The B+ Blog
Check out our blog to get monthly updates about all things B+ from our President and Co-Founder, Joe McDonough.
SO Much Going On!
This week was a slightly light week as we ONLY gave out $100,000 in financial assistance to families of kids with cancer.
You Lift Them Up
Here’s a nice note for you from Cris’ Mom. It means so much to our families to know that people out there care about them.
NOVAdance 2023 & Andrew Most Influential List
Congrats to the students of Villanova University for exceeding last year’s fundraising total and raising $505,311.35 for NOVAdance 2023!!!
A Colossal Win
Thanks to our partners, Colossal and DTCare, The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation is the charity beneficiary of a few online voting contests.
AmazonSmile Ends
I’m sad to report that Amazon has decided to end their AmazonSmile program. It was a great way to raise easy money for charities.
Celebrating a Record-Breaking Year!
I hope you all enjoyed your holidays and cherished the precious time that you got to spend with loved ones. I hope and pray for great discoveries of better treatments (or even cures) of childhood cancers in 2023.
Happy Hanukkah!
To all of our friends who celebrate the holiday, I wish you a Happy Hanukkah!
Busy, Busy, Busy!
Following great visits to the University of Delaware, University of Alabama, and the University of Texas, I headed to Barcelona, Spain last week for the largest, international childhood cancer conference - SIOP.
Travel Season Has Begun
Thank you all for the kind comments on Andrew’s recent birthday. It’s so bittersweet that we got to have 14 amazing birthdays with him and have suffered through 16 without him.
Summer Fun for B+ Heroes
About 30 B+ Heroes & family members enjoyed a great day at New Jersey Motorsports Park courtesy of our partner, the DelVal BMW Club.
B+ Summer Leadership Academy…and more!
On July 30-31st, we hosted 35 B+ partners in Wilmington, DE for our annual Summer Leadership Academy.
Celebrating Carly Bergstein
In 2008, the year after Andrew died, I approached University of Delaware Student Life personnel and Greek Presidents about partnering on a dance marathon to fight childhood cancer using the Penn State THON model.
Childhood Cancer Never Takes a Break
Thanks to your support, we recently helped Kree, a brave little 2 year old girl fighting lung cancer. Please see a sweet thank-you note to you from her grandmother.
5k, Crypto, and Grads!
I don’t have the words to describe how great it was to be back in person for our annual B+ 5k run/walk. On Wednesday, June 8th, over 1,000 people participated in the 16th Annual B+ 5k and we were able to raise over $75,000.
16th Annual B+ 5k is HERE!
We’re less than a week away from the 16th Annual B+ 5k. We are BACK to our in-person 5k! Pre-registration ends Monday morning, so register now to save time and money.
Back to The Bob
After being kept out of The Bob Carpenter Center for 2 years because of COVID, UDance 2022 returned on April 24th and they returned in great style.
UDance 2022 is HERE!
I hope everyone is enjoying Spring and had a nice time getting together with friends and family for Easter and Passover if you celebrate. It continues to be a busy time here at The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation.
B+ 5k…and so much more!!!
Due to a police staffing issue, we have had to move the date of our 16th Annual B+ 5k up one week to Wednesday, June 8th.
Remembering Christian!
Just before Thanksgiving, I lost another friend. B+ Hero Christian Malmgren was a truly bright light. When he walked into a room, EVERYONE knew it.