Last Sunday the B+ Heroes joined the DM Exec Board and dozens of dancers for a Valentine’s Day Party in the Big Ten Room at Norris. The Dancer Relations committee did an incredible job decorating the room in a Valentine’s Day theme and making sure there was plenty of heart shaped candy to go around. [...]

Last week Northwestern Men’s Basketball Team hosted the B+ Heroes at their practice as they prepared to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Heroes arrived at Welsh-Ryan Arena in time to watch the ‘Cats run through their last set of drills. When practice was finished Coach Bill Carmody addressed the Heroes and their families. He [...]

Everyone at The B+ Foundation would like to thank Oak Park/River Forest High School for their support of Northwestern Dance Marathon and B+. Through their hard work, the school was able to raise over $7,000 that will go directly to helping kids who are fighting cancer! The Mini DM was a great event for a [...]

Only 20 more days until NUDM 2012! Everyone at the B+ Foundation is so excited for what the next month will bring. In a short time the Northwestern community will come together to help us fight the terrible disease that is childhood cancer. When you get frustrated trying to make your fundraising goal or you [...]

A few weekends ago the B+ Heroes, their families, the NUDM Exec Board, and several dancers attended the Northwestern vs. Rice football game at Ryan Field. The weather was beautiful and it was a perfect day to be outside watching the ‘Cats in action. There was plenty to celebrate as Northwestern defended its home field [...]

The world of childhood cancer is often a rollercoaster of emotions. At the B+ Foundation we work with hundreds of families who are all in different stages of their journey through this treacherous world. As this year’s beneficiary of DM we want YOU, the dancers, to experience these emotions with our kids, their families, and [...]

FORTY SIX kids will be diagnosed with cancer today!  FORTY SIX sets of parents will hear those terrible words “Your child has cancer”!  There are 12 major types and countless minor types of childhood cancers. I’d like to introduce you to Brendan and Robby’s family.  The family lives in Indiana and travels 2 ½ hours [...]

Hi, my name is Joe McDonough and I am one of the Co-Founders of The Andrew McDonough B+ (Be Positive) Foundation (www.BePositive.org). We are SO excited to be the beneficiary of NUDM ’12 and can’t wait for you to meet “our kids”. To give you a peek inside the world of childhood cancers, we will [...]