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Music Downloads and Sweepstakes Game Cards… a winning combination!

To raise money, you sell CharityMania Tickets for $20 and keep 70% of the money you collect. The CharityMania Ticket (i.e. the stub at the top) contains an access code that allows the buyer to download over $20 worth of fantastic digital music from our CharityStudio. Beneath this ticket, a promotional sweepstakes game card gives the recipient a chance to win $1000s in prize money! Check out all of our unique fundraisers based on your favorite sports.

Why sell music downloads? Why not just use the Sweepstakes Game Cards?

There is a legal difference between a sweepstakes and a raffle. In a raffle, people pay money for a raffle ticket that gives them a chance to win prizes. Only specific types of organizations can conduct a raffle and most states regulate how the raffles can operate. A sweepstakes is not a raffle. A sweepstakes is a promotion that provides extra incentive for people to buy a product that you are selling. The sweepstakes must have a ‘no purchase necessary’ method of entry. In a CharityMania fundraiser, the Sweepstakes Game Cards are for promotion only and are not sold directly. Every time someone buys a CharityMania Ticket, they purchase over $5 to $30 worth of premium music downloads (depending on the price of the CharityMania ticket) from our CharityStudio. The Sweepstakes Game Card is a promotion that provides a great extra incentive for a person to support your cause.

Legally, our Sweepstakes Game Cards work much like the game pieces in the Monopoly® sweepstakes at McDonald’s®. You can not buy a Monopoly game piece directly. Instead, you purchase things like hamburgers and drinks and receive the game pieces for free. The Monopoly game pieces are a promotion.

No purchase necessary sweepstakes

All CharityMania sweepstakes are “no purchase necessary”. If someone wants a free Sweepstakes Game Card, they can come to your organization and fill out a request form (provided by CharityMania) to get a free Game Card. They mail the completed request form to CharityMania along with a self-addressed stamped envelope and then we will mail the person a Game Card. We do not mail them the music download access code (because they are not paying). This process is very standard for all companies that conduct sweepstakes.

Where to find your access code

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Direct purchase online (email)

If you purchased a CharityStudio Access Code directly from this website or online from one of our participating charities who are running a fundraiser, check your email and click the access code links provided. Those links will take you directly to the CharityStudio and grant you access to your music subscriptions.

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Purchased in person (paper tickets)

CharityStudio Access Codes are located at the top right corner of most paper CharityMania tickets (if the participating charity is running a CharityMania sweepstakes with their fundraiser). The code is located on stub located above the sweepstakes game card.

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Where to find your access code

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Your CharityStudio Access Code is located in the top right corner of any CharityMania ticket (i.e the stub located above the sweepstakes game card). If you purchased an access code electronically, your confirmation email will have the access code.

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CharityMania
Sweepstakes

Incentives to help you sell
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When you sell CharityStudio subscription access codes, you have the option to use CharityMania’s unique sweepstakes to provide an extra incentive for donors to buy the music subscriptions and support your organization. This service is entirely optional and additional fees may apply.

If you use CharityMania’s sweepstakes as an incentive, donors to your fundraiser will receive a complimentary, no-purchase necessary, sweepstakes game card along with every music access code they purchase. Each sweepstakes game card gives the holder a chance to win cash prizes. There is no skill involved and the sweepstakes do not require any purchase for entry. The purchase incentive works similarly to the way McDonald’s Monopoly Sweepstakes provides incentives for their customers to purchase additional fries and burgers.

If you are interested, please call us and we can help you decide if this type of program is right for your organization.

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CharityStudio Personalized
Fundraising Page

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Every customer get’s their own personalized fundraising page.

Upload a simple, personal image of your organization, team, etc.

Write a simple description of why you are raising money

Donors can see how much you’ve raised towards your goal.

Donors can choose from preset purchase / donation levels...

... Or specify a custom amount they want to give.

Donors can use a credit card to purchase their access codes to The CharityStudio. They will get a confirmation email with the codes and links to redeem them.

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GolfMania game card details

What does an example game card look like?

GolfMania game card holders can win $1000's in prizes based on the total strokes by the golfers pre-printed on the back of their sweepstakes game cards. No skill is needed to win prizes. No picking golfers or predicting who will win. Each game card has a different set of golfers.

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Watch this quick, 2 minute overview video for the best explanation of how GolfMania works. Trust us, it will save you lots of time.

