NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open only to legal residents of the United States and District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older as of November 9, 2008. Void in Puerto Rico and all other U.S. territories and wherever prohibited by law. Employees of WXYZ-TV and Art Van Furniture their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers and the immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each (collectively, “Sponsor”) are not eligible. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the judges.

TO ENTER: 1) Beginning 12:01 AM Eastern Time 11/9/2008 through 11:59 PM Eastern Time 11/17/2008, go to www.wxyz.com and follow the on-screen instructions to enter.

OR

To submit your entry by mail, send your story in 300 words or less to Art Van Room Giveaway WXYZ-TV 20777 W. 10 Mile Rd. Southfield, MI 48037.

Include your complete name, street address (no P.O. Boxes), city, county, state, zip code, date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy), plus daytime and evening telephone numbers. (If you do not have a telephone, indicate “No Phone.” Failure to comply with this or any other official rule will result in disqualification.)

Entries must be postmarked by 11/17/2008. Limit one entry per envelope.

OR

Drop off entries at any Art Van Furniture Metro Detroit location, including Ann Arbor, Port Huron and Howell. Visit artvan.com for store locations. Entries must be submitted during normal business hours Sunday, November 9, 2008 through November 17, 2008.

Limit one entry per person/household address regardless of method of entry. No mechanically reproduced entries of any kind permitted. Illegible and incomplete entries are void. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, mutilated, postage due, misdirected entries or entries not received. In the event of a dispute over who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail account identified on the online entry form. The authorized account holder is deemed to be the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, service provider, or online organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned.

SELECTION OF WINNERS: Winners will be selected by a panel of judges on or about 11/21/2008 from all eligible entries received. Decisions of judges are final on all matters. Winners will be notified by phone/mail or in person. Limit one prize per person/household address. Odds of winning will depend upon the number of eligible entries received.

PRIZES: Four (4) winners will receive one room full of furniture from Art Van Furniture with a value not to exceed $5,000 per winner. Winners will select furniture from in stock merchandise at Art Van. Prizes consist of only those items specifically listed as part of the prize. No substitution or transfer/assignment of prize by winners permitted. No cash value.

All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Potential winners (or parent/legal guardian if potential winner is a minor in his/her state of residence) may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability/Prize Acceptance Form, which may require social security number, postmarked within 10 days of the date on notification materials. Noncompliance within this time period may result in disqualification and an alternate potential winner may be selected. Return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification. All winners must produce picture or some other form of proper identification to claim any prize. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize with prize of equal or greater value. Acceptance of any prize constitutes permission to the Sponsor to use winners’ name, voice, statements, image and likeness for purposes of advertising and trade, in any medium, without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. Once the prize has been awarded, winner will receive confirmation of the donation from The Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries.

TERMS: Sponsors not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing, the offering or the announcement of any prize or in the administration of the promotion, whether caused by computer, technical or human error. Winners assume all liability and agree to hold Sponsor harmless for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by participation in this promotion or use or redemption of any prize. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, damaged, incomplete, illegible, faulty, or incorrect transmissions, incorrect announcements of any kind, technical hardware or software failures of any kind, any damage to any person's computer related to or resulting from participating in the online portion of the promotion, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission that may limit a user’s ability to participate in the sweepstakes whether caused by computer, technical or human error. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the program for any reason, including but not limited to, if fraud, misconduct or technical failures destroy the integrity of the promotion; or if a computer virus, bug, or other technical problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper administration of the promotion as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify, freeze or prohibit the participation of an individual if fraud or tampering is suspected, or if the individual fails to comply with any requirement of participation or with any provision in these Official Rules. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE www.wxyz.com OR UNDERMINE THE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL & CIVIL LAWS. SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY AND/OR SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL MAKING ANY SUCH ATTEMPTS TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

WINNERS LIST: For a list of winners, available after 12/25/2008, visit www.wxyz.com or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Art Van Room Giveaway WXYZ-TV 20777 W. 10 Mile Rd. Southfield, MI 48037.

SPONSOR: WXYZ-TV and Art Van Furniture