The B+ Blog
Check out our blog to get monthly updates about all things B+ from our President and Co-Founder, Joe McDonough.
Tues. Jan. 31st
Andrew’s friend and FC Delco teammate (Jimmy McLaughlin) was recently selected to be on the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.
Sun. Jan. 29th — 5 Painful Years
Five years ago today, we brought our beautiful son to the hospital for what was to be a routine appendectomy.
Fri. Jan. 20th
As I hope you all know, we have 3 objectives with The Andrew McDonough B+ (Be Positive) Foundation.
Mon. Jan. 16th
It’s been a little while since I last updated, so please bear with me….lots to share.
Thurs. Jan. 5th
I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and appreciated its true meaning, regardless of your faith.
Christmas Eve 2011
Merry Christmas! Please join me in praying for all of the children who face the life-and-death battle of cancer this Christmas.
Mon. Dec. 19th
I ask for your prayers today for Joseph Feeley. Joe is a young man from DE who has been bravely battling Ewing’s Sarcoma.
Thurs. Dec. 15th
Please say a prayer for 16 yr old B+ Hero, Miranda Ram-Nolte, who starts her second battle against cancer tomorrow with the resumption of chemotherapy at A.I duPont Hospital in Wilmington, DE.
Mon. Dec. 12th
Last week, I had the true pleasure of spending time with B+ Hero, Miranda Ram-Nolte and her Mom, Diane, over at A.I. duPont Hospital prior to a periodic CT scan.
Mon. Dec. 5th
It’s been a busy week for The B+ Foundation. Last Wednesday, Katie Wilson (Program Director) and I presented to about 1,000 people at a national conference of fraternity, sorority, and university administrators in St. Louis, MO
Sat. Feb. 4th
a big ‘thank you’ to St. George’s Technical HS in Middletown, DE for inviting me and B+ Hero, Nathan Silpath (and his Mom), to speak at an assembly last Thursday.
Wed. Nov. 30th
As you know, one of the initiatives that we helped fund in 2009 was the High Throughput Screening (HTS) device at the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research (NCCCR).
Mon. Nov. 28th
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Since 75 million people will do some online shopping from work today, I thought it only fitting to remind you about our B+ Amazon link. 🙂
Tues. Nov 22nd
First, a qualifer…today’s item is not intended to be self-serving, but to raise awareness for blood and blood product (i.e. platelet) donations.
Sun. Nov. 20th
Within our world of childhood cancer, there is a podcast called “This Week in Pediatric Oncology” (TWIPO).
Wed. Nov. 16th
PLEASE save the link below — and send it to all your friends! You know you’re going to be doing a lot of online shopping during the upcoming holidays and much of that may be on Amazon.com.
Tues. Nov. 15th
Well, it was certainly an exciting high school football game fundraiser for The B+ Foundation last Friday night on 11/11/11.
Thurs. Nov. 10th
First, let me begin by expressing our condolences to the family of Bryanna Christie. Bryanna was one of our local B+ Heroes who will be laid to rest tomorrow.
Wed. Nov. 2nd — The B+ Foundation Visits the White House
Today, Ali and I had the great privilege of meeting with Vice President Joe Biden in the West Wing of the White House.
Mon. Oct. 31st
As you know, we have been blessed to be selected as the beneficiary of Northwestern University’s (NU) 2012 Dance Marathon.