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GolfMania is an exciting, no-skill necessary sweepstakes based on professional golf. All game cards have an equal chance to win prize money based on the performance of the random golfers pre-printed on the back of the cards. Game card holders do not require any skill or knowledge of the sport. You do not pick any of the golfers or predict who will win. All golfers are pre-printed on the game cards and have an equal and random chance of winning based on their total combined strokes in the “Majors”.

GolfMania game cards contain 5 random golfers in each of pro golf’s Major Championship tournaments (you get 5 new golfers in each tournament). A game card's value is equal to the total combined strokes by the 5 golfers printed on the card in a given Major tournament. Every tournament, the 31 best scoring game cards (with the fewest combined total strokes) and the 3 worst scoring game cards all win prizes. There are 2,688 unique game cards in a game, each of which has a minimum 1 in 20 chance to win a prize during the game.

View full game card (PDF)

If you have a game card, make sure to enter the number on the CharityMania website to see if you are a winner. You do not need to take any action in order to win, but you can play along and have fun tracking your card!

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GolfMania Prizes

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GolfMania Prizes

4 majors to win - 34 prizes each major

In each of golf’s four major championships, the 31 best scoring game cards, and the 3 worst scoring game cards all win prizes… a new chance in each major! There are 2,688 unique game cards, each of which has a minimum 1 in 20 chance to win a prize during the game.

Guaranteed Winners Program

If your organization wants more winners, we also offer an optional Guaranteed Winners Program that will award a prize to your organization’s best and worst scoring card each major.

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BaseballMania Prizes

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BaseballMania Prizes

10 weeks to win - 23 prizes each week

Every week, the 20 highest scoring game cards, and the 3 lowest scoring game cards all win prizes… a new chance in each of the 10 weeks of the sweepstakes! There are 4,060 unique game cards, each of which has a minimum 1 in 18 chance to win a prize during the season.

Guaranteed Winners Program

If your organization wants more winners, we also offer an optional Guaranteed Winners Program that will award a prize to your organization’s highest scoring card each week.

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BaseballMania game card details

Example BaseballMania game card

BaseballMania game card holders can win $1000's in prizes based on the runs scored by the baseball teams shown on the back of their sweepstakes game cards. No skill is needed to win prizes. No picking teams or predicting who will win. Each game card has a different set of teams.

Watch this quick, 2 minute overview video for the best explanation of how BaseballMania works. Trust us, it will save you lots of time.

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Overview (2 mins)

BaseballMania is an exciting, no-skill necessary sweepstakes based on professional baseball. All game cards have an equal chance to win prize money based on the performance of the random baseball teams pre-printed on the back of the cards. Game card holders do not require any skill or knowledge of the sport. You do not pick any of the teams or predict who will win games. All teams are pre-printed on the game cards and have an equal, and random, chance of winning based on the runs they score.

BaseMania game cards contain 3 random baseball teams in each of the 10 weeks of the pro baseball season (you get 3 new teams each week). A game card's value is equal to the total combined runs scored by the 3 teams pre-printed on the card in a given week. Every week, the 20 highest scoring game cards and the 3 lowest scoring game cards all win prizes. There are 4,060 unique game cards in a game, each of which has a minimum 1 in 18 chance to win a prize during the season. All game cards have an equal chance to win

View full game card (PDF)

If you have a game card, make sure to enter the number on the CharityMania website to see if you are a winner. You do not need to take any action in order to win, but you can play along and have fun tracking your card!

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HoopsMania game card details

What does an example game card look like?

HoopsMania game card holders can win cash prizes based on the points scored by the basketball teams pre-printed on the back of their sweepstakes game cards. No skill is needed to win prizes. No picking teams or predicting who will win. Each game card has a different set of teams.

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Watch this quick, 2 minute overview video for the best explanation of how FootballMania works. Trust us, it will save you lots of time.

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HoopsMania is an exciting, no-skill necessary sweepstakes based on college basketball’s championship tourney in March. All game cards have an equal chance to win prize money based on the performance of the random basketball teams (represented by their tournament seed #s) pre-printed on the back of the cards. Game card holders do not require any skill or knowledge of the sport. You do not pick any of the teams or predict who will win games. All teams are pre-printed on the game cards and have an equal, and random, chance of winning based on the points they score.

