BOP Kids Walk for Kids with Cancer 2025 supporting Band of Parents
BOP Kids Walk for Kids with Cancer 2025 supporting Band of Parents
About BOP Kids Walk for Kids with Cancer 2025
Join Us in the Fight Against Pediatric Cancer
Band of Parents proudly presents the BOP Kids Walk for Kids with Cancer in Central Park. Founded in 2001 by Sophie Staples-Vangel, sister of Neuroblastoma warrior Simon Vangel, and her Packer Collegiate 8th grade classmates, the Kids Walk became the largest pediatric cancer event in NYC until becoming a casualty of Covid. Now Simon's family is partnering with Band of Parents to bring back this exciting event on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
The BOP Kids Walk is an opportunity to unite our community, raise awareness, and fund critical pediatric cancer research. Proceeds will fund critical neuroblastoma research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC).
Calling All Students:
The BOP Kids Walk for Kids with Cancer is all about YOU! Rally your classmates, form a team from your school, fundraise and join us for an unforgettable day supporting kids battling cancer. Earn community service hours, gain hands-on experience in philanthropy, and be part of something bigger. Join us and show what your school can do!
Date
Starts at: April 5, 2025 7:00 AM
Ends at: April 5, 2025 11:00 AM
Location
Naumburg Bandshell - Central Park
West 72nd Street
New York,NY 10019 USA
Contact
Priscilla Ma
646-846-4475
priscilla@bandofparents.org
A Day for Families
This walk is for all ages. Strollers, scooters and wagons welcome! Walk to honor a loved one, raise awareness, or enjoy a family-friendly day in the park. Here’s our schedule:
- 9:00 AM: Check-in at Registration Tent at 72nd Street Transverse Bandshell. Pick-up t-shirts and prizes.
- 9:30 AM: Music and Super Hero Sprint
- 9:45 AM: Opening program
- 10:15 AM: Kids Walk begins
- 11:45 AM: Closing remarks
- 12:00 PM: Event concludes at 72nd Street
Snacks and refreshments will be provided throughout the day.
Making a Lasting Impact and Win Prizes
For every $250 you raise, you will receive a raffle ticket to put towards the prize of your choice! The more you raise, the more raffle tickets you will receive. Every step brings us closer to new treatments and a brighter future for kids fighting cancer.
With Your Support, We Can Find a Cure for Neuroblastoma, While Reducing the Highly Toxic Nature of Treatment
Band of Parents is the top independent backer of neuroblastoma research at MSKCC. Our mission is to seek projects that have already been examined in the lab and are in need of assistance to rapidly move into a patient population. In the 1980s, fewer than 5% of children diagnosed with high risk neuroblastoma survived. Although today, most major medical centers have over a 50% survival rate, far too many children are still dying of this disease. The sad fact is that due to the high cost of research and the small number of children diagnosed annually, pediatric cancer is severely underfunded by both the pharmaceutical industry and the federal government. Less than 8% of the National Cancer Institute's funding goes to fight pediatric cancer. Together, we are bound by hope that a cure is out there. We will continue this fight until not a single child is lost to this disease.