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Foundation considers March Madness bracket pool as a fundraiser
Summary
A board member proposed hosting a public March Madness bracket-pool fundraiser using CBS Sports; a trustee volunteered to research feasibility and, if appropriate, to schedule a subcommittee meeting in February to plan the event.
Greg Waks, a member of the Upper Merion Township Foundation board, proposed that the foundation host a public March Madness "Bracket Betting Event" as a fundraiser and suggested using "a Bracket Pool on CBS Sports." Board member Gerri Vattimo said she would research the feasibility and manageability of the township running such an activity and indicated she would schedule a subcommittee meeting in February if the activity proved feasible.
Mr. Waks noted that ticketed events pose funding and sales challenges and cited the cancellation of the Springtoberfest fundraiser in 2025 as an example that prompted consideration of alternative formats. The minutes record that Ms. Vattimo will look into the proposal and follow up; no formal vote or final decision to hold the event was recorded at the meeting.
The discussion focused on practical questions managers and trustees must resolve before approving a gaming-format fundraiser: whether the foundation may administrate a bracket pool, how prizes and winnings would be handled, and whether existing event-management capacity can support a March timeframe. The minutes document the assignment to research feasibility rather than a motion to commit foundation resources.
Next steps recorded in the minutes are a feasibility review by Ms. Vattimo and, if feasible, scheduling a February subcommittee meeting to plan the proposed fundraiser.
