4th Annual B+ 5K Raises over $110,000!!

Over 2300 runners and walkers of all ages joined us June 17th at the 4th Annual B+ 5K.  64 teams helped us register 1700 Participants in advance.  The beautiful night and the worthy cause brought out over 600 Walkup Registrants.  Thanks to all these supporters, we raised over $110,000.

Congressman Mike Castle and State Representative Greg Lavelle said some very kind words about The B+ Foundation and Joe's efforts.  Then Joe recognized the B+ Hero teams and the B+ Heroes at the event and in heaven.  Congratulations to Steve Sinko who finished in 15:53!  Check here for all results. Special thanks to our sponsors for helping to make it family fun event:  Horizon Plumbing and Heating, Marini Produce, Sweet Lucy's Ice Cream, Chick-Fil-A, Johnny's Hot Dogs, Pizza Dough Factory, PowerAde, Pepsi, Frito-Lay, WaWa, Tile Market of DE, Touch of Health Massage Alliance, A.I.duPont Hospital for Children, Delaware Stadium Corp., and Delaware Running Co. Join a team, create your own, or run as an individual, just join us at Salesianum School in Wilmington as we try to beat last year's record of 1800 participants and $80,000.  

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NEWS JOURNAL ARTICLE AND PHOTOS

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B+ Partners with Kind Joe Coffee
The B+ Foundation is proud to partner with Kind Joe, a company that sells fine coffee through fundraisers and shares the proceeds with B+.  Six delicious varieties that are all gentle to your tummy.  The program is designed for schools and teams to sell the premium coffee to make money for themselves and for B+.  Everybody wins! 
Contact us if you're interested in more information.
Try some Kind Joe coffee for yourself.  For a limited time, we're offering 4 varieties of the ground coffee in 10.5oz bags for $10 with Free shipping.  Order online.
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News Journal names Joe one of "25 Who Matter"
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----------------------------------------------------------------NEW B+ SOCCER BALLS! Emblazoned with B+ and www.BePositive.org on several panels, these handstitched balls are Size 5 and only $25 (plus $3 S&H).  Order online today!  Spread the word on the field!








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B+ NIGHT WITH THE BLUE ROCKS BASEBALL TEAM
The B+ Foundation is proud to announce a partnership with the Blue Rocks Minor League Baseball Team based in Wilmington, DE.  August 20th is B+ Night at the Blue Rocks game with a portion of ticket sales going to B+, plus fireworks after the game. There will be B+ billboards and a special B+/Blue Rocks jersey! Join us by ordering your tickets in advance using this form. 

For every run scored at a Blue Rocks home game, the game announcer will say:  "That's another B+ Score for a Cure.  Astra Zeneca supports The B+ Foundation in its battle against childhood cancers."  And our logo will be flashed on the Jumbotron.  A B+ billboard in the outfield will track the runs scored and Astra Zeneca will make a donation for each run.  So plan to see a Blue Rocks game this season, and if possible make it August 20th -- B+ Night.  Here's a form to order tickets.  Article   

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B+ Supporters are so creative! See how others are spreading the B+ Movement and helping to raise awareness and funds.
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UNIV. OF DE STUDENTS RAISE $112,930 FOR B+!
The University of Delaware's 4th Annual UDANCE Marathon had a lofty goal to raise $100,000 to support The B+ Foundation and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.  On Sunday March 21st, they beat that goal, raising $112,930!!  Sixteen of the participating student organizations entertained their B+ Heroes and made huge banners for them.  After 12 hours of non-stop music, entertainment and dancing, the students cheered and cried as the total raised was announced.  We couldn't be more proud of the event itself and the effort these students put in to it.  Thank you to Katie and Jay who chaired this year's event, and Ali who was a relentless fund-raiser, and the UD students who showed how caring their generation truly is.        Pictures   |   Newspaper Article 1      |      Newspaper Article

*Read Ali's Interview about Andrew and UDance*

       *Watch Joe's Interview for the Trust Tour*

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Add this Toolbar and Raise Money for B+

With this new toolbar, every time you search the Internet or shop online, B+ receives a donation.  Every time! All you have to do is add the B+/GoodSearch toolbar to your web browser and use it to search and shop.  Every search that you make adds to the total donation, and every purchase you make can save you 10-50%, plus the retailers donate a % to B+.  Learn more or download now.

