The B+ Blog
Check out our blog to get monthly updates about all things B+ from our President and Co-Founder, Joe McDonough.
Azel & Penelope
Meet Penelope, a 5 year old girl being treated for a brain tumor at St. Jude in Memphis.
Making Progress!
About 12 years ago, a dedicated member of the childhood cancer community - Bob Piniewski - reached out to me about forming a coalition of like-minded childhood cancer charities.
Home Stretch
We’re just 8 days away from the 17th Annual B+ 5k at Andrew’s alma mater, Salesianum. Pre-registration (with a lower fee) ends Sunday June 11th.
Walk or Run for the Kids
Please join us - in person or virtually - on June 14th as we celebrate our B+ Heroes and raise money and awareness about childhood cancers.
17th Annual B+ 5k
Please sign up today for the 17th Annual B+ 5k! There will be plenty of free food and free commemorative B+ 5k shirts for the first 1,500 participants.
Super Busy Week!
Norah, I hope you have the long hair you desire soon, but in the meantime, you are ROCKING the head scarf!!!
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.
Something for Everyone
I hope everyone had a nice Easter, Passover, or Ramadan. In today’s update, there truly is something for everyone.
Kids Helping Kids Fight Cancer!
In the past week, we had an overnight (9pm-5am) dance marathon at the Charter School of Wilmington and the students set a new record by raising $100,777.83!!!
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!!!
This is the Busy Season
After an unexpected stay in the hospital for a few days last week, I was back on the road.
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.