<h2 fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">Experience The Madness: NCAA Bracket Challenge(s)</h2>Take part in Next Legacy&#39;s 9th Annual NCAA Bracket Challenge(s) while supporting the Ryan Nece Foundation&#39;s 20th year of empowering the next generation of servant leaders. This year, there are two ways to get in on the fun: Step 1: Enter a Bracket &mdash; Two Options This Year: Option 1 &mdash; Pay your $50 per bracket entry fee (up to 25 bracket entries allowed per challenge).&nbsp;Through Zeffy, the Ryan Nece Foundation will never incur any fees, even if you opt out of their optional contribution during the donation process. 100% of your donation supports our mission to empower the next generation of servant leaders.<ul fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$25 will be donated to the Ryan Nece Foundation to support its mission of empowering teens through volunteerism and leadership programs.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$25 will go toward the winner&#39;s pot, awarded to the single winner from each Men&#39;s and Women&#39;s bracket challenge (depending on paid entries for each).</li></ul>PLEASE NOTE: $50 IS ONE BRACKET ENTRY INTO ONE TOURNAMENT OR THE OTHER. TO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH BRACKET CHALLENGES (MEN&#39;S &amp; WOMEN&#39;S), A $100 MINIMUM DONATION IS REQUIRED. ANY ADDITIONAL DONATIONS ADDED OUTSIDE OF BRACKET ENTRIES WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE WINNER&#39;S POTS. Option 2: Join the $20 for 20 Years Movement at $20/month This year, in honor of the Ryan Nece Foundation&#39;s <a fr-original-style="" href="https://ryannecefoundation.org/celebrating-20-years/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">20th anniversary</a>, you can choose to make an even bigger impact by becoming a $20/month recurring donor. For the tournament:<ul fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$20 will be donated to the Ryan Nece Foundation each month ($20/month sponsors one student per month) and helps sustain programs serving 2,100+.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$10 (this month only) will go toward the winner&#39;s pot, so you&#39;re still in it to win it!</li><li fr-original-style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold; box-sizing: inherit;">BONUS: Thanks to our partners at Next Legacy, every new&nbsp;$20/month donor will receive a special gift as a thank-you for your ongoing commitment.</li></ul>PLEASE NOTE: $20/MONTH IS ONE BRACKET ENTRY INTO ONE TOURNAMENT OR THE OTHER. TO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH BRACKET CHALLENGES (MEN&#39;S &amp; WOMEN&#39;S), USE OPTION ONE AND COMPLETE A $50 DONATION FOR EACH ADDED BRACKET. ANY ADDITIONAL DONATIONS ADDED OUTSIDE OF BRACKET ENTRIES WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE WINNER&#39;S POTS. After you have completed STEP 1 (Options 1 and/or 2), you can proceed to Step 2:<h2 fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">Step 2: Get in on the action! (Only after you have completed Step 1)</h2>Depending on how many brackets you received through your donation(s), enter into the competition: <a fr-original-style="" href="https://fantasy.espn.com/games/tournament-challenge-bracket-2026/group?id=aae3a190-3cfe-43d3-bc23-f5ce44e7df53&joinKey=fcf4449b-e2dc-3a8e-8ba7-6c671df3b8f0&joining=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Ryan Nece Foundation x Next Legacy Men&#39;s Bracket Challenge </a>*You must create your bracket(s) before Thursday, 3/19 @ 12:15p ET <a fr-original-style="" href="https://fantasy.espn.com/games/tournament-challenge-bracket-women-2026/group?id=875caed4-9368-4132-907d-ba0564815a63&joinKey=fcf4449b-e2dc-3a8e-8ba7-6c671df3b8f0&joining=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Ryan Nece Foundation x Next Legacy Women&#39;s Bracket Challenge </a>*You must create your bracket(s) before Friday, 3/20 @ 11:30a ET&nbsp; If prompted, any passwords in creating the bracket are: RNFMADNESS<figure fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%;"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1773078563/wysiwyg/fhzpdwmqvp2cqq4fbmka.jpg" style="width: 276px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin: 5px 0px 5px 5px; text-align: right; max-width: calc(100% - 5px); float: right; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 276px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin: 5px 0px 5px 5px; text-align: right; max-width: calc(100% - 5px); float: right;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"></figure><h2 fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">GOOD LUCK!&nbsp;</h2>Grand prize for each bracket challenge includes 50% of proceeds from that particular winner&#39;s pot. The other 50% benefits the Ryan Nece Foundation mission to create opportunities for teens to embrace the Power of Giving through volunteerism and inspirational leadership programs. Here&#39;s what your support makes possible:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$2,500 sponsors one high school (approximately 5 periods of 150 students) through a full school year of monthly leadership lessons</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$1,000 provides 200 hot meals and resources to those in need through our annual Power of ThanksGiving Celebrations</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$500 provides one high school student with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel to a community in crisis through one of our annual service-learning trips</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$250 provides one high school student with year-long education on how to better serve their community through our two-year Student Service Program</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$100 provides one month of service education to one class of high school students enrolled in the Student Service Program</li><li fr-original-style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold; box-sizing: inherit;">$20/month sponsors one student through our programming</li></ul>

