It's Not All About Togetherness Official Contest Rules.

Void where prohibited. Questions? Email drury@druryinn.com for further information.

Entry Requirements: Entries must be in English, must be legible, and must be limited to 300 words or less. Entries must be submitted via email or regular mail. Each entry must include the entrant's full name, telephone number including area code and email address.

Judging Criteria: Entries will be judged on or about the 10th day of February 2007, from among all eligible entries received, based upon the following criteria: Originality, Creativity & Suitability. Entries that contain more than 300 words and/or are not legible are not eligible. Winners will be selected by a panel of independent judges, whose decisions are final on all matters relating to this contest. In the event of a tie, tied entries will be re-judged based solely on suitability. Judges may disqualify previously published stories or those that have won previous awards or competitions.

Eligibility: The contest is open to those 18 years of age or older and possess a valid driver's license as of 01/09/07, except employees and their families of Drury Hotels. This offer is void wherever prohibited and subject to all federal, state and local laws.

Submission Information: Submit your entry beginning 01/09/07.

(1) Enter Online: You may enter by submitting your story in an email to drury@druryinn.com. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by your on-line service will apply. Email entries must be received by 2/2/07. Drury Hotels are not responsible for technical, hardware, software or telephone malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications caused by the user or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the online entries in this Contest. Drury Hotels reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the online portion of the Contest if it is not capable of running as planned, including, but not limited to, infection by computer virus, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other problems beyond the control of Drury Hotels and award prizes from among all eligible online entries received prior to cancellation and all eligible mailed entries received.

(2) Enter through U.S. mail: You may enter by mailing your entry to:

Drury Hotels
eMarketing Department
721 Emerson Road, Suite 400
St. Louis, MO 63141

Drawing will be held on or around 02/10/07 and mailed-in entries must be postmarked by 02/02/07 and received no later than 02/05/07. Each mail-in entry must be mailed in a separate postage-paid envelope. If submitting more than one entry, please use a separate envelope. Mechanically reproduced mailed entries are void. No responsibility is assumed for lost, misdirected, stolen, illegible, damaged, postage due or late entries by mail.

Each entry must be the original submission of entrant and must be owned by entrant. Modifying, enhancing or altering a third party's pre-existing work does not qualify as entrant's original creation. The entry must not have been submitted in any other competition or previously published. Entry must be in keeping with Drury Hotels' image and may not be offensive, as determined by Drury Hotels, in its sole discretion, nor can it defame or invade publicity rights or privacy rights of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person's personal or proprietary rights.

Entries, once submitted, become the sole property of Drury Hotels and will not be returned. Drury Hotels reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual that tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest, violates the official rules; or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Drury Hotels reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Prize Information: A two (2) night complimentary stay at any Drury Inn & Suites will be awarded to five (5) separate winners. Hotel gift certificates expire one year from date of issue. All Prizes will be awarded, provided a sufficient number of eligible entries are received. Winners will be formally notified by email. Prizes are not transferable; no substitutions are allowed except by Drury Hotels, who reserve the right to award a prize of equal or greater value if any portion of the advertised prize is unavailable. Return of any prize or prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and alternate selection. All expenses not specifically mentioned herein are winner's sole responsibility. Taxes, if any, related to each prize are the responsibility of the individual winners. No responsibility or liability is assumed for damages, losses or injury resulting from acceptance or use of any prize.

General Contest Regulations: By participating in this Contest, entrants agree to be bound by the official rules and the decisions of the judges. Drury Hotels' failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Drury Hotels and each of its respective affiliates, officers, directors, agents, and employees will have no liability or responsibility for any claim arising in connection with participation in this Contest or any prize awarded. Winners assume all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by participation in this Contest or use or redemption of any prize.

Assignment of Rights and Representations: By submitting a story, you hereby grant Drury Hotels, its affiliates, subsidiaries, assigns, licensees, and legal representatives: The irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to use, reproduce, edit, market, store, distribute, have distributed, publicly and privately display, communicate, publicly and privately perform, transmit, have transmitted, create derivative works based upon, and promote the Entry (as such may be edited and modified by Drury Hotels in its discretion) through any such products or services as Drury Hotels may designate in any medium now known or hereafter devised, for editorial, commercial, promotional and all other purposes.

By accepting and/or using prizes, all Winners agree to the use of their names, voices, statements, photographs and other personal information by Drury in this and similar promotions for publicity purposes worldwide and in perpetuity in any media now known or hereafter devised, including online, without approval or compensation, unless prohibited by law.

In addition, you hereby assign to Drury Hotels all right, title, and interest that you may be deemed to have in any reproduction, product, or derivative work using or incorporating the Entry. You represent and warrant that: The Entry does not and shall not infringe on any copyright or any other third party right nor violate any applicable law or regulation. You have the right to grant any and all necessary rights and licenses provided herein, including without limitation, all necessary copyright and other related rights to the Entry, free and clear of all claims and encumbrances without violating the rights of any person or entity, including any right to privacy or publicity. You hereby hold Drury Hotels harmless from and against any third party claim arising from use of the Entry. You waive any right to inspect or approve uses of the Entry or to be compensated for any such uses. You have read this release and are fully familiar with its contents.