2nd Annual MFDA Bracket Challenge
2026-03-17 - 2026-04-06 | NJ
The 2026 MFDA Bracket Challenge is here!
Dear MFDA members and friends,
It’s time! The 2026 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Div 1 basketball tournaments are a few short weeks away and it’s time to join the MFDA Bracket Challenge!
There is no fee to enter.
* The challenge is open to anyone who works for a company that is a MFDA member in 2026 or was a member in 2025.
* We will be using the ESPN bracket challenge website. The MFDA has created a group in both the Men’s and Women’s tournament.
The Men’s Tournament can be reached by this link.
The Women’s Tournament can be reached by this link.
* The password for both groups is: Fasteners!
* Contestants should name their brackets with their names and then in parentheses their company name. There’s a 25-character limit so please include enough so we can identify your company (ex. “JohnSmith (ABC Fast)”
* Each contestant is limited to 1 entry.
*The deadline to enter is Thursday March 19th at 12:15pm EST. This is ESPN’s rule – not ours.
As for the contest itself (applies to both contests – you can enter one – or both!)
*At the end of each round (through the semi-final round), the person with the highest cumulative point total will receive a $25 gift card.
*At the end of the contest, the person with the highest cumulative point total will receive a $200 gift card.
*If there is a tie at the end of a round, the tiebreakers will be:
(1) Most correctly picked upsets (overall) by seeding (anytime a lower seed defeats a higher seed)
(2) Largest upset picked (in the contest) by seeding (by difference in seeds).
(3) Coin flip
We thank everyone who played in 2025 and look forward to a bigger contest in 2026!
If your company is not currently in the MFDA, but you would like to become a member, please visit the “join us” page on the MFDA website.
Please pass the email along to your employees & co-workers. Have a great week! Good Luck!
The MFDA

MFDA Economic Forecast Dinner
2026-03-24 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Hilton Hasbrouck Heights/Meadowlands, 650 Terrace Ave, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, 07604, United States

Fastener Fair 2026
2026-05-05 - 2026-05-06 | NJ
Save the Date! May 5th & 6th 2026
Fastener Fair 2026 is returning to Charlotte, North Carolina!
Planning to attend, or have a colleague attending? MFDA Members receive FREE REGISTRATION with our exclusive code “MFDAFFUSA” ! Or save $75 on a combination show registration/welcome dinner ticket!
Learn more at https://www.fastenerfairusa.com/
