Play Like a Pro 2025 supporting Band of Parents
Play Like a Pro 2025 supporting Band of Parents
About Play Like a Pro 2025
Get Ready to Play Like a Pro at Madison Square Garden!
Join us on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 as the Band of Parents proudly hosts the 11th Annual Play Like A Pro Charity Hockey Game in loving memory of Talia Castellano. This incredible event at the legendary Madison Square Garden is more than a game – it’s a chance to make a difference for kids facing pediatric cancer.
Since its beginning, Play Like A Pro has raised over $1.4 million, benefiting both Band of Parents, which funds life-saving clinical trials for pediatric cancer, and the Garden of Dreams Foundation, which brings unforgettable experiences to children in need.
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Why Play Like A Pro?
Picture yourself on the iconic ice at Madison Square Garden, skating side-by-side with friends and family in an unforgettable day of friendly competition. Every participant commits to raising a minimum of $1,200 and a non-refundable $100 registration fee to support our mission, while creating memories that will last a lifetime.
Don’t miss your chance to experience the thrill of playing on the world-famous Garden ice, cheering on fellow players, and joining a community dedicated to changing lives. Your support brings us closer to new treatments, greater hope, and more dreams fulfilled for children.
Watch our Play Like A Pro Video and see the magic in action!
Date
Starts at: March 5, 2025 11:00 AM
Ends at: March 5, 2025 2:00 PM
Location
2 Pennsylvania Plaza
2 Pennsylvania Plaza
New York,NY 10121 USA
Contact
Kim Roginski
718-809-0235
kim@bandofparents.org
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 Memoral Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MKSCC). 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 severly 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. 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.
About Band of Parents & Garden of Dreams Foundation
Band of Parents is a grassroots organization with the goal of funding innovative clinical trials and new therapies for neuroblastoma, a rare and deadly cancer that mostly strikes children. Our mission is to fast track a cure through less toxic and targeted therapies. To date, the Band of Parents has committed more than $14 million to pediatric cancer research. Learn more at www.bandofparents.org
The Garden of Dreams Foundation is a non-profit organization that works with The Madison Square Garden Company and MSG Networks, Inc. to positively impact the lives of children facing obstacles. The Garden of Dreams Foundation is committed to creating meaningful, unforgettable programs for children affiliated with our 30 local partner organizations. From across the tri-state area, Garden of Dreams partner organizations include hospitals, wish organizations and community-based organizations. Learn more at www.gardenofdreamsfoundation.org.