HooopsMania game cards contain 8 random teams (represented by their tournament seed #s) that will play in college basketball’s championship tournament. A game card's value is equal to the total combined points scored over the course of the tournament by the 8 teams printed on the card. At the end of the tourney, the 70 highest scoring game cards and the 5 lowest scoring game cards all win prizes. There are 1,440 unique game cards in a game, each of which has a minimum 1 in 19 chance to win a prize.

View full game card (PDF)

If you have a game card, make sure to enter the number on the CharityMania website to see if you are a winner. You do not need to take any action in order to win, but you can play along and have fun tracking your card!

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HoopsMania Prizes

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Every card can win 1 of 75 prizes

At the end of college basketball’s championship tournament in March, the 70 highest scoring game cards, and the 5 lowest scoring game cards all win prizes! There are 1,440 unique game cards, each of which has a 1 in 19 chance to win a prize.

Guaranteed Winners Program

If your organization wants more winners, we also offer an optional Guaranteed Winners Program that will award a prize to your organization’s highest scoring card.

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HockeyMania game card details

What does an example game card look like?

HockeyMania game card holders can win $1000's in prizes based on the runs scored by the hockey teams pre-printed on the back of their sweepstakes game cards. No skill is needed to win prizes. No picking teams or predicting who will win. Each game card has a different set of teams.

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Watch this quick, 2 minute overview video for the best explanation of how HockeyMania works. Trust us, it will save you lots of time.

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HockeyMania is an exciting, no-skill necessary sweepstakes based on professional hockey. All game cards have an equal chance to win prize money based on the performance of the random hockey teams pre-printed on the back of the cards. Game card holders do not require any skill or knowledge of the sport. You do not pick any of the teams or predict who will win games. All teams are pre-printed on the game cards and have an equal, and random, chance of winning based on the goals they score.

HockeyMania game cards contain 3 random teams in each of the last 15 full weeks of the pro hockey season (you get 3 new teams each week). A game card's value is equal to the total combined points goals scored by the 3 teams printed on the card in a given week. Every week, the 16 highest scoring game cards and the 4 lowest scoring game cards all win prizes. There are 4,960 unique game cards in a game, each of which has a minimum 1 in 17 chance to win a prize during the season.

View full game card (PDF)

If you have a game card, make sure to enter the number on the CharityMania website to see if you are a winner. You do not need to take any action in order to win, but you can play along and have fun tracking your card!

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HockeyMania Prizes

15 weeks to win - 20 prizes each week

Every week, the 16 highest scoring game cards, and the 4 lowest scoring game cards all win prizes… a new chance in each of the last 15 full weeks of the NHL season! There are 4,960 unique game cards, each of which has a minimum 1 in 17 chance to win a prize during the season.

Guaranteed Winners Program

If your organization wants more winners, we also offer an optional Guaranteed Winners Program that will award a prize to your organization’s highest scoring card each week.

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FootballMania game card details

What does an example game card look like?

SuperMatch game card holders can win $1000's in prizes by simply matching the numbers on the back of their game card with the score of pro football’s championship game at the end of each quarter of play. No picking teams or predicting who will win. Each game card has a different set of numbers.

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Watch this quick, 2 minute overview video for the best explanation of how SuperMatch works. Trust us, it will save you lots of time.

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SuperMatch is an exciting, no-skill necessary sweepstakes based on professional football’s championship game. All game cards have an equal chance to win prize money by matching the the numbers on the game card with the score at the end of each quarter of the game. It is similar to the popular “squares pools” played football games.

Game card holders do not require any skill or knowledge of the sport. You do not pick any teams or numbers or predict who will win the game. All numbers are pre-printed on the game cards. All game cards have an equal, and random, chance of winning (1 in 12 cards on average win prizes based on the historical scores of pro football games).

View full game card (PDF)

If you have a game card, make sure to enter the number on the CharityMania website to see if you are a winner. You do not need to take any action in order to win, but you can play along and have fun tracking your card!

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SuperMatch Prizes

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SuperMatch Prizes

The more matches, the more you win!

Sweepstakes participants can win prize money by simply matching the numbers on the back of their game card with the score of pro football’s championship game at the end of each quarter of play. The more quarters that match, the more the participant can win... up to $10,000! Every game card is unique and has a minimum 1 in 12 chance to win a prize.