 

*Check out The B+ Foundation video on YouTube!*

 Click here to view video. Be sure to turn the sound on! Tell us what you think!

 

      Do you know how your donation is spent?

Ali asked the American Cancer Society how much money they dedicate to pediatric cancer research and was quite disappointed by their response: “as of February 2009, the Society had 31 grants in effect totaling $14.4 million related to childhood cancer, with approximately 3% of all research expenditures as childhood cancer grants.” Really? Only 3%?

As Bob Piniewski of People Against Childhood Cancer points out:  Imagine you participate in a Relay-For-Life and you raise $2,000.  $200 (10%) goes to admin expenses.  Fundraising expenses take another 22%, or $440.  Of the remaining $1,360, only 2.96%, or $59 of the original $2,000 you raised will be directly targeted towards childhood cancer.

So, the American Cancer Society AND the National Cancer Institute each allocate only 3% of their funding to pediatric cancer research.  That's not good enough...

            

B+ HEROES PAIRED WITH TEAMS AT TOURNAMENT

Again this year, we paired eight B+ Heroes (children with cancer) with teams participating in the nationally recognized girls high school basketball tournament, The Diamond State Classic, played each December in Wilmington, DE. 

 

The B+ Heroes enjoy meeting their teams from as far away as Washington state.  The players get a chance to meet kids that will forever change their perspective on life.  

Joe presented The Andrew McDonough B+ Award to the player who "demonstrates positive attitude, has fun, and inspires her teammates on and off the court."                Photos   |   Article  |   Bud's Photos

 

         ALI SENDS LETTERS TO OUR SENATORS

Like many of us, Ali was appalled to find out that even though Congress passed the Carolyn Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act in 2008, it has yet to be funded!   There is currently $10 million (a pittance) included in a bill, but it doesn't look like it will get passed.  So Ali did what we all should do, she wrote her senators a letter asking them to support the bill, support the Act, and support efforts for a world without pediatric cancer. Her letter is a must-read.  Feel free to borrow liberally and write your Senators and Representatives today -- there's a link at the bottom of this page to find addresses. Or call them -- here's a link to find names and phone numbers.   We're proud of you, Ali!

 

    3rd Annual B+ Golf Outing, Dinner and Auction

120 golfers and 70 dinner guests joined us October 12th for the 3rd Annual B+ Golf Outing, Dinner and Auction.  With their participation and the support of friends, sponsors, and auction item donors, we raised almost $50,000 to fight pediatric cancers and support our families in need.  Thank you to everyone who helped make it a successful event.        Details  | Photos

 

            Gov. Markell Visits NCCCR with B+

In honor of September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we invited Delaware's Governor Markell to tour the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer
Research. The Governor learned why we think NCCCR is on the cutting edge of research into new drugs specifically
designed for children, and why The B+ Foundation recently awarded NCCCR our first childhood cancer research grant for $250,000.  This grant will enable the purchase of a High-Throughput
Screening device that reduces the time to screen potential new drugs from
years -- to days.     Details | Video      

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NEW B+ HATS and LANYARDS, plus:

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• T-shirts
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         AWARDS GIVEN IN ANDREW'S HONOR

• Congratulations to the U14 Boys Cincinnatti (OH) Cup Soccer Team who won the FCDelco Players Cup Tournament and were awarded the Andrew McDonough Trophy.  If you ever want to see the Cup, it resides at the USTC sports complex in Downingtown, PA.  Pictures here.
  
  
• Congratulations to Emily Lodge of the U14 Chantilly (VA) Hotspurs soccer team who received the Andrew McDonough B+ Award given annually at the prestigious Jefferson Cup Soccer Tournament in Richmond.   Coincidentally, Emily runs a soccer camp to raise money for The Little Sisters of the Poor in Richmond.
  

