The B+ Blog
Check out our blog to get monthly updates about all things B+ from our President and Co-Founder, Joe McDonough.
Join Us in DC
Every year, under the leadership of two collaborative childhood cancer groups that The B+ Foundation is a part of (Alliance for Childhood Cancer, Coalition Against Childhood Cancer), we head to Washington, DC to meet our federally-elected officials to give a voice to our brave kids fighting childhood cancer.
B+ Around the World!
Yesterday, I took a day trip out to LA for LMU’s Lip Sync competition benefiting LMUDM and The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation.
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.
Breaking Records!!!
I was stunned yesterday when we wrote out 176 checks for $192,000 of assistance for families of kids with cancer nationwide!!!
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.
Meet My Bosses
When I left JPMorgan Chase to start The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation, someone said to me “It must be nice to not have bosses!”
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.
You Make it Possible!
As the nation’s (and perhaps world’s) largest provider of financial assistance to families of kids with cancer, it is both humbling and truly awesome when I see the impact of what you enable us to do.
Happy Hanukkah!
To all of our friends who celebrate the holiday, I wish you a Happy Hanukkah!
Happy Holidays
To all of our American supporters, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. (Yes, we have B+ supporters all over the world.)
Our B+ Hero Families Thank You!
You’ve got to read this note from Victoria’s Dad. Her brothers had NEVER been able to meet her…until now….thanks to you!!!
It’s All About the Kids!
As you may recall, The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation is proud to be the major sponsor of an exciting collaboration called “ACCELERATE”.
Your Impact
Please see the note below from a single Mom, military vet who is doing everything she can…but she needed your help.
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.
Happy Birthday, Andrew!
September 3, 2022. 30 years sounds like such a long time, but I truly remember September 3, 1992 so vividly. That’s because that day we were introduced to Andrew John McDonough.
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.