The 2024 bracket challenge is now closed and the tournament has started! View the results of your bracket below and stay tuned for the announcement of prize winners!

get off the bench this March

Every bracket played = 25 healthy meals to those in need

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Men’s Bracket
Women’s bracket

DMARC presents the third annual “DMARCh Madness,” an online hybrid event inviting others to tee up food insecurity in Greater Des Moines. Help us reach our goal of raising $2500 to support DMARC’s mission of meeting basic needs in our community. Reaching our fundraising goal would be the equivalent of providing 2,873 meals through the DMARC Food Pantry Network.

  • Step two – Fill out your bracket in our men’s or women’s pool
Men’s Bracket
Women’s Bracket
  • Step three – Spread the word! Invite your friends to participate
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Every player has the chance to win a VIP Iowa Wolves game experience

  • VIP Package will be raffled off once tournament play begins. Players will be entered to win:
  • 2 courtside tickets to the March 30 Iowa Wolves Home game at Wells Fargo Arena
  • personal tour, 2-goody bags, and access to the all you can eat/drink floor pub
  • Not a big sports fan? Don’t worry, you can still win a $50 gift certificate to Up Down Arcade for being this year’s “worst bracket” submitted.

Why DMARC?

Each month DMARC assists thousands of individuals through its Food Pantry Network. Your support will help DMARC continue to help those who live with food insecurity in our community, providing fresh and healthy food to those in need through the DMARC Food Pantry Network, a network comprised of 14 partner food pantries, multiple mobile pantry sites, and food delivery service. In 2023, the DMARC Food Pantry Network assisted over 65,000 individuals.

Help DMARC in other ways too! 

  • We recommend that you also host a food and fund drive at your workplace or congregation. We can provide donation bins as well as other materials to ensure your success!
  • Get a small group together and host a pop-up food drive at a partnering Red Barrel store the Saturday before the championship game.
  • DMARC adheres to healthy food guidelines for its pantries and mobile site locations, so please donate items that are low in sugar, fat and salt. Our three most needed items include healthy cereal (less than 10g of sugar per serving), peanut butter, and fruit canned in its own juice.

Questions? Contact Amanda Parkins at aparkins@dmarcunited.org or 515-277-6969 x 220.