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                                   LESSONS FROM THE INSIDE:

One Family's Observations of Life in the Hospital

A must-read excerpt from Joe's Journal that has changed the way many hospital personnel now treat families and patients.

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Do Good: "Pay it Forward" with B+ Cards

We're asking you to perform acts of kindness in honor of Andrew, and when you do, hand out B+ cards and tell us about it. Bet it makes you feel good to do good...
Share your B+ stories in our Guestbook. Contact us and we'll send you some B+ cards.  We also send B+ cards with every order of B+ Gear.

                 

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Bench Plaque to Honor Andrew on Boardwalk in OCNJ!

Ocean City, New Jersey, is a fun, relaxing, family beach town that we enjoy visiting as a family.  We were pleased to be able to put a plaque in Andrew's honor on the Boardwalk at 12th Street.  It sits right in front of Congo Falls Mini-Golf, a favorite destination of Andrew's.  Two seconds after this photo was taken, 3 women stopped to read the plaque and we had the opportunity to spread the B+ message!
Next time you're in OCNJ, visit the bench and send us a photo in your B+ Gear.  Check out the B+ Sightings of friends visiting Andrew's bench.

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KIDS HELPING KIDS FIGHT CANCER 

The B+ Foundation gets help in many creative ways.  Not only do these events raise money to help us further our mission, but they dramatically increase awareness of the B+ Movement.  Check out a few of the more recent ways that kids (and adults) are helping kids fight cancer.  Be inspired!

KIDS

• Tatnall Middle School raised money for B+ throughout the school year.  Thanks for thinking of us!
• Immaculate Heart of Mary School held a tag day with the proceeds going to B+. An opportunity to wear B+ Gear to school!
• David Mongeluzi and his friends did chores in the neighborhood and held a bake sale to spread the B+ spirit and raise funds for B+.
• North Star Elementary 5th Graders are in the B+ spirit year-round, and again this year they held a Family Movie Night to benefit B+.  The best part was seeing almost everyone wearing B+ shirts!
• The Bevelheimer girls of Woodbury, NJ, made their Halloween Party into a Penny Carnival to benefit B+.  Thanks to Tricia, Elese and Georgia and their teammates and friends.
• 6-year-old David Pic organized a Family Cards & Game Night at his school in Hockessin, DE.  This is in memory of Jack Langseder and benefitted The B+ Foundation.  Only 6 years old and he's got the B+ spirit!
• The 4H group Flock of Friends distributed  400 B+ Day flyers and sold B+ Gear raising money and awareness around Wilmington, DE.
• Tommy Higley asked his friends to give donations to the B+ Foundation instead of gifts for his 12th birthday to honor his friend Andrew.
• Darley Road Elementary students wrote and illustrated books, which they sold to raise funds for the B+ Foundation!
• Antonio DiCello, and his mom Nicole, delivered 126 postcards to AIDuPont Hospital.  The postcards were designed by kids during Chase's Bring Your Children to Work day, and delivered in honor of Andrew.
• Antonio and his 2nd Grade class delivered over 3,000 soda can tabs to Ronald McDonald House "for Andrew!"
• Maggie Anderson, our B+ Hero Molly's sister, raised money for the B+ Foundation and presented us with heavy jar full.
• Students in the St. Mary Magdalen (Andrew's school) National Junior Honor Society organized a 3v3 Basketball Tournament for K-12.  We were honored to attend the ceremony that presented a check to the Ronald McDonald House establishing a room in honor of Andrew and fellow students Alex Kerr and Emmi O'Toole.  Pictures here.
• Maura, Allie and Angie were "Andrew's Angels" at the SMM 3v3 Bball tournament and wore their decorated B+ Gear! Picture here.
• Many kids are telling us that they wear their wristbands and B+ T-shirts when they need a little extra strength -- during an audition, for a test, when they're feeling sad.  Andrew gives them strength.
• Ryan Murphy and the 5th Graders at North Star Elementary in Hockessin, DE, have taken the B+ spirit to heart by doing good deeds and raising funds for the B+ Foundation.  They invited Joe to kick off their efforts and sent him a thank you card signed by each of them.
• Madison, a 5th Grader from North Star Elementary, and her family held a garage sale with the proceeds benefiting the B+ Foundation.
• Brendan Warrington celebrated his 12th birthday recently and asked his friends to bring donations to the B+ Foundation instead of gifts.  Thanks for being so unselfish, Brendan.
• Shayna Tiller and her friends baked treats and held a bake sale to raise money to help B+ families in need.
• Ryan Murphy and Mary and Emily Aleixo set up separate lemonade stands this summer and raised money and awareness for the B+ Foundation.

