Hi Boulware,

It's March Madness time! This year, we are going to have a Boulware Community ESPN Bracket competition. The winner will receive a gift card to the Java House! Even if you don't know anything about college basketball (cause I sure don't...), you can still fill out the bracket because each team is ranked! For example, a team ranked #10 may play a team ranked #6- if you have no idea what the teams are, you can just go with or go against the odds and hope for some great guessing :) We would love for all of Boulware to get involved!!

Here's how it works:

1) Log on to:

http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/en/group?groupID=8406

2) Sign up for an ESPN account or log in through facebook. Then join "Boulware Community CCOM" to get into the competition. 

3) National Bracket Day is on March 14 (Monday) so that is a great day to fill out your bracket. The website should be pretty self explanatory but if you have any issues, email me! The bracket with the ranked teams should come up when you are able to fill it out. The day is designated to celebrate the upcoming NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship and urge fans to fill out their brackets before the first round of the tournament begins on March 15 (Tuesday).

4) Then just sit back and watch as your teams win and ESPN keeps track of who is winning in our group! Don't forget- the winner gets a prize woo!

So bring out your competitive spirit and sign up on espn.com! We would love a huge group to make it a fun, friendly competition as we all cheer on our teams :)

On a side note, the next Friendly Friday is March 25 and we will be having ice cream + toppings! Please mark your calendars because M1's and M2's would love to be able to talk to upperclassmen about their clinical experiences and interviewing/match process! GOOD LUCK M4's ON MATCH DAY!

Thanks everyone,

Katie and Megan