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<title>RELEASE: Gov. Whitmer, Meijer and Michigan Association of United Ways Announce Launch of ‘MI Shot To Win Sweepstakes’ to Encourage More Michiganders to Get COVID-19 Vaccinations </title>
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<b>Subject:</b> RELEASE: Gov. Whitmer, Meijer and Michigan Association of United Ways Announce Launch of ‘MI Shot To Win Sweepstakes’ to Encourage More Michiganders to Get COVID-19 Vaccinations <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">July 1, 2021 </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Gov. Whitmer, Meijer and Michigan Association of United Ways Announce Launch of ‘MI Shot To Win
Sweepstakes’ to Encourage More Michiganders to Get COVID-19 Vaccinations</span></strong></span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">New giveaways will offer vaccinated Michiganders opportunity to win a combined total </span></em></span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">of $5 million in cash and nine $55,000 college scholarships</span></em></span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LANSING, Mich. – </span></strong>Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced the creation of the MI Shot To Win Sweepstakes, a lottery-style raffle
that gives vaccinated Michiganders a chance to win $5 million in cash and a combined total of nearly $500,000 in college scholarships. </span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top">The MI Shot To Win Sweepstakes is the latest kickoff in a series of lottery-style raffles by other states such as Ohio’s first-in-the-nation launch of the "</span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"></span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA3MDEuNDI2NzQ1OTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5heGlvcy5jb20vb2hpby1sb3R0ZXJ5LXZhY2NpbmF0ZWQtcmVzaWRlbnRzLTEtbWlsbGlvbi1pbmNlbnRpdmUtNmJhMDA1OTctNzI2Yi00NDViLThkNTQtNDdhNDcxMmM4MjUzLmh0bWwlMjIlMjAvIn0.xn5VVSSfRqjmoLI2WsCPSWugSR9_FtJUddu8uuBhczA%2Fs%2F1516244951%2Fbr%2F108701223301-l&data=04%7C01%7Cmembielac%40michigan.gov%7C828285e749ce49bb7d8208d93c997ed5%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637607455985986939%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Fo7Ln741wGPye1YoVsJKSPsEbI7M6QUfm%2BcZkcgtUzY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="color:#0563C1">Vax-a-Million</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top">"
campaign. </span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"></span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA3MDEuNDI2NzQ1OTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2dvdmVybm9yLm9oaW8uZ292L3dwcy9wb3J0YWwvZ292L2dvdmVybm9yL21lZGlhL25ld3MtYW5kLW1lZGlhL2NvdmlkMTktdXBkYXRlLTA1MjQyMDIxIn0.3qfMOWvjta_0E6Ub2EGylyMXvdXou3lRpNnmGb1z_wo%2Fs%2F1516244951%2Fbr%2F108701223301-l&data=04%7C01%7Cmembielac%40michigan.gov%7C828285e749ce49bb7d8208d93c997ed5%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637607455985996904%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=ARQmxDgsWUmS0g6p%2Fu9rnPXDTLay44Awg8ciE02MuXw%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="color:#0563C1">Ohio
said vaccinations</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"> in the state increased 94% among 16- and 17- year-olds, 46% among 18- and 19-year-olds and 55% among those between 20 and 49 years old after Gov.