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FootballMania game card details

What does an example game card look like?

FootballMania game card holders can win $1000's in prizes based on the points scored by the football teams pre-printed on the back of their sweepstakes game cards. No skill is needed to win prizes. No picking teams or predicting who will win. Each game card has a different set of teams.

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Watch this quick, 2 minute overview video for the best explanation of how FootballMania works. Trust us, it will save you lots of time.

FootballMania Video
Overview (2 mins)

FootballMania is an exciting, no-skill necessary sweepstakes based on college football. All game cards have an equal chance to win prize money based on the performance of the random football teams pre-printed on the back of the cards. Game card holders do not require any skill or knowledge of the sport. You do not pick any of the teams or predict who will win games. All teams are pre-printed on the game cards and have an equal, and random, chance of winning based on the points they score.

FootballMania game cards contain 3 random teams in each of 10 weeks during the college football season (you get 3 new teams each week). A game card's value is equal to the total combined points scored by the 3 teams printed on the card in a given week. Every week, the 25 highest scoring game cards and the 5 lowest scoring game cards all win prizes. There are 4,960 unique game cards in a game, each of which has a minimum 1 in 17 chance to win a prize during the season.

View full game card (PDF)

If you have a game card, make sure to enter the number on the CharityMania website to see if you are a winner. You do not need to take any action in order to win, but you can play along and have fun tracking your card!

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FootballMania Prizes

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FootballMania Prizes

10 weeks to win - 30 prizes each week

Every week, the 25 highest scoring game cards, and the 5 lowest scoring game cards all win prizes… a new chance in each of the 10 weeks of the sweepstakes! There are 4,960 unique game cards, each of which has a minimum 1 in 17 chance to win a prize during the season.

Guaranteed Winners Program

If your organization wants more winners, we also offer an optional Guaranteed Winners Program that will award a prize to your organization’s highest scoring card each week.

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Jeff Hannemann

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Product Development / Engineering

Jeff has worked in the technology field for over 20 years. He spent the first several years of his career at Octel Communications, a leader in voicemail systems. Jeff then worked at Hewlett-Packard for over 13 years, where he lead software engineering teams and ran HP’s global Lotus Notes environment. Jeff joined CharityMania in 2009 and helps in all areas of the business, including operations, website management, product development, and marketing.

Jeff has a BA in Computer Science from Middlebury College in Vermont. When he’s not working, Jeff loves to play sports, play poker, travel, and spend time with his wife, daughter, and two sons.

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Michele Hannemann

Customer service / Marketing

Michele has worked in sales and customer support for over 20 years. She began her career in Silicon Valley working as a sales rep for Spectra Electronics, a small electronic component distributor.

She then started working for AltiGen Communications, a leading provider of voice over IP business phone systems, as their Channel Development Manager. Michele joined the CharityMania team full time in 2005 and now oversees all of CharityMania’s customer support and sales.

Michele has a BS in Combined Science from Santa Clara University. In her spare time, she enjoys running to stay healthy and has completed a number of half marathons. She loves sports of all kinds, traveling with her husband, Jeff, and spending time with family and friends.

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Chris Quinn

Product Management

Chris has worked in the software industry for over 20 years. He began his career at Accenture as an information technology consultant for global telecommunication companies such as ATT and Deutsche Telekom.

After earning his graduate degree from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, Chris worked as a Sr. Product Manager for Intuit’s award winning TurboTax Online product line and was a founder of the TurboTax division’s innovation lab. In this role he consulted with teams (both inside and outside Intuit) to help them develop their innovation processes and solve complex business problems.

Chris has worked with his father Neil on CharityMania fundraisers since their inception over 25 years ago. From the beginning Chris has worked on many different aspects of the business, but primarily focuses on the user experience design, statistical analyses, and business planning.

Chris has a BS in Physics from Santa Clara University and an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. In Chris’s spare time, he enjoys athletics of all types, especially volleyball, and spending time with the two joys of his life: his wife and daughter.

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Neil Quinn, PhD

Software Engineering

Neil has a broad background in computer science, education, and entrepreneurship. With his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from University of Southern California, Neil spent the first 30 years of his professional life working as an engineer, eventually founding his own business, Quad-Q Systems.

