About BOP March Mania 2024

Please join us for BOP March Mania 2024 and The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, also known as NCAA March Madness. Join the fun and complete a tournament bracket. By participating, you will be supporting Band of Parents and the fight against pediatric cancer.

We have some great raffle prizes: Signed Collectible by a NY Knicks Player, Band of Parents Apparel and Merchandise, and an Amazon Gift Card. The winner of the tournament will have epic bragging rights and will be acknowledged on social media.

BOP March Mania is open to ALL AGES. $25 to participate. One entry per person.

How It Works

After registering, you will receive an email with an online invitation and link to join the BOP March Mania team where you can sign-up and complete your bracket.

Picks can take place after 6pm ET on Sunday, March 17, 2024.

Important Dates:

March 21 & 22: First Round

March 23 & 24: Second Round

March 28 & 29: Sweet Sixteen

March 30 & 31: Elite Eight

April 6: Final Four

April 8: Championship Game

Registration deadline: 11:30am ET on Thursday, March 21st.

Deadline to complete bracket: 12:15pm ET on Thursday, March 21st.

    Date

    Starts at:  March 17, 2024 5:00 PM
    Ends at:  April 9, 2024 7:00 AM

    Location

    , USA

    Contact

    Priscilla Ma
    priscilla@bandofparents.org

    The Details

    BOP March Mania Rules:

    • Pick deadline is Thursday, March 21 at 12:15pm ET.
    • Each participant is limited to a single entry.
    • The winner gets epic bragging rights and will be acknowledged on social media.
    • Prize winners will be randomly selected. 
    • Prizes include: Signed NY Knicks Basketball, Band of Parents Apparel and Merchandise, Amazon Gift Card

    How Your Support Makes a Difference

    With your support, we can find a cure for neuroblastoma, while reducing the highly toxic nature of treatment. One day, we hope antibodies will replace chemotherapy.
    Band of Parents is the top independent backer of neuroblastoma research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (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 like MSKCC 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 4% of the National Cancer Institute’s funding goes to fight pediatric cancer. We support our members through their children’s battle with neuroblastoma. 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.



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