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Introducing the First Annual Golden Colon Bracket Challenge!

Sign up for the Team Golden Colon Bracket Challenge at http://tgc1.mayhem.cbssports.com/e?ttag=12_cbsinv. Our group password is TCibd2012. If you have any questions or problems getting set up, email Michael at mjeterboldt@gmail.com. Once the Selection Show airs, pick your teams and you're set to go! You can pay for your brackets by either giving money to Katie or Michael or visit our fundraising website and make a donation online. If you were one of the overachievers who donated to Team Golden Colon prior to 5 pm CST on March 8, 2012, then you will get one free bracket if you choose to enter.

The fine print:

1. Brackets must be created by tip-off of the first first round games on Thursday, March 15.

2. You can create up to 3 brackets per id - if you would like to have more than 3 brackets, let me know so we can get you multiple ids.

3. No donation to Team Golden Colon is necessary to play; however...

4. To be eligible for the prizes, you must make a $10 donation PER BRACKET (You do not have to make all of your brackets eligible, but if you do not, you must specify which bracket(s) the donation applies to) before tip-off of the first third round game.

5. Prizes: We will "pay out" 25% of the donations for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation we raise through this little venture. The first place finisher will receive 60% of the 25%, the second place will get 30% of the 25%, and third will get 10%. Example: We raise $100. The first place finisher will get $15.

6. If any of the brackets created by Katie and Michael finish 1, 2, or 3 (not likely), the money stays with Crohn's and Colitis (actually, all of the money stays with them - we're not pulling people's donations out to pay the winners). But at least if you lose you can feel good that more money is going to research

The bottom line:

So enjoy this week's conference tournaments and get signed up for the Team Golden Golden Bracket Challenge. Please forward this email to as many people as possible--the more the merrier! Remember, everybody wins--you get a tax deduction no matter what and money goes to research for Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis. Trust us, these diseases are pretty crappy to live with, and the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation is the main source of funding for research to find a cure. Your generous donation will go a long way to make life better for 1.4 million Americans living with these diseases and to hopefully someday find a cure.