COVID-19 Doesn’t Stop Childhood Cancer
The world may feel like it’s slowed down in the past two months, but childhood cancer has not. Every school day, 46 children are still diagnosed with cancer. Families are living in fear of their immunosuppressed child catching COVID-19, which could lead to delaying, or completely stopping, chemotherapy treatments. The pandemic has resulted in economic and physical hardship for these families, as well as the cancellation of many life-saving fundraising events.
In response to the growing need for financial assistance due to the pandemic, The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation launched the “ COVID-19 Doesn’t Stop Childhood Cancer: The B+ Foundation’s Response to Families of Kids with Cancer Impacted by COVID-19” campaign on April 30, 2020. Every dollar donated directly assisted the families of kids with cancer impacted by COVID-19. In less than a week, we were able to raise $5,633 towards our UDance 2021 fundraising total and help families be able to focus on the health and well-being of their child. Your efforts directly helped B+ Heroes like Stephanny and their families during this uncertain time:
Our UDance Community was heartbroken when we could not celebrate UDance 2020 together on campus with our B+ Heroes. However, it continues to prove that UDance is a year-long fundraising effort. All of our work for the past year leading up to UDance 2020 shows how impactful our community can be. We have the chance to change the lives of families who need it most, so thank you for continuing to make a difference, FTK.