TEENS

• Julia, Lauren and their fellow DROC members (Delaware Revolution of Change) held an outdoor movie night to benefit B+. About 100 kids and parents gathered on the lawn to watch 2 fun movies and eat donated popcorn and cotton candy!
• Matt Olsen and his Unionville HS, PA, classmates organized a fundraiser at Rita's Water Ice, complete with B+ Gear sales and music from Windowview.  They even convinced Rita's to make a donation!
• Kyle Coonelly organized a 3v3 soccer tournament at his high school to spread the B+ message to western Pennsylvania.
• Ricky Walsh celebrated his 13th birthday with donations to B+ and a soccer cake.  Picture here.
• Thanks to the students at Ursuline Academy (Ali's HS) for honoring B+ Hero Savannah Pauley with a fundraiser for B+.
• The Hammonton Brass, a brass musical ensemble, has planned the following events to benefit B+:  a video game tournament, a church concert, and a gala wine and dessert affair! Check their website here.
• Morgan Cottle held a silent auction for the B+ Foundation as part of her senior project for West Chester Henderson HS in PA.
• Meghan Carter and her friends celebrated their Sweet 16 and requested donations to the B+ Foundation.
• Tristan Pantano requested donations for his birthday.
• The Baldwin School in PA is going to have a new club -- The B+ Club -- thanks to Sarah Parmacek.  The club will support the B+ Foundation while raising awareness of childhood cancers.  What a great idea, Sarah!
• Mt. Pleasant HS Student Council held a "Hats for Andrew" day, which allowed students to wear hats in school and raise money for B+.
• Sydney Lysinger, one of our B+ Heroes, organized her school, St. Marks HS, to sell special wristbands and raise money for the B+ Foundation.
• Thanks to George Protopoppas and The Hammonton Brass, an ensemble of classical musicians that performs around New Jersey.  They held a benefit concert for the B+ Foundation, Pictures here.  You can listen to them here.
• Rachel Blythe organized a Penny War at Elkton (MD) High School to benefit the B+ Foundation.  Thanks for spreading the B+ Spirit to Maryland, Rachel.
• One of our own B+ Heroes, Savannah Pauley, recently celebrated her 10th birthday and in lieu of gifts, asked her guests to make donations to the B+ Foundation!  She knows only too well the toll that cancer takes.
• Summer O'Donnell, whose family we've been friends with for years, held her Sweet 16 in honor of Andrew and the B+ Foundation! Pictures here.
• Paul Blest, a old classmate of Ali's, helped organize and play in a concert that helped benefit the B+ Foundation.
• Maddy Buckley's Surprise Sweet 16 benefited the B+ Foundation in a big way:  guests were encouraged to bring "gifts" of $16 for B+, wear their B+ Gear, and dance under B+ balloons! Pictures here.
• Julianne Dominelli, Miss Mid-Atlantic Outstanding Teen, has chosen "Be Positive" as her platform.  She recently organized a Teen Variety Show and Silent Auction that we were privileged to attend and speak at.  Proceeds benefited the B+ Foundation and far exceeded Julianne's goal. Pictures here.
• Christina and Meghan desGroseilliers hosted a Teen Dance Feb. 6th in Hockessin, DE, to benefit B+. Thanks to all the area high schoolers who joined them for dancing and dinner.  The News Journal and NBC News interviewed the girls and Joe! Pictures here.
• Sydney Lysinger, one of our B+ heroes, and her school, St. Mark's (DE) are holding a 'Hat Day' in Sydney's honor with proceeds benefiting the B+ Foundation.
• Natalie Stewart, of the Coeur d'Alene (Idaho) HS's basketball team, organized selling B+ Gear at the District Basketball Tournament.  Thanks for spreading the B+ message to Idaho!
• Thanks to Maggie Connolly and Meghan Carter for donating their holiday charitable donation to the B+ Foundation.
• As part of his Mitzvah project, Sam Soeth sent us 6 gigantic boxes full of books, CDs and DVDs for the A.I.DuPont Hospital as well as a generous donation to the B+ Foundation from his Mitzvah money.
• The Kelly's Sweet 16 Party - Three young ladies (one set of twins and their cousin) celebrated their joint Sweet 16 Party recently and the girls asked for donations to the B+ Foundation in lieu of gifts. Approximately $3,000 was raised!

