The Greek community has been working with The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation founded in honor of 14-year-old Andrew McDonough, who passed away from leukemia in 2007, The B+ Foundation is one of the leading non-profit organizations committed to fighting childhood cancer and the single largest provider of financial support to families of kids battling cancer in the nation.

The Greek community is inviting Student Organizations of UWGB, to join in this fight against childhood cancer and ensure more kids get the chance to grow up and go to college. 

A UWGB fundraising page has been set up, which can be found here.  Once on the page, click the green box that says "Join Us" to sign up - it takes less than five minutes. Your org will have a fully customizable fundraising page as part of our UWGB team (if you're not sure where to go, you can watch this quick video tutorial).  Once the fundraising page has been created, copy and paste the email template below and send it to anyone you think would support our efforts.  You can also share your page on social media or via text message.  Every donation is tax deductible and goes directly to The B+ Foundation's mission to fight childhood cancer.

We're so excited to be supporting this amazing cause as a community and thank you for helping out!

 
Dear (insert name),
       
Did you know?  Every school day, 46 kids are diagnosed with cancer in our country.  This year, (insert organization) is committed to joining The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation in the fight against childhood cancer. Will you help?
 
Here are a few facts about your donation:

• Your donation helps lessen the financial burden on families of children with cancer so they can focus on what’s important – their child’s health. The B+ Foundation is the largest provider of financial assistance to families of kids with cancer nationwide and has helped thousands of families being treated at over 200 U.S. hospitals.
• Your donation helps fund critical, cutting-edge childhood cancer research at world-class institutions nationwide that is saving lives and definitively changing the landscape of childhood cancer treatment options.
• Your donation helps kids like 2-year-old Nicholas, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.  His mom wrote to The B+ Foundation: “We wanted to reach out and give a special thank you to your team for providing assistance to our family during this challenging time in our lives. We greatly appreciate all the help you have given us. We’re blessed to have such caring people give back to the community, it really means a lot to us. Thank you!”

To make a donation, please visit (insert the fundraising link) and click the donate button.  There, you will complete the online form and safely use your credit card to make a donation. You will receive a receipt via email for tax purposes. Your donation honors the memory of Andrew McDonough, who passed away from complications of leukemia in 2007 at age 14.  Andrew's "B+" blood type inspired his family's motto: "Be Positive."  
 
To learn more, visit www.BePositive.org. Thank you for supporting us in the fight against childhood cancer!