Giveaway rules
This page is written in the campaign's voice and is not legal advice. It should be read by counsel before the September 2 launch.
Sponsor
This giveaway is run by the Surrey Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 1271, 18922 88 Avenue, Surrey, BC V4N 5T2. It is not administered, sponsored or endorsed by Facebook, X, or Meta Platforms.
Who can enter
Residents of the City of Surrey, British Columbia, who are 18 or older on the day they enter. Employees of the Association, its executive board, and their immediate households cannot enter.
Entry period
Entries open September 2, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific and close October 16, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. Entries received after that time are not eligible.
How to enter
Complete the entry form on this site with your name, a working email address and your Surrey postal code, and confirm your eligibility. Then confirm your email address using the link we send you. One entry per person. Duplicate entries are removed before the draw.
No purchase, donation or payment of any kind is required, and none will improve your chance of winning.
The prize
One prize: $5,000 in groceries, awarded as one or more gift cards for a grocery retailer chosen by the sponsor. It has no cash alternative and cannot be transferred. The prize is provided and paid for by the Surrey Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 1271. No charitable society funds are used.
The draw
One winner is drawn at random on Sunday, October 18, 2026, using the RANDOM.ORG Third-Party Draw Service. The draw is made from all eligible entries whose email address was confirmed by the time entries close on October 16, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. Entries whose email address was never confirmed are not in the draw. Chances of winning depend on the number of eligible entries.
We contact the selected entrant at the email address they entered with, and they have 48 hours from that email to reply. Before the prize is awarded they must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question, without help and within a time limit, show proof that they are 18 or older and live in the City of Surrey, and sign a declaration and release. If they do not reply in time or do not meet these conditions, the next entrant drawn is selected instead.
Your email address
Entering records your name, email and postal code so we can run the draw. Entering also adds you to our campaign mailing list once you confirm your email address, which the entry form tells you before you enter, and you can unsubscribe at any time. We do not sell or share the list.
The list is held in Mailchimp.
What this campaign is
Sound the Alarm is issue advocacy about fire service staffing, fire hall coverage and voter turnout.
Questions
Email sffa@iaff1271.org or call 604-574-5785.