SecondAnnual Rotary March Madness Membership Drive

March 15 to April 15 (2010)

The Rotary March Madness pool runs from Monday March 15th to Friday, April 15th. Although the NCAA tournament ends on April 5th, the Rotary March Madness ends on April 15th to allow the membership drive component to wrap up. Your participation also benefits our Rotarian Goal to eradicate polio!

Entry Fee: $5.00

Entry fee is to be submitted promptly to your club president or membership chair.

There are two parts to the contest.

  1. The first part is“The Individual Game”where there is a cash prize, we contribute to eradicating Polio, and hopefully have fun while increasing membership.
  2. The second partis “The Group Game” where there is a friendly (or not so friendly) competition that matches the Mattoon Club versus the Charleston Club.

The Individual Game – Sum of points awarded for:

  1. Correct picks
  2. Qualifying guests attending a meeting
  3. Most Brackets Entered
  4. Total new members

Point awards for correct picks in NCAA tournament:

  • 1 point - first round
  • 2 points - second round
  • 4 points - third round
  • 6 points - fourth round
  • 8 points - fifth round
  • 12 points – championship

Points for membership drive elements

  • Qualifying guest - 2points (qualifying defined as a person that is a potential new member).
  • New Member - 8 points

Tie Breaker – Total Points in the Championship game.

Pay-out of entry fee $$ for individual game

  • 50% to Polio Plus
  • 30%for 1st place (i.e. highest overall point total of all entries)
  • 15% to 2nd place.
  • 5% to 3rd place.

The Group Game – MattoonClub versus Charleston Club

The sum of the total points of the below elements wins:

  1. Qualifying guest - 2 points
  2. New Member - 8 points
  3. Most Brackets Entered – 8 points
  4. The averageper member points in NCAA games for all participants from each respective club. For example, the Mattoon average is calculated by taking the total points generated by correct picks of all Mattoonentries and dividing by the total number of Mattoon brackets entered.

Consequences of Winning/Losing the group game.

  • First and foremost . . . “Bragging Rights” are at stake.
  • The Board Members of the losing club will sing the fight song of the opposing club’s high school. This singing will take place as the “fun song” at a Rotary meeting held at the winning club’s lunch location.

Definitions and Rules

A “qualifying guest” is defined as a person that is a realistic potential new member of the club.

The same person only counts one time as a guest

It does not matter if guests have come previously to a meeting as a guest. They still count if they are a potential member.

Clubs and Club Members are on the “honor rule” for determining if a guest is a potential member.

Points for guests and new members awarded up to April 15th.

New members must be proposed, accepted, and announced to the club by April 23rd to count.

Members and friends/family are welcome to participate in the game. In other words, it is open to all.

Rotary members may enter multiple brackets.

The respective membership chairs are responsible for clarifying any uncertainties regarding the rules.

Instructions for entering:

It is easy to participate in the pool. The on-line method is simple and speeds the processing. However, if you prefer, you can complete a bracket and communicate it the league commissioners. See below for instructions.

1. Enter picks and view results on-line at

You’ll be asked for an invitation code. The code is: EradicatePolio

Follow the instructions on the site; complete a bracket by pointing and clicking on teams you think will win. There are also choices to simplify completing a bracket such as:

  1. Clicking on “all favorites” to have the favored teams chosen automatically for you
  2. Clicking on “random” to randomly select winners

The deadline for on-line entry is 11 A.M. Central Time on March 18th.

  1. Complete a bracket on paper and communicate it as noted below.

Communicate Your Picks to your respective President or Membership Chair.

Mattoon: Perri Gardner or Brian Titus

Charleston: Doug Aboltor Rick Hunt

Communication can be by email, phone, or hand delivery. Any bracket copy is fine (i.e.copiesfrom a newspaper, handed out at Rotary, printed from the Internet, etc).

Don’t forget to submit the tie-breaker (i.e. total points for the Championship game).

Key Dates:

March 11th – Rotary Membership Mixer at the Charleston Country Club

March 14th – Selection Sunday

March 18th – 11:00 Deadline for entry

- Rounds Begin (note play-in game not included in pool

April 5th – Championship Game

April 15th – Rotary Pool Ends

Have Fun, Grow Membership, Help Eradicate Polio!

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