Yahoo! Sports has also enlisted the support of superstars Drew Brees and Michael Phelps to make sure brackets give back. Yahoo! is making a donation to each celebrity’s charity and fans can test their bracket skills against all-stars by signing up for their pools and helping to support their charities while competing against them.
In 2007, Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Carter conceived the idea to create One Family Foundation as a means of helping urban youth. The mission of One Family Foundation, Inc. is to empower urban youth by engaging them in opportunities to cultivate their talents and skills, educating them to become productive and economically self-sufficient, and motivating them to dream beyond their circumstances. He hopes to utilize his philanthropic efforts to create opportunities for some of the most disadvantaged youth in America. His goal is to raise proceeds of $5 million dollars for the One Family Foundation.Lil Wayne is using Facebook to encourage to sign up for his bracket to show support during the tournament. Join Lil Wayne’s pool and help support the One Family Foundation, empowering urban youth to cultivate their talents and skills by educating them to become productive and economically self-sufficient.
We admire Lil Wayne for his commitment to #Giveback and raise funds for the One Family Fundation. “Like” Lil Wayne on Facebook to support his cause to #giveback. For more information on the NCAA Celebrity Challenege visit, http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/celebritychallenge
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