Specializing in computerized process control systems, Neil’s company created marine mammal life-support systems for Sea World and zoos; medical instrumentation control systems; and air conditioning, heating, and ventilation control systems, among others.

It came as a bit of a surprise to Neil’s friends and family when he decided to return to school and pursue a lifelong passion in the field of ethics and theology. He earned a graduate degree in theology (specializing in business ethics) from the University of Notre Dame and then accepted a job as a professor at Santa Clara University in Silicon Valley. While there, Neil taught graduate electrical engineering classes, business ethics classes, helped found the Santa Clara Center for Science, Technology and Society, and was a Presidential Fellow with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.

At about this same time, Neil began working with his son, Chris, on a fundraising idea he had to help out their local parish in San Diego. The fundraisers were so successful that Neil and Chris eventually decided to work on them full time… and CharityMania was born. Neil has served as the founder and managing partner of CharityMania since its inception over 25 years ago and is thrilled to be working full time with his son and daughter.

Neil has a BS in Physics from Loyola University, a PhD in Electrical Engineering from USC, and a Masters degree in Theology from Notre Dame University. In his spare time, Neil loves the outdoors and traveling. His latest adventures include walking the Camino de Santiago, and trips to Antarctica, the Galapagos Islands, and the Grand Canyon.

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CharityMania company history

It all started about 25 years ago when Neil Quinn ran a fundraiser for his local parish and youth group at St. James Catholic Church in San Diego, CA. That fundraiser was essentially what we call FootballMania today. The fundraiser was unique, fun, and raised a lot of money for the parish. Parishioners were excited and sold the tickets to friends and family across southern California.

Some of the FootballMania tickets were sold to members of a Catholic parish located in the Los Angeles area. That parish loved the fundraiser and called St. James to ask how they too could run it. They were told, “You gotta talk to Neil Quinn.” Instead of trying to document and explain all that needed to be done to run FootballMania, Neil offered to donate his time to run it for the parish in Los Angeles as well. They sold thousands of tickets and it was a huge success.

Over the next few years a variety of churches and nonprofit organizations from across the country learned about FootballMania through word-of-mouth and contacted Neil to ask if they could use the fundraiser as well. Neil was completely surprised by the growing interest in his fundraiser, but was also extremely proud that he could help so many organizations raise money and do great things. He didn’t know if he had the time to help every organization that wanted to run FootballMania, but he also felt that he had an obligation to help them if he could. Neil started spending more and more of his time helping run the fundraisers for organizations across the US. He charged a small fee to cover his expenses and time and ran the operations completely out of his home as a small side business. CharityMania was born!

As the business continued to grow rapidly, it was clear Neil could no longer handle the workload by himself. So he brought on his son, Chris, and his daughter, Michele, to work part time. Fast forward to today and now Neil, Chris, Michele, and Michele’s husband, Jeff, are all full time partners at CharityMania and the business continues to grow from the word-of-mouth of happy customers.

We are truly blessed to work for the business we created and are extremely proud that we’ve helped so many great organizations raise so much money for such worthy causes. We pride ourselves on helping organizations do great things, and on providing exceptional personal customer service. We look forward to many more fundraising years in the future!

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FootballMania game card details

What does an example game card look like?

FootballMania game card holders can win $1000's in prizes based on the points scored by the football teams pre-printed on the back of their sweepstakes game cards. No skill is needed to win prizes. No picking teams or predicting who will win. Each game card has a different set of teams.

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Watch this quick, 2 minute overview video for the best explanation of how FootballMania works. Trust us, it will save you lots of time.

FootballMania Video
Overview (2 mins)

FootballMania is an exciting, no-skill necessary sweepstakes based on professional football. All game cards have an equal chance to win prize money based on the performance of the random football teams pre-printed on the back of the cards. Game card holders do not require any skill or knowledge of the sport. You do not pick any of the teams or predict who will win games. All teams are pre-printed on the game cards and have an equal, and random, chance of winning based on the points they score.

FootballMania game cards contain 3 random teams in each of the last 5 weeks of the pro football season (you get 3 new teams each week). A game card's value is equal to the total combined points scored by the 3 teams printed on the card in a given week. Every week, the 65 highest scoring game cards and the 5 lowest scoring game cards all win prizes. There are 4,960 unique game cards in a game, each of which has a minimum 1 in 14.5 chance to win a prize during the season.

