Text Help Line Terms
Effective November 4, 2026
The Sharon Sharko Debate Foundation, doing business as the Sharon Sharko Speech and Debate Foundation (3SDF), operates the 3SDF Tournament Text Help Line at (844) 676-0212 and (844) 960-1927. These terms apply to the help line.
Program Description
The 3SDF Tournament Text Help Line lets students, coaches, and judges at speech and debate tournaments text the help line to report problems such as a locked room, a missing judge, or a ballot question. An automated assistant may ask up to two follow-up questions, and the report is then sent to tournament staff, who may reply by text.
Opt-In and Consent
You opt in by sending a text message to the help line. We send messages only in response to your report, or from tournament staff about that tournament (for example, to a judge who hasn’t arrived) at a number the tournament has on file. We do not send marketing or promotional messages. Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of any purchase or of participating in a tournament.
Message Frequency and Cost
Message frequency varies based on your report and the follow-up needed. Message and data rates may apply. Check with your mobile carrier for details about your plan.
Opt Out and Help
Reply STOP at any time to stop receiving messages. You will receive one final message confirming that you have been unsubscribed. To start again, text START. Reply HELP for help, or contact us through our Contact Us page.
Carriers and Delivery
Mobile carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. Delivery of text messages is not guaranteed.
Not for Emergencies
The help line is not an emergency service. In an emergency, call 911 or alert tournament staff in person.
Participants Under 18
If you are under 18, please use the help line only with the permission of a parent, guardian, or your coach.
Privacy
See our Text Help Line Privacy Policy. No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text line information is never used for fundraising or added to our donor or mailing lists.
Changes
We may update these terms from time to time. Changes take effect when posted on this page.
Contact Us
Reach us through our Contact Us page, or by mail at Sharon Sharko Speech and Debate Foundation, 9455 Brenner Ct, Vienna, VA 22180.