And the Winners Are. . .
A few weeks ago DurhamCares hosted a bracket challenge as part of the NCAA tournament. It started small but soon became a big group of neighbors in Durham and beyond. Every time 50 new members were added to the group DurhamCares added another $1,000 to the initial pot until the group was 346 people who were all playing for a piece of $9,000 that they could donate to a DurhamCares partner!
We had a great time watching the games and following teams and players to see who would win the tournament and which DurhamCares partners would get the donations. Congratulations to the Tar Heels for their win of the tournament, and congratulations to the winners in our bracket. But even more, congratulations to the excellent DurhamCares partner organizations who all ended up getting a share of the winnings!
- Big Brothers Big Sisters won $5,000
- Durham Eagles won $1,100
- Habitat for Humanity won $1,000
- TROSA won $500
- Housing for New Hope won $400
- Durham Rescue Mission won $400
- Samaritan Health Center won $350
- Pregnancy Support Services won $300
We’ll be back next year to play this game again and hope it will be even bigger and better!
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