Sponsor, its parent company, subsidiaries, and all of their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents (collectively, the “Promotion Entities”): (i) shall not be responsible or liable for any losses, damages or injuries of any kind resulting from entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or any Sweepstakes-related activity, or from entrant’s acceptance, receipt, possession and/or use or misuse of any prize or participation in any prize-related activity and (ii) have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, with respect to any prize, including, without limitation, to such prize’s quality or fitness for a particular purpose. By winning a prize, each winner agrees to release and hold harmless the Promotion Entities from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death or damage to or loss of property, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising, in whole or in part, out of such winner’s participation in the Sweepstakes or such winner’s receipt, use or misuse of any prize. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, modify or suspend this Sweepstakes at any time, with or without notice, for any reason or no reason, and Sponsor disclaims all liability in connection with such cancellation, modification or suspension.

9. Disputes: Except where prohibited by law, each entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate state or federal courts in Denver, Colorado and hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such courts; (ii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (iii) under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and each entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Colorado, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Colorado or any other jurisdiction).

10. Precedence. In the event of any conflict with any Sweepstakes details contained in these Official Rules and Sweepstakes details contained in other Sweepstakes materials (including, without limitation, any point of sale, online or print advertising), the details of the Sweepstakes as set forth in these Official Rules shall prevail.

11. Winners List/Official Rules: To obtain a list of the Sweepstakes Prize winners or a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Sponsor at the address provided below. All such requests must be received within ninety (90) days after the Sweepstakes Period, or such period permitted by applicable law, if longer. Please allow up to ten (10) business days for Sponsor to process your request. Vermont residents may omit return postage with Official Rules requests.

12. Sponsor: Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., 12612 West Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, Colorado 80228.

Natural Grocers 2023 2 Million {N}power Member Sweepstakes

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

1. Eligibility: The Natural Grocers 2023 2 Million {N}power Member Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the following states who are members of the Natural Grocers {N}power customer loyalty program and are at least 18 years old at the time of entry: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Employees of Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. (“Sponsor”) and its parent, affiliates and subsidiaries, and the immediate family (spouses, parents, siblings and children) and household members of such employees, are not eligible to participate or win. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. Subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein..

2. Timing: The Sweepstakes begins on June 1, 2023 and ends on June 30, 2023 (the “Sweepstakes Period”).

3. How to Enter: To enter the Sweepstakes, an entrant must be a member of Sponsor’s {N}power customer loyalty program, which can be joined at no cost at www.naturalgrocers.com/join. Entrants will be able to enter the Sweepstakes by either of the following two (2) methods:

Each Qualifying Transaction (as defined herein) made by an {N}power member during the Sweepstakes Period will automatically count as a separate entry in the Sweepstakes by that {N}power member. Entrants are limited to a maximum of one (1) Qualifying Transaction per day per {N}power member for this method of entry during the Sweepstakes Period; or
{N}power members may complete and submit an entry form online at naturalgrocers.com/2millionth-member-sweepstakes during the Sweepstakes Period. Entrants are limited to a maximum of one (1) online entry per day per {N}power member for this method of entry. Entrants may not use an agency or automated system to enter.

A “Qualifying Transaction” shall automatically occur each time an {N}power member makes a purchase at a participating Sponsor store during the Sweepstakes Period, with a maximum of one (1) Qualifying Transaction per day per {N}power member. An {N}power member must enter its phone number at checkout in order for its purchase(s) to qualify towards one or more Qualifying Transactions.

4. Sweepstakes Prize: One (1) total entrant will receive one (1) prize consisting of one (1) Natural Grocers gift card loaded with $100 each week for a 52-week period to commence within a reasonable period following the conclusion of the Sweepstakes Period (total prize value: $5,200.00). The prize is non-transferable and no substitutions will be made, except as provided at Sponsor’s sole discretion. The winner is responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. The odds of winning the prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received.

5. Selection of Sweepstakes Prize Winner: Sponsor will randomly select the one (1) Sweepstakes prize winner from all eligible entries within a reasonable period following the conclusion of the Sweepstakes Period. The selection of the prize winner is final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. ALL POTENTIAL SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE SWEEPSTAKES. AN ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE, EVEN IF THE SWEEPSTAKES SHOULD SO INDICATE, UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT’S ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN VERIFIED, SUCH ENTRANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE, AND THE OTHER CONDITIONS SET OUT IN THESE OFFICAL RULES HAVE BEEN MET. It is the entrant’s responsibility to ensure that he/she has complied with the conditions contained in these Official Rules.

