In the News
Here are a few links that you may find interesting:
The Senate of the State of Delaware issued a Senate Tribute to Andrew on the occasion of his graduation from Salesianum in June. The tribute begins: "The Senate celebrates the life of this outstanding young Delawarean, whose exemplary life story and whose heroic struggle in the last days serves as an inspiration for all who knew him and for many more who never had the privilege of knowing him personally...."
The News Journal (DE) ran a great story about the B+ Foundation and Joe as one of "25 Who Matter." Article | Video
CBS3 (Philadelphia) ran a nice story about Sammy Bradly’s bone marrow drive on June 13th in Newtown Square, PA, for fellow B+ Hero, Noxah Palomo. Joe got a chance to remind viewers that a simple cheek swab could save the life of someone anywhere in the world. View News Story
UDANCE, the largest student-run philanthropy at the University of Delaware, raised over $100,000 to benefit The B+ Foundation and Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Article 1 | Article 2
Ali was interviewed by the University of Delaware's newspaper The Review. It's a great article about Andrew, The B+ Foundation, and UDANCE. Article
Joe was interviewed by Todd Welch, author of Trust, How to put "it" back in business and the 1,000 day Trust Tour. View Interview (Day 102)
Thanks to you -- and all the friends and family you encouraged to vote for us -- The B+ Foundation received over 5,000 votes in the Chase Community Giving 
Contest Round 2. That wasn't enough to win the $1Million, but we were the top childhood cancer group. AND the contest judges, including Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives), David Robinson (NBA), and Kim Davis (Chase) were so moved by our Foundation that they awarded us an additional $37,000! Combined with our Round 1 award, the Chase/Facebook contest has awarded us $62,000! Plus, we've increased awareness for the foundation and childhood cancer nationwide. Thank you all! Press Release
Andrew and The B+ Foundation were featured in the Nemours Partnership for Children's Health publication. The article briefly describes Andrew and his illness, the mission of the foundation, and our recent grant of $250,000 to their affiliated facility, the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research. Article
Representing the B+ Foundation, 
Chris and Ali have been selected as one of 10 finalists for the Philadelphia Eagles Football Community Quarterback Award. At a dinner at the NovaCare Complex, it was announced that The B+ Foundation was a runner-up out of 100 nominations and will receive $11,000!
The Philadelphia Phillies Charities, In
c. has selected The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation as one of the recipients of their 2009 community grants. YOUR Foundation will receive $5,000 from the Phillies! Phillies Article | Eagles Article | Photos
$250,000 research grant presented to Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research (NCCCR). ABCTV Philadelphia covered the ceremony at AIDuPont Hospital, and WHYY TV aired a wonderful piece that you can view here. Press Release | Newspaper Article | Newspaper Article
Andrew will be honored on a brick in a memorial at the Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, NY. In addition, the National Soccer Team Players Association has partnered with the B+ Foundation and has also honored Andrew on their website in a program called "Time In" that recognizes children who have battled leukemia. Visit the site and comment.
Good article in The News Journal about the B+ 5K and our partnership with MLS W.O.R.K.S.
The B+ Foundation is proud to partner with MLS W.O.R.K.S., Major League Soccer's community outreach program, not only because MLS will bring national awareness to our Foundation, but because Andrew often dreamed about playing in MLS. Press Release
Students at University of Delaware held a dance marathon -- UDance -- to benefit pediatric aids and the B+ Foundation. The school's newspaper, The Review, carried two great articles about UDance and the B+ Foundation with quotes from Joe and Ali. Article 1. Article 2.
Joe spoke briefly at a dance party hosted by Meghan and Christina des Groseilliers to benefit the B+ Foundation. The event was featured on NBC10 News and in The News Journal.
Ali and Joe proudly represented Delaware in a recent interview with Dafna Michaelson who has started the 50 in 52 Journey. Her project is to find the people in America who are problem-solvers, idea-generators, people who are moving America forward. Watch the interview and find out more.
Andrew was honored as Alex's Lemonade Stand Featured Hero!
Pearce Quesenberry, one of our B+ heroes, was featured on CBS News with Katie Couric and wore her B+ shirt! CBS News Video
Joe was asked to do a short video for the Cancer Care Connection. You can view his portion here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJUWBIKiOVw
We are grateful to Bank of America for supporting the B+ Foundation with a generous grant of $10,000. This press release announces the grant:
The News Journal ran a nice article on Andrew, the B+ Foundation, and the upcoming 5k to help encourage runners and walkers and supporters:
http://www.livelikeandrew.com/documents/NewsJournalJune152008.pdf
You can watch Joe's speech to the Seaford (DE) High School graduating class of 2008:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nwzuF8Fl8uQ
Joe was interviewed by radio station WDEL and the interview ran during the week of May 22, 2008:
http://www.wdel.com/destories.php
MP3 file: WDELDelawareStoriesMellanyArmstrong052208
This is a beautiful news segment that appeared on Fox Youth Soccer with video of Andrew's FCDelco team, the Roadkill:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2Nx_zy3RL44
More photos of Andrew's supporters: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewmcdonough
Here's a link to the 2/14/07 newspaper article about Andrew (download file): http://www.mediafire.com/?4mem2jnyjt2
Here are two links to see Andrew's story that appeared on the 6:00 News/ABC
Channel 6:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9pORS9vnuA
or this one http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=local&id=5063153
Here is a link to the 3/25/07 newspaper article. Just click Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?ddhjdtky2yn
Here is a link to the 3/26/07 newspaper article about the prayer vigil. Just click Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?5vozzmemten
Here is a link to the 5/3/07 newspaper article, "Support for McDonough family still pouring in" Just click Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?72vhmj1my4j
The McDonough Family Day on June 23, 2007
The Fox 29 coverage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm4ZIt1sYvw
The ESVN Sports coverage:
http://www.esvnsportsonline.com/pages.php?pageId=5834
Joe was interviewed by the Philadelphia PBS station, October 12th: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ESVtIeL5VWQ
Mon. July 26th
The B+ Heroes never cease to amaze me!
In spite of the pain and challenges that she endures, Rina Goldberg (http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/rinag) has worked with students from Philadelphia University to design adaptive clothing for kids battling critical illnesses. As youll see on her site, she designed the shirt so that it can accomodate her various lines and [...]
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:16:04 +0000
Mon. July 19th
All days are difficult, but the days of last week were particularly tough. Its just so hard to believe that my boy has been gone from this world for 3 years. I miss him so much and, selfishly, I miss so much what he did for our family while he was here in person.
I cant [...]
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:22:07 +0000
Wed. July 14th 3rd Anniv. of our HERO going to Heaven
Do you know what happened 3 years ago today? Do you know what you did July 14, 2007? I’ll never forget it.
I can’t believe it has been 3 years…In some ways, it feels as though it has been a lifetime since I’ve seen Andrew. Then again, I can remember that day as if it [...]
Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:52:39 +0000
Tues. July 13th - Joe’s Birthday
After 30 years of knowing someone, you think there can be no surprises. But tragedy and hardship bring out characteristics that you didn’t know were there. The past 3 and a half years
have allowed me to discover Joe’s hidden strength, wisdom, emotion, sense of responsibility, honor, business acumen, empathy, counseling skills, and parenting skills.
Joe continues [...]
Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:51:11 +0000
Mon. July 12th
One mother’s thoughts:
Despite all the doctors, all the surgeries, all the dire prognoses, until July 12th, 2007, we never thought that Andrew was dying. The plan was always for the four of us to leave the hospital together. On three occasions, the experts had told us that Andrew wouldn’t make it through the night, but [...]
Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:49:53 +0000
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