You’ve been Sentenced! Celebrity Tournament raises almost $4,000 for children’s charities

June 22, 2012 - PRLog -- Game manufacturer McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds, Nashville Music Guide, Music City Tours and RedBuck recently partnered together to host an exciting celebrity charity event at the Hard Rock Café in Nashville. The event, which raised almost $4,000, brought together some of country music’ brightest stars who played the award-winning You’ve been Sentenced! word game to benefit Children’s Miracle Network and the literacy organization Success Won’t Wait.

Just a few of the country music artists who played for charity include: Jeff Bates, Burns & Poe, Ty Brown, Jason Michael Carroll, Julie Ingram, Buddy Jewell, Matt Kennon, Danni Leigh, LoCash Cowboys, Justin McBride, Julie Roberts, Rhonda Vincent, Mark Wills and many more.

The event offered a unique opportunity for country music fans to sit down and play the You’ve been Sentenced! word game with their favorite celebrities, plus see an intimate, acoustic performance by many of the attending artists.

About the You’ve been Sentenced! game
Recognized by over a dozen toy and game industry experts, as well as numerous educational organizations, McNeill Designs’ flagship word game, the multi award-winning You’ve been Sentenced! (YBS!) is a unique word game that has drawn overwhelming positive reviews from children, parents and educators alike. YBS! is a fun and memorable tool to help understand, construct and deliver a complete sentence in a competitive and fun way.

About McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds
Founded in 2004, McNeill Designs launched into the marketplace with a series of innovative board, card, and party games including its flagship product, the word game, You’ve been Sentenced!  Following up its success the education game company added the multi award-winning memory game Twisted Fish, as well as a number of You’ve been Sentenced! themed add-on decks including the most recent addition, the NASA Space Terminology Deck.

YBS! has consistently been recognized for excellence by the toy and game industry, as well as by education experts. The game is the recipient of an impressive list of over 20 awards and honors since its introduction to the marketplace including: Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award, Creative Child Magazine Seal of Excellence, National Parenting Seal of Approval, Mensa Parenting for High Potential Hot Product and many, many more.

For more information about McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds and the You’ve been Sentenced! word game please visit: McNeillDesigns (dot) com