View full game card (PDF)

If you have a game card, make sure to enter the number on the CharityMania website to see if you are a winner. You do not need to take any action in order to win, but you can play along and have fun tracking your card!

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FootballMania Prizes

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FootballMania Prizes

5 weeks to win - 70 prizes each week

Every week, the 65 highest scoring game cards, and the 5 lowest scoring game cards all win prizes… a new chance in each of the 5 weeks of the sweepstakes! There are 4,960 unique game cards, each of which has a minimum 1 in 14.5 chance to win a prize during the season.

Guaranteed Winners Program

If your organization wants more winners, we also offer an optional Guaranteed Winners Program that will award a prize to your organization’s highest scoring card each week.

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FootballMania game card details

What does an example game card look like?

FootballMania game card holders can win $1000's in prizes based on the points scored by the football teams pre-printed on the back of their sweepstakes game cards. No skill is needed to win prizes. No picking teams or predicting who will win. Each game card has a different set of teams.

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Watch this quick, 2 minute overview video for the best explanation of how FootballMania works. Trust us, it will save you lots of time.

FootballMania Video
Overview (2 mins)

FootballMania is an exciting, no-skill necessary sweepstakes based on professional football. All game cards have an equal chance to win prize money based on the performance of the random football teams pre-printed on the back of the cards. Game card holders do not require any skill or knowledge of the sport. You do not pick any of the teams or predict who will win games. All teams are pre-printed on the game cards and have an equal, and random, chance of winning based on the points they score.

FootballMania game cards contain 3 random teams in each of the last 10 weeks of the pro football season (you get 3 new teams each week). A game card's value is equal to the total combined points scored by the 3 teams printed on the card in a given week. Every week, the 25 highest scoring game cards and the 5 lowest scoring game cards all win prizes. There are 4,960 unique game cards in a game, each of which has a minimum 1 in 17 chance to win a prize during the season.

View full game card (PDF)

If you have a game card, make sure to enter the number on the CharityMania website to see if you are a winner. You do not need to take any action in order to win, but you can play along and have fun tracking your card!

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FootballMania Prizes

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FootballMania Prizes

10 weeks to win - 30 prizes each week

Every week, the 25 highest scoring game cards, and the 5 lowest scoring game cards all win prizes… a new chance in each of the 10 weeks of the sweepstakes! There are 4,960 unique game cards, each of which has a minimum 1 in 17 chance to win a prize during the season.

Guaranteed Winners Program

If your organization wants more winners, we also offer an optional Guaranteed Winners Program that will award a prize to your organization’s highest scoring card each week.

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FootballMania game card details

What does an example game card look like?

FootballMania game card holders can win $1000's in prizes based on the points scored by the football teams pre-printed on the back of their sweepstakes game cards. No skill is needed to win prizes. No picking teams or predicting who will win. Each game card has a different set of teams.

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Watch this quick, 2 minute overview video for the best explanation of how FootballMania works. Trust us, it will save you lots of time.

FootballMania Video
Overview (2 mins)

FootballMania is an exciting, no-skill necessary sweepstakes based on professional football. All game cards have an equal chance to win prize money based on the performance of the random football teams pre-printed on the back of the cards. Game card holders do not require any skill or knowledge of the sport. You do not pick any of the teams or predict who will win games. All teams are pre-printed on the game cards and have an equal, and random, chance of winning based on the points they score.

FootballMania game cards contain 3 random teams in each of the 18 weeks of the pro football season (you get 3 new teams each week). A game card's value is equal to the total combined points scored by the 3 teams printed on the card in a given week. Every week, the 15 highest scoring game cards and the 3 lowest scoring game cards all win prizes. There are 4,960 unique game cards in a game, each of which has a minimum 1 in 15.7 chance to win a prize during the season. All of our other fundraisers work similarly, but use different teams from their respective sports.

View card details (PDF)

If you have a game card, make sure to enter the number on the CharityMania website to see if you are a winner. You do not need to take any action in order to win, but you can play along and have fun tracking your card!

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FootballMania Prizes

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FootballMania Prizes

18 weeks to win - 18 prizes each week

Every week, the 15 highest scoring game cards, and the 3 lowest scoring game cards all win prizes… a new chance in each of the 18 weeks of the sweepstakes! There are 4,960 unique game cards, each of which has a minimum 1 in 15.7 chance to win a prize during the season.

