Spotlight reader giveaway

Win $250 in local gift cards

Gift cards to local businesses, so the prize stays in the neighborhood. One neighbor wins all of it.

Enter by November 30, 2026 · Free to enter

How it works

  1. Enter by November 30, 2026

    One entry per household. It takes about twenty seconds and costs nothing.

  2. We draw one winner on December 3, 2026

    One winner, drawn at random from every valid entry across Stone Oak and Shavano Park. No purchase, no strings.

  3. $250 in local gift cards

    Gift cards to local businesses in the winner’s own neighborhood, so the prize stays close to home.

Prefer to read the whole thing first? The official rules are below.

Enter the giveaway

For winner notification and the Spotlight email list described below. Every newsletter includes an unsubscribe link.

The giveaway is open to 78258 or 78260 only.

No purchase necessary. Open to residents 18+ of 78258 or 78260. One entry per household. Entering adds you to the Spotlight email list — we send the card's deals and not much else, and every email has an unsubscribe link. Full rules.

The fine print

Official rules

$250 in Local Gift Cards — October 2026 Stone Oak Spotlight

No purchase necessary to enter or win. A purchase does not improve your chance of winning.

Who can enter

Open to legal residents of the United States who are 18 years or older and whose primary residence is in ZIP codes 78258 or 78260. One entry per household. Employees of Stone Oak Spotlight and their immediate families are not eligible. This is a joint giveaway with Shavano Park Spotlight (ZIP 78231 or 78248): residents there enter on that edition’s site, and one entry per household applies across both.

How to enter

Complete the entry form on this page by November 30, 2026, 11:59pm Central. Entries that are incomplete, illegible, or submitted after the deadline will not be counted. Automated or bulk entries are void.

The prize

One prize in total, shared by Stone Oak Spotlight and Shavano Park Spotlight: gift cards to local businesses in the winner’s own neighborhood chosen by Stone Oak Spotlight, with a total retail value of $250. The number of cards, their denominations and the local businesses are chosen by Stone Oak Spotlight. The prize is awarded as issued gift cards. It cannot be exchanged for cash, and it cannot be transferred. If a business is unable to issue a card, we will substitute a gift card of equal value to another local business.

The drawing

One winner is selected at random from all valid entries received by Stone Oak Spotlight and Shavano Park Spotlight combined on December 3, 2026. The winner is notified by email at the address on their entry and must respond within 14 days to claim the prize. If we do not hear back within 14 days, we will draw again.

Your email address

Entering adds your email address to the Stone Oak Spotlight list. We use it to send the current card's deals and news about the neighborhood. We do not sell it and we do not give it to the businesses on the card. Every email includes an unsubscribe link, and unsubscribing does not affect your entry. See our privacy policy.

Odds, and everything else

Odds of winning depend on the number of valid entries received across Stone Oak Spotlight and Shavano Park Spotlight. Void where prohibited. This giveaway is sponsored by Stone Oak Spotlight and Shavano Park Spotlight, San Antonio, Texas, and is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by any of the businesses appearing on the card, or by Meta, Google, or the United States Postal Service. By entering you agree to these rules.

Questions about the giveaway: [email protected] or 210-570-7708.