FAMILIES

• Many families have honored the B+ Foundation by requesting donations in lieu of flowers in memory of their loved ones.
• The John C. Schwind, III Memorial Golf Outing benefited the B+ Foundation in honor of John and his love of sports.
• North Star Elementary held a family movie night with proceeds from snacks benefitting the B+ Foundation.  Pictures here.
• Shelli Lynch and her family collected donations for B+ in support of their marathon, half-marathon and 5K runs at DisneyWorld! See a picture here.
• Catherine McBride and her fiance have created B+ notecards to place on each table at their wedding reception, and have made a donation to the B+ Foundation on behalf of their wedding guests.
• Jimmy Diana and his family represented the B+ Foundation at the St. John the Beloved Basketball Tournament.  Thanks to the Diana Family and all the fans who supported the foundation.

TEAMS

• Coach Rob Rosenbaum and Trainer  Darryl Huber took their U8 Boys to a 3 vs 3 tournament in Lancaster, PA.
  The boys played under the the B Positive name.  For every goal that the boys scored a cash donation is being made to B+.
  
• Piedmont Baseball Summer League is remembering to B+ by placing the B+ logo on the back of their uniforms for all to see.
• Concord Soccer U10 Girls Sonics played in the Shoot for the Cure Soccer Tournament and raised money for B+.  They wore B+ on their jerseys and handed out B+ cards to their opponents to help spread the B+ message.   And the girls won the tournament!
• Salesianum Rugby Club hosted a day of rugby and celtic dance and music to benefit B+ that they called RugB+.  It was fun trying to figure out the rules of rugby!
• It was a day of pink on the lacrosse field when Tatnall School and Salesianum Lacrosse Teams celebrated the 2nd annual LaxFest, which honored B+ Hero Savannah Pauley and Andrew.  Salesianum wore pink SavannahStrong helmets, and the Tatnall squad wore B+ shirts under their jerseys along with pink socks and shoelaces. Pictures
• The Indian Student Assoc. of Univ. of DE held the 10th annual Muquabla dance competition for universities up and down the eastern seaboard, with proceeds benefiting the B+ Foundation.
• Salesianum and St. Mark's H.S. ice hockey teams held their 2nd Annual Hockey for a Cause benefitting the B+ Foundation and DFRC.  Salesianum players wore B+ stickers on their helmets and won the game! Pictures
• Michael Baron and the soccer teams at Penn Charter in Philadelphia held a day-long SoccerThon that raised almost $2000 for B+ and introduced the Foundation to a lot of new supporters.
• Brandon, who played on Andrew's Olympic Development soccer team, got his Elkton HS (MD) soccer team to wear B+ shirts and had the announcer read a message about Andrew so the entire stadium would understand B+.
• Soccer teams representing Delaware in the Regional Championship in West Virginia raised money for each goal they scored in our Score for a Cure program. Let's hope even more teams go to Regionals next year!
• Andrew's high school soccer team, Salesianum, is Playing Like Andrew with a B+ logo on their training shirt this season.  Thanks Boys!
• The Greek community at University of Delaware held their 3rd Annual UDance marathon and shared their proceeds with the B+ Foundation.  B+ Heroes became fraternity brothers and sorority sisters, and UD students registered to be bone marrow donors.  It was a long, loud, fun day.   Pictures here.  Articles from the school paper, The Review: Article 1, Article 2.
• The U13 Dynamo Concord (DE) Soccer Team "live like Andrew" and "play like Andrew" wearing their B+ shirts as warm-ups on the field, chanting "Live Like Andrew", and exchanging B+ wristbands and B+ cards with their opposing teams.  Is it any wonder they're a winning team!
• Delaware Youth Soccer Assoc. and Hockessin Soccer held the Kohl's Cup soccer tournament and donated some of the proceeds to the B+ Found.
• Central DE Soccer Association asked players to collect donations for the Foundation and also sold B+ Gear.
• Andrew's high school soccer team, Salesianum, joined with their opponents, Caravel Academy, to sell B+ gear and collect donations for the Foundation.
• The Wilmington Tigers Basketball Club wear the B+ logo on the sleeve of their warm-up shirts and have raised money and awareness by wearing them up and down the east coast.
• NBSL Swim Teams from north Wilmington, DE, held their championships at Ashbourne Hills Pool and bought B+ Gear to raise $2,000 for families in need. 

