Live Like Andrew™ Talks
Joe has been asked to speak at sports banquets,
graduations, blood drives,
fund-raisers,
sports camps and games,
and to sports teams,
service organizations, and church groups.
Joe tailors his talks to his audience, but always includes the story of Andrew and the B+ Foundation, specifically how we can Live Like Andrew™ every day and the objectives of the B+ Foundation.
1. Keep the “B+” message alive and share the Live Like Andrew™ lessons that Andrew taught us, including: have fun, have faith in God, keep our lives in perspective, appreciate our blessings, and make time for our loved ones.
2. Provide financial assistance for families of critically ill children.
3. Support the “Andrew McDonough Scholarship Fund” at Salesianum School where we currently have 7 scholarship recipients who have demonstrated financial need.
4. Sponsor research to find a cure for leukemia, related illnesses, and improved chemotherapy.
Just some of the almost 100 events that Joe has been invited to speak at recently:
- Allstate Insurance -- Pennsylvania and Connecticut
- North Star Elementary School, Hockessin (DE)
- Hockessin (DE) Moms Club
- University of DE Greek Council
- JP Morgan Chase -- Delaware and Ohio
- "Youth in Sports" Cable TV Show
- Montgomery County (PA) Community College
- Delaware Assoc. of Student Councils
- Mt. Pleasant (DE) HS "Relay for Life"
- Laurel (DE) High School
- Diamond State Classic Basketball Tournament
- Pilot School (DE)
- Unionville (PA) High School
If you'd like to invite Joe to your event, you can contact him at Joe@LiveLikeAndrew.org.
Mon. June 29th
I came across a very disturbing article in the New York Times about the state of federally-funded cancer research grant making in our country. In short, many experts - even those within the NIH and NCI who are doling out the money, concede that the process is terribly broken vis-a-vis truly breakthrough research. I almost fell [...]
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:11:44 +0000
Thurs. June 25th
On behalf of all of the supporters of the B+ movement, Chris, Ali, & I had the honor of presenting a $250,000 check today to the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research (NCCCR). It was a bittersweet moment as it is just unbelievable that we have been able to raise this kind of money in [...]
Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:16:36 +0000
Fri. June 19th
Before I thank everyone for an incredible night last night at our 5k, I have to make an apology. Theres no excuse, but I forgot to acknowledge a good friend, a great guy who left this world since our last 5k my brother-in-law, Dan Crawford. I had planned to call Dans daughters, Nora & [...]
Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:51:39 +0000
Wed. June 17
Im not going to badger you about tomorrows 5k in this update. :) Were really busy getting things ready and its going to be a great night. We are so overwhelmed and humbled by the great outpouring of support. I know the teams arent in this for the prizes - we know what the ultimate [...]
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:09:15 +0000
Tues. June 16th
Our 3rd Annual B+ 5k Fighting Pediatric Cancer is fast approaching&2 days and counting! The response, particularly over the past week has been amazing. We have over 50 teams, over 1,000 pre-registered participants, and about $65,000 raised. Weve got the free shirts (Horizon), free pizza (Grotto), free hot dogs (Johnnies Dog House), free pretzels (Tile [...]
Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:06:29 +0000
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