Guaranteed Winners Program

If your organization wants more winners, we also offer an optional Guaranteed Winners Program that will award a prize to your organization’s highest scoring card each week.

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Music Downloads and Sweepstakes Game Cards… a winning combination!

To raise money, you sell CharityMania Tickets (prices between $5 and $25 per ticket) and keep 70% of the money you collect. The CharityMania Ticket (i.e. the stub at the top) contains an access code that allows the buyer to download a fantastic set of digital music from our CharityStudio site. Beneath this ticket, a promotional sweepstakes game card gives the recipient a chance to win $1000s in prize money!

Why sell music downloads? Why not just use the Sweepstakes Game Cards?

There is a legal difference between a sweepstakes and raffle. With a raffle, people pay money for a ticket that gives them a chance to win prizes. Only specific types of organizations can conduct a raffle and most states regulate how the raffles can operate. A sweepstakes is not a raffle. A sweepstakes is a promotion that provides extra incentive for people to buy a product that you are selling. The sweepstakes must have a ‘no purchase necessary’ method of entry. In a CharityMania fundraiser, the Sweepstakes Game Cards are promotion only and are not sold directly. Every time someone buys a CharityMania Ticket, they purchase over $5 to $25 worth of premium music downloads (depending on the price of the CharityMania ticket) from our CharityStudio. The Sweepstakes Game Card is a promotion that provides a great extra incentive for a person to support your cause.

Legally, our Sweepstakes Game Cards work much like the game pieces in the Monopoly sweepstakes® at McDonald’s®. You cannot buy a Monopoly game piece directly. Instead, you purchase things like hamburgers and drinks and receive the game pieces for free. The Monopoly game pieces are promotion.

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All CharityMania sweepstakes are “no purchase necessary”. If someone wants a free Sweepstakes Game Card, they can come to your organization and fill out a request form (provided by CharityMania) to get a free Game Card. They mail their completed request to CharityMania along with a self-addressed stamped envelope and then we will mail the person a Game Card. We do not mail them the music download access code (because they are not paying). This process is very standard for all companies that conduct sweepstakes.

What does an example game card look like?

Participants can win $1000s in prizes based on the points scored by teams pre-printed on the back of their sweepstakes game cards. You do not pick any of the teams or need to predict who will win. There is no skill needed to win prizes.

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Watch this quick, 2 minute overview video for the best explanation of how FootballMania works. Trust us, it will save you lots of time.

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Overview (2 mins)

CharityMania games are all exciting, no-skill necessary sweepstakes based on sports. All game cards have an equal chance to win prize money based on the performance of the random teams pre-printed on the back of the cards. Game card holders do not require any skill or knowledge of the sport. You do not pick any of the teams or predict who will win games. All teams are pre-printed on the game cards and have an equal, and random, chance of winning based on the points they score.

For example, our popular FootballMania game cards contain 3 random teams in each of the 18 weeks of the pro football season (you get 3 new teams each week). A game card's value is equal to the total combined points scored by the 3 teams printed on the card in a given week. Every week, the 15 highest scoring game cards and the 3 lowest scoring game cards all win prizes. There are 4,960 unique game cards in a game, each of which has a minimum 1 in 15.7 chance to win a prize during the season. All of our other fundraisers work similarly, but use different teams from their respective sports.

View card details (PDF)

If you have a game card, make sure to enter the number on the CharityMania website to see if you are a winner. You do not need to take any action in order to win, but you can play along and have fun tracking your card!

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Sell electronic tickets (included - no additional cost)

You can sell paper tickets, electronic tickets, or both at the same time with any CharityMania fundraiser. If you sell electronic tickets only, you do not pay any of the printing costs associated with paper tickets (only a $49 setup fee).

With electronic tickets you can raise money from people that are located outside your geographic area with the personalized web page we create for your organization. There are no additional fees and your profit is the same as if you sell paper tickets. It is super simple!

Sell electronic tickets with your personalized fundraising page

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Supporters buy tickets online and get them via email

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Tickets can be printed at home or tracked online

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Music Downloads and Sweepstakes Game Cards… a winning combination!