6. Winner Notification; Additional Conditions; Prize Delivery. The Sweepstakes prize winner will be notified by telephone or email within a reasonable period following his/her selection. As a condition to receiving the prize, a potential winner must complete, sign and return to Sponsor, within seven (7) days of the date he/she is notified, an IRS Form W-9 (including the Prize winner’s social security number, which will be used only for the purpose of reporting the winner’s prize earnings to the Internal Revenue Service as required by law). If a potential prize winner fails to complete, sign and return such document within such seven (7) day period, he/she will forfeit the prize and an alternate winner will be selected at random. The prize will be shipped to the prize winner’s valid mailing address Sponsor within thirty (30) days after Sponsor’s selection of such prize winner and Sponsor’s receipt of all documents and other information required by these Official Rules. To be valid, a prize winner’s address must be located in one of the 21 states listed in Section 1 of these Official Rules and must accept package deliveries by USPS, UPS and Federal Express to be valid. If the Sweepstakes prize is rejected or returned following attempted delivery, Sponsor may, in its sole and absolute discretion, void such prize winner’s selection and select a new prize winner.

7. Publicity: Except where prohibited by law, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes a winner’s consent in perpetuity to Sponsor’s and its agents’ use of the winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, statements and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.

8. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who is found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes; to be acting in violation of these Official Rules; or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes, or to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Subject to any governmental approval which may be required, Sponsor reserves the right, without prior notice and at any time, to terminate the Sweepstakes, in whole or in part, or modify or suspend the Sweepstakes in any way, if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the Sweepstakes is technically impaired or corrupted or that fraud or technical problems, failures or malfunctions have destroyed or severely undermined the integrity and/or feasibility of the Sweepstakes. In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with the Sweepstakes as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, or any federal state or local government law, order, or regulation, or order of any court or jurisdiction, Sponsor shall have the right to modify, extend, suspend or terminate the Sweepstakes.

9. Release/Limitations of Liability: Each entrant agrees that Sponsor, its parent company, subsidiaries, and all of their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents (collectively, the “Promotion Entities”): (i) shall not be responsible or liable for any losses, damages or injuries of any kind resulting from entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or any Sweepstakes-related activity, or from entrant’s acceptance, receipt, possession and/or use or misuse of any prize or participation in any prize-related activity and (ii) have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, with respect to any prize, including, without limitation, to such prize’s quality or fitness for a particular purpose. By winning a prize, each winner agrees to release and hold harmless the Promotion Entities from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death or damage to or loss of property, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising, in whole or in part, out of such winner’s participation in the Sweepstakes or such winner’s receipt, use or misuse of any prize. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, modify or suspend this Sweepstakes at any time, with or without notice, for any reason or no reason, and Sponsor disclaims all liability in connection with such cancellation, modification or suspension.

10. Disputes: Except where prohibited by law, each entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate state or federal courts in Denver, Colorado and hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such courts; (ii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (iii) under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and each entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Colorado, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Colorado or any other jurisdiction).

11. Precedence. In the event of any conflict with any Sweepstakes details contained in these Official Rules and Sweepstakes details contained in other Sweepstakes materials (including, without limitation, any point of sale, online or print advertising), the details of the Sweepstakes as set forth in these Official Rules shall prevail.

12. Winners List/Official Rules: To obtain a list of the Sweepstakes Prize winners or a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Sponsor at the address provided below. All such requests must be received within ninety (90) days after the Sweepstakes Period, or such period permitted by applicable law, if longer. Please allow up to ten (10) business days for Sponsor to process your request. Vermont residents may omit return postage with Official Rules requests.

13. Sponsor: Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., 12612 West Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, Colorado 80228.

Natural Grocers 2023 2,000,000 {N}power Member Good4U Crew Sweepstakes

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

1. Eligibility: The Natural Grocers 2023 2,000,000 {N}power Member Good4u Crew Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to employees of Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. (“Sponsor”). VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. Subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

2. Timing: The Sweepstakes begins on June 1, 2023 and ends on June 30, 2023 (the “Sweepstakes Period”).

3. How to Enter: To enter the Sweepstakes, an entrant must be a Natural Grocers good4u® crew member. Entrants will be able to enter the Sweepstakes by either of the following two (2) methods:

Each Qualifying Transaction (as defined herein) made by an Entrant during the Sweepstakes Period will automatically count as a separate entry in the Sweepstakes by that Entrant. Entrants are limited to a maximum of one (1) Qualifying Transaction per day for this method of entry during the Sweepstakes Period; or
Entrants may complete and submit an entry form online at naturalgrocers.com/2millionth-member-sweepstakes during the Sweepstakes Period. Entrants are limited to a maximum of one (1) online entry per day per {N}power member for this method of entry. Entrants may not use an agency or automated system to enter.

A “Qualifying Transaction” shall automatically occur each time an Entrant makes a purchase at a participating Sponsor store during the Sweepstakes Period, with a maximum of one (1) Qualifying Transaction per day. An Entrant must enter its phone number at checkout in order for its purchase(s) to qualify towards one or more Qualifying Transactions.

4. Sweepstakes Prize: One (1) entrant will receive one (1) prize consisting of one (1) Natural Grocers gift card loaded with $100 each week for a 52-week period to commence within a reasonable period following the conclusion of the Sweepstakes Period (total prize value: $5,200.00). The prize is non-transferable and no substitutions will be made, except as provided at Sponsor’s sole discretion. The winner is responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. The odds of winning the prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received.