No purchase is necessary to enter the prize drawing or to win a drawing prize. A purchase does not improve your chances of winning the drawing.
1. Sponsor
The Shop Small Ornament Hunt (“the Hunt”) is run by the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce (“the Chamber”), Syracuse, Indiana. Contact: [TBD: Chamber phone / email].
2. Who can play
Open to individuals 18 or older. One account per person; each account needs its own email address and mobile phone number. Owners and employees of participating businesses may play but may not earn purchase points at their own business. Chamber staff and board members who administer the Hunt are not eligible for prizes. [TBD: confirm with Chamber]
3. When
Points can be earned from 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time on November 28, 2026 through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on December 13, 2026 (November 28 – December 13, 2026). Sign-up is open before and during the Hunt.
4. How points are earned
- Store visit: scan the Hunt ornament displayed at a participating business to earn 25 points. Visit points count once per business.
- Purchases: after checking in at a business, earn 1 point per whole dollar of a purchase at that business. A staff member must confirm the purchase on your phone using the store's staff PIN. Individual purchases are capped at $1,000. Returned or refunded purchases may be removed.
- Points have no cash value and can't be transferred.
5. Prizes and how winners are chosen
- Top scorers: the 3 players with the most points at the end of the Hunt win gift cards to local businesses [TBD: values]. Ties go to the player who reached the tied score first.
- Drawing: every other eligible player with at least 1 point, plus everyone with a valid free entry (Section 6), gets one entry in a random drawing for 10 gift cards [TBD: values]. One entry per person no matter how many points you have. Odds depend on the number of entries.
- Prizes are gift cards donated by participating businesses. Prizes can't be exchanged for cash.
6. Free entry without visiting or buying
To enter the drawing without visiting a store or making a purchase, send your name, email, mobile phone and mailing address to the Chamber at [TBD: mailing address or email] by December 13, 2026, with the subject “Ornament Hunt Free Entry.” Limit one free entry per person. A free entry is equal to a points-based entry in the drawing.
7. Winners
Winners will be announced Tuesday, December 15, 2026 and contacted by phone or email. A winner who doesn't respond within 7 days may forfeit the prize to an alternate. Winners may be asked to show ID. With the winner's permission, the Chamber may share their first name and last initial publicly.
8. Fair play
The Chamber may void points, remove purchases entered in error, and disqualify accounts that use fake or duplicate identities, enter false purchases, misuse a staff PIN, or otherwise try to game the Hunt. The Chamber's decisions are final.
9. Your information
The Chamber uses your name, email, phone and ZIP code to run the Hunt and contact winners. The public leaderboard shows only your first name and last initial. If you opt in, the Chamber may send you news from local businesses; you can opt out anytime. Your information is not sold.
10. General
The Hunt is void where prohibited. The Chamber may change or end the Hunt if it can't run as planned. Participating businesses, not the Chamber, are responsible for their own products and gift cards. [TBD: legal review]