Our team for the Susan G. Komen 3 Day for the Cure is currently running our final two fundraising contests: March Madness and it's more fashionable cousin Fug Madness, courtesy of www.gofugyourself.com. The basics of both contests are laid out here and more information is available at our team fundraising blog.
March Madness
This is the big one! In the grand tradition of March Madness pools everywhere, we have set up a pool where everyone can submit their brackets predicting who will win the 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship tournament. For those that don't know, the NCAA March Madness tournament features the top 64 men's college basketball teams. The teams are divided into four brackets and the tournament is single elimination until only one team is remaining and is crowned National Champion.
For our March Madness pool, we are using the brackets and tournament set up at www.ESPN.com. The name for our league on ESPN is "Relentless Optimism" and the password to join our league is "Optimism". In order to enter, you will be asked to sign up for a free ESPN.com account if you don't already have one. From there, you will be asked to pick a winner for each game in the tournament. Don't worry if you don't know anything about college basketball, you can just guess. Who knows, you may pick a long shot that goes all the way! Each correct pick will win you points, with the later rounds of the tournament being worth more points than the earlier rounds. The person with the highest total points in our league at the conclusion of the final game on April 5th will win our cash prize. Please note that there is a play in game on Tuesday, March 16th that we will not be scoring in our contest.
The NCAA tournament starts in the afternoon on Thursday, March 18th. Our league will officially be closed to new entries when the first game starts, so be sure to get your brackets in early.
For more information about the March Madness fundraiser, please visit this page on the Relentless Optimism team blog.
Fug Madness
The second tournament-style contest that we will be running is called "Fug Madness". If you prefer fashion to foul shots, this is the contest for you! Fug Madness is run by the hilarious ladies at www.gofugyourself.com. For those that don't know, Go Fug Yourself is a very funny blog written by two girls expressing their feelings on all of the wacky things that celebrities wear out in public. Fug Madnessis their annual contest to determine who was the worst dressed celebrity of the previous year. The "Fug Girls", as the authors are called, will be releasing their ranked list of the top 64 worst dressed celebrities, also broken down into four brackets. Then, as with March Madness, each celebrity faces off head to head with their opponent, with the readers of Go Fug Yourself voting to determine the winner. Celebs are eliminated one at a time until only one person is left standing. To read more about how Fug Madness works, please visit the FAQ page.
To enter our contest, you will need to download a copy of the Fug Madness bracket and fill it in on your own, selecting which person you think will come out on top in each head to head match up. A downloadable, fill in - able PDF version of the bracket can be found by clicking on the link below. When you're done, email your completed brackets (with your name and email address) back to me at kscincotta@gmail.com and I will compile them.
Scoring will be done exactly like in March Madness, with correct predictions in later rounds being worth more points than earlier round picks. The first match ups kick off on Thursday, March 18th at which point we will no longer be accepting entries. Please note that just like in March Madness, there is also a play in "game" for Fug Madness that will not be scored in our league. Results will be updated here on the team fundraising blog throughout the tournament. The person in our league with the most points following the championship game on April 5th will be declared the winner.
For more information about the Fug Madness fundraiser, please visit this page on the Relentless Optimism team blog.
Important Notes
Please note that both contests are fundraisers for our team for the Susan G. Komen 3 Day for the Cure. For each entry that you submit to either contest, we are requesting a $10 donation to our 3 Day team. Donations can be made using the Paypal "Donate" button at the top right hand side of our team fundraising blog, which can be found here. Clicking the links to either bracket will take you away from this site, so please bookmark it so that you remember to make your donations.
The winner of each contest will receive a cash prize equal to half the money collected for that specific contest. If a member of Relentless Optimism wins either contest, all of the money from that contest will be donated to our team for the 3 Day. If there is a tie in either contest, a name will be chosen from a hat to determine the recipient of the cash prize for that contest.
Finally, word of mouth is the most effective tool we have to generate entries for these contests. The more entries we get, the larger the cash prize for the winner and more importantly, the more money we can raise for a really great cause. Even if you don't enter yourself, please pass on this information to anyone that you think might be interested.
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