To raise money, you sell CharityMania Tickets (prices between $5 and $25 per ticket) and keep 70% of the money you collect. The CharityMania Ticket (i.e. the stub at the top) contains an access code that allows the buyer to download a fantastic set of digital music from our CharityStudio site. Beneath this ticket, a promotional sweepstakes game card gives the recipient a chance to win $1000s in prize money!

Why sell music downloads? Why not just use the Sweepstakes Game Cards?

There is a legal difference between a sweepstakes and raffle. With a raffle, people pay money for a ticket that gives them a chance to win prizes. Only specific types of organizations can conduct a raffle and most states regulate how the raffles can operate. A sweepstakes is not a raffle. A sweepstakes is a promotion that provides extra incentive for people to buy a product that you are selling. The sweepstakes must have a ‘no purchase necessary’ method of entry. In a CharityMania fundraiser, the Sweepstakes Game Cards are promotion only and are not sold directly. Every time someone buys a CharityMania Ticket, they purchase over $5 to $25 worth of premium music downloads (depending on the price of the CharityMania ticket) from our CharityStudio. The Sweepstakes Game Card is a promotion that provides a great extra incentive for a person to support your cause.

Legally, our Sweepstakes Game Cards work much like the game pieces in the Monopoly sweepstakes® at McDonald’s®. You cannot buy a Monopoly game piece directly. Instead, you purchase things like hamburgers and drinks and receive the game pieces for free. The Monopoly game pieces are promotion.

No purchase necessary sweepstakes

All CharityMania sweepstakes are “no purchase necessary”. If someone wants a free Sweepstakes Game Card, they can come to your organization and fill out a request form (provided by CharityMania) to get a free Game Card. They mail their completed request to CharityMania along with a self-addressed stamped envelope and then we will mail the person a Game Card. We do not mail them the music download access code (because they are not paying). This process is very standard for all companies that conduct sweepstakes.

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$10 fundraiser profit & costs

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Youth Sports Teams and Leagues

Types of teams using CharityMania:

CharityMania fundraisers are especially great for club teams, high school teams, and booster clubs across all sports. Here are some of the most common sports that use CharityMania: baseball, basketball, bowling, cheer, dance, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, lacrosse, martial-arts, rowing, rugby, skeet shooting, skating, soccer, softball, swim, tennis, track, volleyball, waterpolo, and wrestling.

Why our Fundraisers are a great fit:

We have thousands of sports teams across the US who use CharityMania to raise money. Each member of a team typically sells between 10 and 20 tickets and raises a few hundred dollars. The fundraiser is made for a single coach or parent volunteer to manage, so it is great even for small teams.

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Catholic Schools and Churches

Types of Catholic organizations using CharityMania:

CharityMania works with all types of Catholic-affiliated organizations, such as Catholic grammar schools, high schools, churches, Knights of Columbus, Catholic high school grad nights, youth groups, and charitable projects funded by a parish.

Why our fundraisers are a great fit:

We have hundres of Catholic-affiliated organizations across the US who use CharityMania to raise money. Parishes and groups typically give each family or memeber around 20 tickets to sell. Each participant can raise a few hundred. The fundraiser is made for a single person to manage, although a couple extra volunteers works best for a parish with hundreds of people that may be selling tickets.

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Charitable Service Organizations

Types of charitable service organizations using CharityMania:

CharityMania works with all types of charitable service organizations such as Knights of Columbus, Elks Lodges, Moose Lodges, Masons, Rotary Clubs, American Legion, The Ancient Order of Hibernians, Kiwanis Club, and Lions Clubs.

Why our fundraisers are a great fit:

We have been working with charitable organizations such as Knights of Columbus since the very beginning. Our sports based fundraisers are unique and simple to run. Each member can sell around 20 tickets raise a few hundred. The fundraiser is made for a person or volunteer to manage, so it is great even for small organizations.

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Non-Profit Groups & Causes

Types of non-profit organizations using CharityMania:

CharityMania works with all types of non-profit groups such as Pap Corps Cancer Research, Boys and Girl Scouts, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, animal rescue, theater groups, band, Children's Miracle Network, and police and firefighter unions.

Why our fundraisers are a great fit:

CharityMania is proud to work with so many great causes, from cancer research to animal rescue, to police and fire fighter unions. Our sports based fundraisers are unique and simple to run. Each member can sell around 20 tickets raise a few hundred. The fundraiser is made for a person or volunteer to manage, so it is great even for small organizations.

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