‘March Gladness’: Episcopal charity uses Final Four to raise money towards UN goals
This weekend excitement in the college basketball world is reaching a crescendo as teams vie for spots in next weekend's NCAA men's basketball Final Four in Detroit.
St. Louis undoubtedly will be one of the centers of that enthusiasm with the Missouri Tigers having advanced to the West Region finals Thursday night. For the Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation (EGR) aid organization, their interest in the tournament extends beyond their location in the "Gateway to the West."
EGR is sponsoring "March Gladness," offering a unique spin on the annual ritual of the most casual sports fans filling out NCAA tournament brackets. Entrants paid a $10 entry fee for filling out their brackets from start to finish. The pool of money is divided identically to ordinary pools: 50 percent to the winner, 25 percent for second place, 15 percent for third place and 10 percent for fourth.
That is where the similarities end.
Also as part of their entry contestants have to pick a non-profit where their winnings go. Who the beneficiaries are is entirely up to the contestant and a very wide open. The only requirement is the match up with the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which EGR uses as guiding principles for its philanthropic efforts.
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