2010 Events
4th Annual Golf Outing Exceeded Last Year!
The threat of rain forced us to postpone the golf event from Sept. 27th to Nov. 1st. But, we still had a great crowd at The DuPont Country Club for the evening portion of the 4th Annual B+ Golf Outing, Dinner and Auction. Live music, delicious food, and exciting auction items -- including a car -- made the evening a lot of fun.
The highlight was a talk by B+ Hero Pearce Quesenberry who is beating Medulloblastoma. Her stage presence had the audience mesmerized and incredulous that she is only 14.
The golf portion of the event was rain delayed until Nov. 1st, and even though it was frosty, we had a full group of dedicated golfers anxious to play on the Championship Course of The DuPont Country Club.
Our guests were generous, as always, and we raised over $22,000 with the auction, surpassing last year's total. This will help so many families in need.
Special thanks to Rhonda Bowman for taking photographs of the golf outing, which you can see at Rhonda Bowman Photography .
B+ Night with the Blue Rocks Minor League Baseball Team
August 20th was B+ Night at the Blue Rocks game 
with a portion of ticket sales going to B+. The players wore "throwback" uniforms (like the one Rocky is wearing holding Andrew back in 1995), but this time they had B+ patches on the sleeves. After the game, the jerseys were auctioned off to benefit B+. B+ Heroes were honored before the game and
B+ Heroes were honored before the game and joined the players on the field. A tribute to Andrew was shown on the Jumbotron. Several B+ supporters wore their B+ shirts and joined us at the game. Thanks go to the Blue Rocks organization for supporting B+ and making it a fun night for everyone.
For the entire season, when a Blue Rocks run was scored at a home game, the game announcer said: "That's another B+ Score for a Cure. Astra Zeneca supports The B+ Foundation in its battle against childhood cancers." A B+ billboard in the outfield tracked the runs scored and Astra Zeneca made a donation for each run. Article
University of Delaware UDance Raises over $100,000!
The University of Delaware students organizing this year's UDance dance marathon decided to create an almost unattainable goal: raise $100,000 to benefit The B+ Foundation and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation! On March 21st, a couple thousand students gathered at the UD Field House for a 12-hour marathon of dancing, singing, jumping, contests, entertainment, laughs and tears. At the end of those 12 hours, the total amount raised was announced to cheers and tears -- $112,930!!
Sixteen B+ Heroes were paired with fraternities and sororities who have made them honorary brothers and sisters. Banners for the Heroes were on display and Crown Trophy gave each B+ Hero a customized trophy. Awards were also given to the team who raised the most - Alpha Delta Pi sorority - and the participant who raised the most - Ali McDonough!
Participants and visitors were entertained for 12 hours by live music, step dancers, DJ, Johnnie's Hot Dog eating contests, limbo, raffle, live auction, a visit by Governor Markell, and much, much more. Thank you to all the students who helped organize the event, solicit donations, paint signs, and keep morale up. Special thanks to Katie Wilson and Jay Mercandetti who co-chaired this year's event and really set a new bar. And thanks to Andrew's sister, Ali, who was relentless in her fundraising! Photos | Article | Article 2
4th Annual B+ 5K Raises over $110,000 to Fight Childhood Cancer
Over 2,300 runners and walkers of all ages joined us June 17th at the 4th Annual B+ 5K at Salesianum School. 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 who were at the event and in Heaven. Congratulations to Steve Sinko who finished first with a time of 15:53! Special thanks to our sponsors for helping to make it family fun event: Horizon Heating and Plumbing, Marini Produce, Sweet Lucy's Ice Cream, Chick-Fil-A, Johnnie's Dog House, 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 Company
Congratulations to the ForeverSTRONG for Jack team for raising over $12,000, the most of any team! And congratulations to Team SavannahStrong for building the largest team with 260 participants.