The VW Routan is sponsoring a giveaway here on Mom Start. It is a travel essentials prize pack. They want to know the best Summer Road Trip Story!

Summer is just around the corner which means time to round up the kids and head out on a family vacation road trip! Whether going across country to a national park or just taking the kids up to the grandparent’s house, half the fun is getting there. And it doesn’t matter where you’re headed; you’re going to want to be comfortable along the way.  With 12v power outlets, JoyBox™ Entertainment system, UConnect^® Bluetooth^® system, roof rack and more the Routan provides comfort and fun for the family.

I used to go on road trips with my grandparents all the time. Both sets of grandparents used to take me all over the US. I would have to say that my favorite memory was when I traveled to Ohio one summer. We drove through St. Louis and I remember seeing the arch. I wanted to go in, but they didn’t so we didn’t go in. We continued driving and when we arrived in Ohio we stayed with my great grandmother. She was the sweetest woman. She made food and it was so delicious. I mean, she loved to cook and serve her guests. So we ate a lot. She told me stories of how I reminded her of her late husband, my great grandfather that I never met. I met third cousins and played a lot. We even went to the Sandusky Amusement Park and I rode a few roller coasters with my cousins, but not the scary ones. I was too little. I think I slept the whole way home.

Enter to Win:

Two No-spill cups for babies/toddlers
Travel editions of board games

           1. Travel Candyland® game

           2. Travel Guess Who® game

Coloring book w/ color-changeable markers
One VW Electric Guitar (not pictured)
Two DVDs of the latest family movies (to be selected by Sponsor) to play in the Routan minivan’s JoyBox™ Entertainment System.
One Bluetooth headset to use with the Routan minivan’s UConnect® Bluetooth® system.
One Battery Jumper
One Fix-A-Flat Tire inflator
One AAA® Emergency Preparedness Kit
One neck pillow (not pictured)

Prize Valued at 400.00

The approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is $400. Prize(s) consist(s) only of items specifically listed as part of the prize. Prizes are nontransferable and no substitution or cash equivalent is allowed, except in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize of the same approximate retail value. All taxes, costs and expenses not specified herein related to the prize(s) are the sole responsibility of the Winner.  If the prize is a gift card, any terms and conditions of the gift card shall apply.

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Tell me what your favorite Road Trip Memory is in the comments.

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The contest will run until June 21st  11:59 pm Pacific.

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• ELIGIBILITY: Sweepstakes is open only to U.S. residents 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Void where prohibited by law. Sponsor and employees Volkswagen, and their respective affiliates, as well as all others involved in this promotion and their immediate families (defined for the purposes of this Sweepstakes as parents, spouses, children, siblings and household members) are not eligible. Sweepstakes is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

• PRIZE DRAWING: NUMBER Prize(s), as described below in the Prize and Approximate Retail Values section, will be awarded in a drawing done at the conclusion of the Sweepstakes on or about [DATE OF DRAWING] to one (1) winner, selected at random by the blogger from among all eligible entries received throughout the Promotional Period. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received throughout the entire Sweepstakes.

• WINNERS: Prize(s) will be awarded in a random drawing by the blogger, whose decisions on all matters relating to the Sweepstakes will be binding and final. Winner will be notified on or about two (2) days following winner selection. Winners will be chosen randomly and notified by email. Winners must respond within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen by the blogger. A list of winner(s) can be obtained by writing to maureen@m80im.com Winners should allow 6 to 8 weeks to receive shipment of their prizes.

• ADDITIONAL TERMS: This Sweepstakes is valid in the United States only. If you do not live in the United States, do not enter the Sweepstakes. If for any reason the Sweepstakes including, but not limited to, the online portion, does not function as planned, its integrity or feasibility is undermined, or anything compromises the administration, security, fairness, proper conduct or intended play of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual the Sponsor deems responsible, and/or to abbreviate, cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any defect or delay in operation or transmission, communications failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries, including any erroneous appearance of qualification for a prize. If the Sponsor, in its discretion, elects to abbreviate the Sweepstakes, the Sponsor reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to award the prize(s) from among all valid and eligible entries received up to that time. All entries are the property of the Sponsor and are not returnable.

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