ADULTS AND COMPANIES

• Kayla DeSeta (who practically grew up across the street from us) and her new husband Buck Harper honored Andrew at their wedding by giving everyone a B+ card, displaying a B+ T-shirt at their reception, and encouraging guests to donate to B+ for the traditional "Dollar Dance" with the bride and groom.  Congratulations and thank you both!
• For a limited time, Iron Hill Brewery in Wilmington, DE, is offering the proceeds from their "Double Chocolate Hill" dessert to B+.  Yum!
• Our favorite professional photographer, Bud Keegan, donated to B+ the proceeds from sales of photos from the Salesianum/St. Marks charity ice hockey game.  Check out Bud's photos -- he covers everything in DE.
• Thanks to the Mike and the staff of 1614 Fitness & Aerobics in Newark and Bear, DE, for hosting a fun 5K on a beautiful day filled with music, food, antique cars and good spirits, that raised almost $9,000 for B+!
• Melissa Gregg guest-bartended at the Jackson Inn with proceeds and tips going to B+!
• Barclays Bank employees are loyal B+ volunteers and raised $16,800 in 2009 in Barclay's Pound for Pound program, which matches volunteer hours with a monetary donation.  Thank you Barclays!
• Christine DePaul is asking her Facebook friends for donations to B+ for her birthday.
• Alicia Dreher and Sam Blinder are hosting Alicia's birthday at NYC hotspot Turtle Bay with a portion of the night's proceeds going to B+.
• Check out Hot Rod Photos 4U -- with every photo purchase, buyers are encouraged to buy B+ wristbands!
• The Touch A Truck held by the MOMS Club of Hockessin, DE, was a huge success, and they chose the B+ Foundation to benefit from the proceeds this year.
• Boscov's Department Stores of Concord and Christiana in Delaware allowed us to raise awareness, sell B+ Gear, hot dogs, and discount shopping passes, with proceeds benefiting the B+ Foundation. 
• Alumni of Salesianum and Concord High Schools in Wilmington, DE, have an annual golf tournament and this year they decided to make it a charitable event with the proceeds benefiting the B+ Foundation.  Fittingly, Salesianum won!
• The employees of TV Guide Magazine collect money for their workday snacks, and gave the proceeds from one month to the B+ Foundation.
• When Catherine McBride got married, instead of wedding "souvenirs," she and her husband gave a donation to the B+ Foundation on behalf of their wedding guests.  Their guests were delighted. Here's their story in the newspaper.