For the third year, BSB is honored to partake in supporting Band of Parents at their Play Like A Pro Charity Games on March 23. The games, played on MSG ice, help raise money for neuroblastoma research. Neuroblastoma is a rare form of childhood cancer that develops in immature nerve cells. These cells that would otherwise develop into normal nerve cells grow uncontrollably and develop into a tumor.
This year, we have our own donation link, and you can donate by clicking here. BSB has already made a $500 donation, and we’d like to hit our goal of $1,200 by this time next week. A little in abundance goes a long way, and if you’re able to donate, know that it goes to a wonderful cause.
Band of Parents, in partnership with Garden of Dreams and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, have raised over $14 million in cancer research to develop several treatments and vaccines that have raised the survival rate from just 5% in the 1980’s to over 50% today. While that is truly amazing, a 50% survival rate is far too low for the 700 children diagnosed every year. Band of Parents and MSK hope to continually increase that survival rate through these treatments and vaccines.
The two games played on MSG ice are in memory of Talia Castellano, who sadly lost her fight with neuroblastoma in 2013. Talia, the first honorary CoverGirl in 2012, documented her journey on YouTube, and you can view all her videos here.
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