Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 15th Annual B+ Golf Outing on October 4th at the DuPont Country Club.  We were fortunate, once again, to have good weather (thanks Andrew ? and everyone had a great time.  The highlight of the day was listening to B+ Hero Teyton and his Dad speak at the dinner.  SO inspiring!  And, I’m pleased to report that we grossed nearly $80,000 on the day.  This has already been put to good use as I wrote 90 family assistance checks yesterday for just this past week alone. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Attention State of Delaware Employees!!!! We’re com ..read more

Let me first start by thanking everyone for the kinds words and donations in honor of Andrew’s 29th birthday on September 3rd.  It doesn’t really get much easier, but your kindness really does make a difference.  I miss my buddy so much!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brave the Shave Last Saturday, a group of very compassionate people gathered in Bismarck, ND for “Brave the Shave”.  Brave the Shave is a series of head shaving events that occur all over North Dakota (and sometimes into South Dakota).  One of the events is “Guns & Hoses” (cops vs firefighters) and others are with t ..read more

Andrew, when you joined us 29 years ago today, you completed our family!!! You are the son that I always wanted…and I got a bonus of a best friend! I am a better person because of you. Observing your last 15 birthdays without you here has been SO hard. We miss your laugh, your hugs, your funny comments…everything. You’re amazing! Life is not the same without you here. Please continue to watch over me, your Mom, Ali, Anthony, and Luke. I LOVE you, pal!!! You mean the world to me!! Dad … Keep Reading The post Happy Birthday, Andrew!!! appeared first on B ..read more

I’m sorry that it’s been a little while since I’ve posted.  The summer has been busy here at The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation. In Memoriam To start off on a sad note, B+ Hero Victoria Marsh passed away last month at the age of 19.  Victoria was such a sweet young lady who fought osteosarcoma (bone cancer) for nearly 7 years.  I have so many great memories of hanging out with Victoria at UDance, in DC on our lobbying visits, at our New Year’s Eve party (see picture), at our Wilmington Classic ice hockey game, and so much more. My life was truly enriched knowing Victoria and she ..read more

In the late summer of 2007, not long after our precious son and brother, Andrew, died, Chris, Ali and I decided to start The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation to fight childhood cancer.  We set out to do this by funding research, engaging in advocacy, and very importantly, providing financial assistance to deserving families of kids with cancer.  We were SO blessed by the support of friends and “friends we hadn’t met yet” when we were in the hospital, and sadly, many families are not as fortunate.  We wanted to be that lifeline for these families.  We wanted to pay this suppor ..read more

The Starboard B+ Black Tag Auction For 9 years, through the hard work of super-supporter Aaron Dunphy and the generosity of the mega-popular Dewey Beach, DE bar/restaurant, The Starboard, we have been the exclusive beneficiary of The Starboard B+ Black Tag Auction.  The auction, held on eBay, allows patrons to win a VIP tag that allows them to jump the line and get a quick table.  The concept is really brilliant (I can say that because I didn’t come up with it.)  We could do this in hundreds of cities & towns around the country IF we could just get an “Aaron Dunphy” in each ..read more

Happy Memorial Day to our readers in the U.S.  Please take a moment today to reflect on the ultimate sacrifice given by so many for our country.  #NeverForgotten ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Global Research Initiative As I have shared in the past, The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation is proud to be the exclusive charity sponsor of ACCELERATE, a worldwide collaboration of Industry (pharma companies), Regulators (FDA, EMA, Health Canada, etc.), Academia (researchers) and Advocates (charities).  It is SO tremendously important to get all of the key stakeholders around the table (or Zoom for right ..read more

B+ Family Assistance Program Last Friday, we did our weekly review of Family Assistance applications and we issued 70 checks.  If you haven’t been there, you just cannot imagine the tremendous value of this assistance…practically-speaking, lessening the financial burden and giving the child a better chance at survival and emotionally, letting the family know that they are not alone.  YOU make this possible! OLIVER It broke my heart to learn about a little 4 year old B+ Hero, Oliver, who passed away from Neuroblastoma.  Oliver’s family temporarily relocated several hundred miles ..read more

Over the past two weeks, three of our larger schools have held B+ events on their campuses.  Our student partners have done an AMAZING job navigating through a full school year of pandemic and never quitting on our kids.  I have so much admiration for these students.  Next to starting the Foundation, this has probably been the toughest year of fundraising.  All three of these events were dramatically changed to comply with CDC, state, and university health guidelines.  Thank you UDance, NOVAdance, and Fordham Dance Marathon! NOVAdance (Villanova University, PA) – $481 ..read more

Exciting B+ Research Reveals Discovery The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation is proud to be one of the funders of the great work being done in the lab of Dr. Greg Friedman at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. As you may have seen on global media, exciting discoveries have just been revealed. ‘Outcomes are very poor for children with progressive brain cancer, and the toxicities caused by current standard therapies are unacceptably high. There is a great need for more effective and less-toxic, targeted therapies for children with brain tumors. In a first-in-children trial recently published in ..read more