The B+ Blog

Check out our blog to get monthly updates about all things B+ from our President and Co-Founder, Joe McDonough.

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Fri. Oct. 21st

I got a sad call the other day.  Brandi, the Mom of 17 yr old Zavier, called me to thank us for the $600 check that she had just received that morning. 

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Tues. Oct. 18th

Check out the nice note that we received from one of our B+ Families.

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Sat. Oct. 8th

Katie Wilson and hundreds of students at Towson University organized a Fall Festival today that benefited The B+ Foundation today.

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Thurs. Oct. 6th

Twenty one years ago today, my life was so changed for the better as I gained the best title in the world – “Dad”.

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Sun. Oct. 2nd
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Sun. Oct. 2nd

On Monday, we held our “5th Annual B+ Foundation Golf Outing, Dinner, & Auction” at the DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, DE. 

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Sat. Sept. 24th

This was a very busy week in Washington, DC for the Childhood Cancer Community. On Wednesday, I attended the “46 Mommas Shave for the Brave” at Union Station. 

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Mon. Sept. 19th

I would like to thank Reservoir HS in Fulton, MD for not only inviting me down to speak, but also for holding a “B+ Bake Sale” to raise awareness and money for the battle against childhood cancers. 

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Sun. Sept. 11th

I don’t think there’s much that I can add to what has already been said about today.

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Thurs. Sept. 8th

VOTE DAILY to help B+ win $50,000 to help kids with cancer nationwide!

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Mon. Sept. 5th

A year ago today, 14 yr old B+ Hero Noxah Palomo jumped out of an airplane to check an item off his “bucket list”. 

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Fri. Sept. 2nd

PLEASE help us win $50,000 to help families of children with cancer! 

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Wed. Aug. 31st
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Wed. Aug. 31st

My deepest gratitude for all of the kind comments and condolences expressed on Caringbridge and aglodoxr.com on the recent passing of my Mother. 

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Mon. Aug. 29th

The last two weeks have been a very trying time.  At 1:47pm today, my son, Andrew, welcomed my Mom into Heaven. 

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Mon. Aug. 22nd

It’s a crazy, busy time at The B+ Foundation. Last Thursday, the New Candlelight Theatre  (www.nctstage.org) hosted “B+ Night” at the theatre.

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Sun. Aug. 7th

I wasn’t able to post a Journal Update last Friday as I was in Dallas presenting to the national convention of the Kappa Delta Rho (KDR) fraternity.

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Tues. Aug. 2nd

We have had awesome “B+ Sightings” at neat places all over the world.  As I mentioned in my last Journal Update, University of Chicago students Alex, Chris, and Parker climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro as a fundraiser for The B+ Foundation. 

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Wed. July 27th

While extremely hot, last Saturday was very exciting as we hosted “The B+ Foundation Heroes 200” Grand-Am car race at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, NJ. 

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Thurs. July 21st

It has been a week since the 4th anniversary of Andrew’s passing.  Words cannot describe how proud I am of Ali, her love for Andrew, and how well she is coping. 

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Thurs. July 14th
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Thurs. July 14th

Do you know what happened 4 years ago today?  Do you know what you did July 14, 2007? I’ll never forget it.

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