<span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you so much for entering Next Legacy&#39;s 9th Annual NCAA Bracket Challenge benefiting the Ryan Nece Foundation. Your support means the world to us, and more importantly, it means everything to the students we serve. Right now, thousands of teens are showing up every month to learn what it means to lead with purpose, manage their time, make values-driven decisions, and serve their communities. Your dollars make those moments possible. Here&#39;s what students say about the experience in their own words: &quot;The biggest thing I took away was how much our values truly affect our decision making. I started making more decisions with a long-term mindset in order for the things I decide to do now to help me reach my goals.&quot; &mdash; Julia, 12th Grade, Alonso High School &quot;Ryan Nece Foundation teaches us things not just about our academics, but skills we will use for the rest of our life.&quot; &mdash; Student, Sickles High School, 9th Grade &quot;Leadership doesn&#39;t always start with a title. It starts with taking initiative and helping others where you are.&quot; &mdash; Doudialie, King High School, 12th Grade That&#39;s the Ryan Nece Foundation difference, and you just helped make it happen. Good luck with your bracket! 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Experience The Madness: NCAA Bracket Challenge(s)Take part in Next Legacy's 9th Annual NCAA Bracket Challenge(s) while supporting the Ryan Nece Foundation's 20th year of empowering the next generation of servant leaders. This year, there are two ways to get in on the fun: Step 1: Enter a Bracket — Two Options This Year: Option 1 — Pay your $50 per bracket entry fee (up to 25 bracket entries allowed per challenge). Through Zeffy, the Ryan Nece Foundation will never incur any fees, even if you opt out of their optional contribution during the donation process. 100% of your donation supports our mission to empower the next generation of servant leaders.<ul><li>$25 will be donated to the Ryan Nece Foundation to support its mission of empowering teens through volunteerism and leadership programs.</li><li>$25 will go toward the winner's pot, awarded to the single winner from each Men's and Women's bracket challenge (depending on paid entries for each).</li></ul>PLEASE NOTE: $50 IS ONE BRACKET ENTRY INTO ONE TOURNAMENT OR THE OTHER. TO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH BRACKET CHALLENGES (MEN'S &amp; WOMEN'S), A $100 MINIMUM DONATION IS REQUIRED. ANY ADDITIONAL DONATIONS ADDED OUTSIDE OF BRACKET ENTRIES WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE WINNER'S POTS. Option 2: Join the $20 for 20 Years Movement at $20/month This year, in honor of the Ryan Nece Foundation's <a href="https://ryannecefoundation.org/celebrating-20-years/" target="_blank">20th anniversary</a>, you can choose to make an even bigger impact by becoming a $20/month recurring donor. For the tournament:<ul><li>$20 will be donated to the Ryan Nece Foundation each month ($20/month sponsors one student per month) and helps sustain programs serving 2,100+.</li><li>$10 (this month only) will go toward the winner's pot, so you're still in it to win it!</li><li>BONUS: Thanks to our partners at Next Legacy, every new $20/month donor will receive a special gift as a thank-you for your ongoing commitment.</li></ul>PLEASE NOTE: $20/MONTH IS ONE BRACKET ENTRY INTO ONE TOURNAMENT OR THE OTHER. TO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH BRACKET CHALLENGES (MEN'S &amp; WOMEN'S), USE OPTION ONE AND COMPLETE A $50 DONATION FOR EACH ADDED BRACKET. ANY ADDITIONAL DONATIONS ADDED OUTSIDE OF BRACKET ENTRIES WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE WINNER'S POTS. After you have completed STEP 1 (Options 1 and/or 2), you can proceed to Step 2:Step 2: Get in on the action! (Only after you have completed Step 1)Depending on how many brackets you received through your donation(s), enter into the competition: <a href="https://fantasy.espn.com/games/tournament-challenge-bracket-2026/group?id=aae3a190-3cfe-43d3-bc23-f5ce44e7df53&amp;joinKey=fcf4449b-e2dc-3a8e-8ba7-6c671df3b8f0&amp;joining=true" target="_blank">Ryan Nece Foundation x Next Legacy Men's Bracket Challenge </a>*You must create your bracket(s) before Thursday, 3/19 @ 12:15p ET <a href="https://fantasy.espn.com/games/tournament-challenge-bracket-women-2026/group?id=875caed4-9368-4132-907d-ba0564815a63&amp;joinKey=fcf4449b-e2dc-3a8e-8ba7-6c671df3b8f0&amp;joining=true" target="_blank">Ryan Nece Foundation x Next Legacy Women's Bracket Challenge </a>*You must create your bracket(s) before Friday, 3/20 @ 11:30a ET  If prompted, any passwords in creating the bracket are: RNFMADNESS<figure><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1773078563/wysiwyg/fhzpdwmqvp2cqq4fbmka.jpg" style="width:276px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:5px 0px 5px 5px;text-align:right;float:right;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /></figure>GOOD LUCK! Grand prize for each bracket challenge includes 50% of proceeds from that particular winner's pot. The other 50% benefits the Ryan Nece Foundation mission to create opportunities for teens to embrace the Power of Giving through volunteerism and inspirational leadership programs. Here's what your support makes possible:<ul><li>$2,500 sponsors one high school (approximately 5 periods of 150 students) through a full school year of monthly leadership lessons</li><li>$1,000 provides 200 hot meals and resources to those in need through our annual Power of ThanksGiving Celebrations</li><li>$500 provides one high school student with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel to a community in crisis through one of our annual service-learning trips</li><li>$250 provides one high school student with year-long education on how to better serve their community through our two-year Student Service Program</li><li>$100 provides one month of service education to one class of high school students enrolled in the Student Service Program</li><li>$20/month sponsors one student through our programming</li></ul>

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