Tournament of Giving Brings March Madness to Moorestown

March Madness begins next week in Moorestown.

The Moorestown Recreation Basketball League and the non-profit Live Civilly will host the March Madness Tournament of Giving on Saturday, March 14 at the Church Street Recreation Center. It is open to all youth and adults grades 3 and up.

Tournament play will be age appropriate and divided by gender. The classification of play will be divided between boys and girls and will fall into the following categories: Junior Ballers (Grades 3-6); Middle School (grades 7 & 8); High School (Grades 9-12) and Adult Division (ages 19 and up).

Junior Ballers and Middle School teams will play from 9 a.m.-noon.

The 3-Point Shooting Contest takes place at noon, and is open to all ages. High School and Adult games take place from 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

The fee for the tournament is $20 per person or $80 per team with a maximum of four players to a team. All proceeds go toward the numerous outreach efforts that the Department and Live Civilly partner on. These initiatives range from nutritional and educational outreach through the Open Gym program and Live Civilly Homework Help to the summer outreach efforts that provide nutritious lunches to local youth.

To register yourself or your team for the tournament, visit www.livecivilly.org/pec-events/three-v-three-basketball-march-madness-tournament-of-giving.

Regular registration ends Monday at midnight. There will be a late fee for anyone registering after that.

Youth with documented Homework Help hours (students attending Homework Help seeking assistance) will be given the opportunity to participate in exchange for four hours of Homework Help between Feb. 16 and March 13. Information about Homework Help can be found at www.livecivilly.org.

A record number of young people played in the Moorestown Recreation Basketball League this year, including a record number of first-timers, according to league officials.

Questions can be directed to Debbie Flick at dflick@comcast.net or 856-914-3093.