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top">Under Michigan’s new sweepstakes, residents age 18 and older who have received one dose of vaccine are eligible to register for a combined total of $5 million in cash giveaways. </span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top">In addition, Michigan’s vaccine sweepstakes will offer the opportunity to win one of nine Scholarship Drawing prizes available to vaccinated Michiganders between ages 12-17 whose parents enter on their
behalf. Each Scholarship Drawing prize consists of a four-year Michigan Education Trust (MET) charitable tuition contract (valued at $55,000) that may be used to pay for tuition and mandatory fees at a college or university in accordance with MET terms and
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<p style="margin:0in;text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top">The sweepstakes begin today (July 1) and end on Aug. 3, 2021. Eligibility criteria for each of the drawings is at: </span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"></span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA3MDEuNDI2NzQ1OTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3Lm1pc2hvdHRvd2luLmNvbS8ifQ.zLL9QCJsUhhv4Tlk75qtSU-TyriNrQWZgjAEeAkzuHc%2Fs%2F1516244951%2Fbr%2F108701223301-l&data=04%7C01%7Cmembielac%40michigan.gov%7C828285e749ce49bb7d8208d93c997ed5%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637607455985996904%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=vwy64OWpYocfaQuBdy7s%2BhMcis71ipFmksM5K%2F0QCEo%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.MIShotToWin.com</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top">. </span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top">“If there’s one thing every Michigander can agree on, it’s that whatever Ohio can do, Michigan can do it better and bigger,” said Governor Whitmer. </span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top">“This sweepstakes gives every Michigander who’s been vaccinated a shot to win cash or college scholarships,” Whitmer said. “It’s also a great way to encourage more Michiganders to get the safe and effective
vaccine so you can protect yourself, your family, and help get life back to normal. If we all roll up our sleeves and do our part, we can all win big. Let’s get to work!” </span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top">Michigan’s sweepstakes giveaway is powered by <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Meijer</span></strong> in partnership with the <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Michigan
Association of United Ways</span></strong> and the <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">State of Michigan</span></strong>. The statewide vaccine sweepstakes is supported by <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Michigan</span></strong>, <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Michigan Association of State Universities</span></strong>, <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Small Business
Association of Michigan</span></strong>, <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Business Leaders of Michigan</span></strong>, the <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Protect Michigan Commission</span></strong></span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span>and
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top">Michiganders can qualify to enter the sweepstakes by getting vaccinated for COVID-19 at Meijer or <span style="color:black">receiving their vaccine from their doctor, local health department, pharmacy,
hospital, etc. </span>The MI Shot To Win Sweepstakes giveaways include: </span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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for Michiganders between ages 12-17 whose parents enter on their behalf. Each Scholarship Drawing prize consists of a four-year Michigan Education Trust (MET) Charitable Tuition Program contract (valued at $55,000) that may be used to pay for tuition and mandatory
fees at a college or university in accordance with MET terms and conditions. </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-family:"MS Mincho";color:black">
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top">The goal of the public outreach campaign, consisting of a series of statewide drawings, is to raise awareness of the availability and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and provide incentives to Michiganders
to get a COVID-19 vaccination. The aim of the MI Shot To Win Sweepstakes is to increase the state’s vaccination rate by roughly 9% – or approximately 767,000 Michiganders – to achieve the statewide goal of 70% of residents age 16 and older who are immunized. </span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top">“The data reflect that the vast number of Michiganders who are not yet vaccinated are actually not opposed to getting vaccinated,” said MDHHS Director Elizabeth Hertel. </span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top">As of June 29, 2021, 61.7% (more than 4.9 million Michiganders) age 16 and older have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccination, according to Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
data. To reach 70%, a total of 5,667,842 residents age 16 and older will need to be immunized. </span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top">“Events that can draw attention to getting vaccinated – like the MI Shot To Win Sweepstakes – make us enthusiastic as the data we’ve reviewed of vaccine lotteries in other states is showing they’re very
effective at getting more people vaccinated very quickly,” said Protect Michigan Commission Director Kerry Ebersole Singh. </span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top">Michigan is not alone in reporting waning interest of residents receiving their first dose of COVID-19 vaccinations. Nationally, vaccinations have fallen from over 3 million per day in April to about 1.8
million per day, according to Our World in Data. To reverse the trend, states such as Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Oregon, Colorado and others have announced innovative large-scale raffles that are producing quantifiably successful results. </span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top">“At Michigan Association of United Ways, the health of our state remains a top priority,” said MAUW President and CEO Mike Larson. </span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top">“We are thrilled that the COVID-19 vaccine has made a positive impact throughout the communities we serve, but there is more to be done,” Larson said. “<span style="color:black">Alongside Meijer and with
our additional partners, we are excited to be part of the MI Shot to Win. </span>The MI Shot to Win is a great way to make the vaccine more available to more people and encourage those to take advantage of it for their health.” </span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Michigan Commission</span></strong></span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="color:black"> in January. The appointees represent a </span>diverse array of industries, professions and backgrounds. Housed
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