Welcome to the
March to Friendship!
Helping kids with cancer pursue their passions
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Every year, people across the country form teams with their coworkers, friends, and classmates to help local children with cancer.
Teams have three options:
Donations support kids in Connecting Champions -- a mentoring nonprofit for kids with cancer, centered around the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Every $250 a team pools together sponsors a friendship moment for a newly diagnosed child. At the end of the year, your team gets a personalized scrapbook sharing the friendships you made possible! |
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About the Nonprofit You're Helping
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Connecting Champions is mentoring nonprofit for kids with cancer, centered around the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?"
So far, we've paired kids with 43 different professions -- everything from ballerinas and train conductors to chefs and ghost hunters! Our research-based, outcomes-driven approach helps bridge the developmental gap between kids with cancer and their peers. Thanks to our historic partnership with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, we have become a part of the hospital care team and our referral rate has skyrocketed to 90%. |
Highlights from the 2019 March to Friendship |
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Total raised: $35,000
Friendship moments sponsored: 140 Congratulations to last year's top teams! Top Friends and Family Team - Lex's Team $9,854 Top Companies and Schools Team - RoadRunner Recycling $1,488 Top Rookie Team - University of Pittsburgh Connecting Champions Club $378 |
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Timeline |
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February 3rd - March 14th
Teams register for the March to Friendship March 15th Selection Sunday -- brackets are live (basketball teams only) March 19th Deadline to submit brackets (basketball teams only) March 1st to March 31st Donate & sponsor the kids! |
Ready to get started?
Register your team or choose an existing team toward the top of the page.
or reach out to us with any questions!
Highlights from 2018 March to Friendship
We raised a total of $45,380 and sponsored 181 friendship moments for newly diagnosed kids with role models.
Top Performing Teams: (Starting Five)
Top Performing Teams: (Starting Five)
Company that raised the most:
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Family/Friends that raised the most:
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School that raised the most: MCPASS the Ball (Marietta College PA Student Society) |
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Most donors: Matt Galambos's Friends and Family |
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Second Most Donors:
Hibal-la So Hard Bracket for the Kids
(Heather Hibala)
Alanna Figurelli's Team
Ally's Friends & Family
Anya’s Army (Dana’s Team)
Ari & John’s Team
Arias’ Team
Ashleen Wilwohl's Team
Blake “The Champ” Buckel
Blessy Bellamy’s Team
Brian’s friends and family
Brown School of Public Health
Camden's Crew
CLA Opportunity Team
Clarke Valve
Colin Dunlap’s Celebrity Team
Copley’s Family & Friends
Craig and Will’s Team
Dab4David
Dana Gold's Team
Deb Mills-Scofield's Team
Team Eat'n Park: Smiley's Squad (Amy Malishchak and Heather Hibala)
Effectively Wild Listeners
Grable Globetrotters
Haley Roberts' Team
Jeff Lipton’s Team
Jen Lutz’s Team
Kappa Delta - Pitt
Katie’s Team
Detective Kristie’s Team
Lex’s Team
Linda McAllister's Team
Maddie’s Team
Manny's Team
MassMutual Pittsburgh
Matt Johnson’s Team (in honor of his friend Blake)
MCPASS the Ball (Marietta College PA Student Society)
Mike E’s Team
Nicole’s Team (in honor of her friend Avery) Northwestern University (Kai Veitinger)
Pitt CCChampions student group
*Pittsburgh*
Pittsburgh Young Professionals (PYP)
Pitt Mens Rugby Football Club
PJ & Bryce crushing it!!
RoadRunner Recycling
Robin and Don’s Team
Sam Gilman’s Team
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Schell Games Friends and Family
Schlesinger/Turner/Feinerman
Sidney’s Team (in memory of his friends Riley, Ryan, Anya, & Dyllan)
Soulful Flow & Christ Church for #CLE
Terrence McAllister's Team
Texas Christian University
Thompson and Knorr Family and Friends
Tumornators (led by Jenna Snyder)
Val’s Team
Valerie S’s Team (for Clarity)
Vegas Madness