Ball To End Cancer Fundraiser 2026

Ball to End Cancer Fundraiser 2026

This is the first annual Ball to End Cancer basketball fundraiser! This year, we are raising money for TargetCancer Foundation (TCF). TCF is a leader in rare cancer advocacy, working to advance the development of more effective and personalized treatments for people with rare cancers.

Proceeds from the Ball to End Cancer Fundraiser 2026 will be donated to TargetCancer Foundation and their Boston Marathon fundraiser. You can choose to support a specific runner when you register.

Thank you for participating in this year's fundraiser!

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Competitive Division Rules

Time Limit: Each participant has exactly 30 seconds to shoot and score as many points as possible.

Players must use a regulation-size hoop and ball.

Shot Values:

Lay-ups: 1 point each
Baseline shots (10 feet from the center of the hoop): 3 points each
Free throw line shots: 4 points each
Three-point shots (behind the 3-point arc): 5 points each
Ball Retrieval: Players must retrieve the ball themselves. No assistance is allowed.

Optional: Record yourself and post your video. Challenge and encourage others to join the competition! Submit your results!

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Fun Division Rules

Use any size ball, any hoop, any time limit, and any points you would like. This is the fun division - make it fun! You can use some, all, or none of the rules from the competitive division. 

Optional: Record yourself and post your video. Challenge and encourage others to join the competition! Submit your results!

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Fun, Pride, and Fundraising

This event is for fun, pride, and fundraising. There are no physical prizes, only recognition and celebration of scores, and the ultimate goal of raising as much money as possible for TargetCancer Foundation.

This is a non-contact, self-regulated event. Please play safely and responsibly.

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Why We're Doing This

We lost our mom to a rare cancer on December 9, 2023. We want to honor her by raising as much money as we can for TargetCancer Foundation (TCF). We're doing this for our mom, our family, and our friends. We want to raise this money so the people we care about have more options, better treatments, and more hope.

This fundraiser is being run as part of another fundraiser for TargetCancer Foundation. If you'd like to make a donation or read more, please visit Joseph Brady's Boston Marathon Page.