MARCH MADNESS
2010 NCAA BASKETBALL POOL
February blizzards, same old Washington politics, the dearth of winter nears its gutless end. March has arrived, and with it, our own hysteria we call March Madness. From 1997 through 2009, this homespun tournament has contributed over $ 42,000 to charitable endeavors. The March Madness Endowment Fund , established just two seasons ago has approached five figures. We will continue to grow the fund this year with your generous contributions. The endowed fund is administered through the Warrick County Community Foundation (www.warrickcommunityfoundation.org) and the Community Foundation Alliance (nine counties of southern Indiana at www.alliance9.org ). We will also be making a charitable gift to Ride Solution (see additional information below regarding our charities.) All additional moneys generated through our basketball pool will go to these entities. This will include the proportion of the entry fees and additional contributions.
There are NO format changes to this yearʼs pool! NCAA basketball tournament selections and seedings
will come out Sunday evening, March 14th. Entry into the tournament closes with the tip off of the first
round games beginning Thursday morning, March 18th. For each entry, fill out the form all the way
through to the finals, selecting the winner of each game.
Each entry donation is $20 (twenty dollars). 4$ (four dollars) of every fee will be donated to charity.
We encourage you, plead with you, beg you to make an additional contribution, (as the vast majority of
you so kindly do). Remember any additional moneys donated qualify as a tax-deduction, so if you
desire proof of such, enclose a separate check made out to the charity (The March Madness
Endowment Fund orThe Warrick County Community Foundation.) I will forward the check (as is)
with the rest of the donations.
The remainder of the pool will be distributed to the winners as follows:
1st --- 40% 6th --- 4%
2nd --- 20% 7th --- 3%
3rd --- 10% 8th --- 3%
4th --- 7% 9th --- 2%
5th --- 5% 10th --- 2% Last Place --- 4%
The website has been updated. (Annual thanks goes to Gary Gurtcheff, our webmaster.) Additionally,
we will maintain an index page for you to review rules, interim letters, charity information, periodic updates,
and other items of interest, in addition to the standings. We hope you will take the time to peruse the
site.
2010 Charity Information
We are in our fourteenth (14th) season of March Madness and charitable works. Prior to last year
our charitable giving has been quite diversified. Now that we have created our own fund thanks to your
benevolence, we will continue to put the majority of money into it.
Our March Madness tournament was established in 1997. That year, we made a charitable
contribution of $ 250 to the Advanced Life Support Consortium, local fire and paramedic personnel, to
help with the purchase of a defibrillator. Since that time, our money raised and donated has increased on a
yearly basis to over $ 6000 per year recently. We would hope that trend continues and with your
assistance, we are confident it will. Below is our history of charitable giving.
March Madness Charities
1997 - Advance Life Support Consortium $250
1998 - American Cancer Society $500
1999 - National Kidney Foundation $700
2000 - The Rehabilitation Center $1500
2001 - Boys and Girls Club/Newburgh Jr.Baseball $2200
2002 - St Mary's Foundation - All About Kids $ 3000
2003 - St Vincent's Day Care Center $2850
2004 - Studio Bee Community Youth Center $2700
2005 - Warrick County Council on Aging $ 3200
2006 -Warrick County Community Foundation $4300
Little Lambs $ 2000
2007- The Pet Adoption Center $ 2800
Ark Crisis Prevention Nursery $ 2700
2008-The March Madness Endowment Fund $ 5000
Kelly Youth Services $ 1500
2009-The March Madness Endowment Fund $ 4800
Youth Resources of Southwestern In $ 2000
Total = $ 42,000
This year, we will continue to grow our recently established March Madness Endowment Fund,
benefitting children and youth services. For more information concerning this fund, administered through
the Community Foundation Alliance and the Warrick County Community Foundation, please contact me
directly. Further information regarding the good works of the WCCF, can be obtained via the website,
www.warrickcommunityfoundation.org
In 2010 at the conclusion of the tournament, we would also like to make a contribution to a
worthwhile organization, Ride Solution, a coordinated public transportation service established to
provide safe, dependable, and affordable transportation to all who reside in the service area, currently in
eight counties in southwestern Indiana. New projects are additionally in the works, coordinated through the
Warrick County Transportation Advisory Committee to create small passenger bus service between
Warrick And Vanderburgh counties. Additional grants moneys have been obtained through the Indiana
Department of Transportation. The remainder of the money will be raised through community donations.
We feel there is a significant public need for a service of this nature and are eager to assist in a small way
via a donation on behalf of our March Madness participants.
For more information regarding Ride Solution, call 812-254-3225 or 877-369-8899.
Best of luck to all and thanks for participating. We appreciate your benevolence in consideration
of additional charitable contributions this year.
