• Trip to Costa Rica in this fabulous hotel, generously donated by Specchio Ristorante. Robert Huggins
• $150 Gift Certificate to Absinthe Brasserie and Bar Doug Wachtel
• Case of Tomero Malbec 2008 Sean Dwyer
• Case of OneHopeWine Richard Whitley
• Bottle of The Macallan 15 Derek Rose
  
• San Francisco Giants gift bag Diane Piagneri
• $40 Gift Certificate to Arlequin Cafe & Food To Go Tetlo Emmen
• $40 Gift Certificate to Arlequin Cafe & Food To Go Tim Jellison

Thank you to everyone who participated in March Madness 2010. We will be holding the drawing tomorrow, Friday, April 9th. Any donations entered by tomorrow will be included in the drawing.

So far we have raised nearly $8,000 and we’re inching up towards our goal of raising $10,000 from March Madness. Stay tuned for raffle winners!

We’ll be holding our next Open House TODAY! Come over to the Mission Graduates main office at 3040 16th Street @ Mission on Thursday, April 1st (today) at 4:30pm-5:15pm

We’ll give you an overview of Mission Graduates, meet board and staff, and then walk half a block to Kid Power Park.

Hope to see you TODAY!

Bar checks and raffle envelopes are trickling in, but we are well on our way to reaching our goal of raising $10,000.

So far we have raised nearly $7,000 from the raffle alone. The deadline to participate in the raffle is Monday, April 5th and we will be announcing the winners the following day.

You can donate here.

The raffle grand prize is airfare and accommodations at a fabulous hotel in Costa Rica, generously donated by Specchio Ristorante.

• Case of OneHopeWine

• San Francisco Wine Exchange joins March Madness as a wine sponsor! They’ll be donating a case of Tomero Malbec 2008
• Bottle of The Macallan 15
• San Francisco Giants gift basket
• $150 Gift Certificate to Absinthe Brasserie and Bar
• Two(2) $40 Gift Certificates to Arlequin Cafe & Food To Go

Here is an up-to-date list of March Madness Sponsors! Support the businesses that help us achieve our goals!

Ristorante Specchio

Intersect Marketing Group

Univison

Tablehopper

OneHopeWine

To ensure the success of the March Madness Fundraiser, Mission Graduates and its supporters will promote the event and mobilize crowds to pack each of the partner bars on Thursday, March 18th, where we’ll celebrate college hoops in support of Mission youth.

These businesses benefit from an extensive promotional campaign and increased traffic, giving them easy ways to impact their community while introducing their establishment to new patrons.

Thursday March 18th:

Cigar Bar
Dubliner
Elixir
Little Baobab
Napper Tandy
Rogue
Valley Tavern

Come out to these bars on Thursday, March 18th and support our local youth.

San Francisco Wine Exchange joins March Madness as a wine sponsor! They’ll be donating a case of Tomero Malbec 2008. Join the drawing here for a chance to win this fantastic wine!!

The Macallan just came on board and donated a Macallan Fine Oak 15 (fifteen years old). We’ll be raffling this off along with Giants Memorabilia, weekends getaways, One Hope Wine, Tomero Wine, and the grand prize trip to Costa Rica!

Little Baobab will be working with Mission Graduates once again! Converting the dance/club/grub space early in the evening for a March Madness viewing party!

Come out, have a bite and a drink and cheer on your favorite college team in the tournament.