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V. <br />A Living Tribute to <br />Sisters Lost <br />to Breast Cancer <br />—'Q <br />HOPE Chest <br />FOR BREAST CANCER <br />Hope Chest for Breast Cancer Foundation unlotkin^ the treamres of hope <br />stirs the spirit oEa community <br />‘WMf <br />ii- - <•o" <br />Hcce Chest ^:r 9rejs: Career founder Bjrbjrj <br />Mers ey (<ef: v\ th ner sisters Patsy and Kathy <br />in 1 95 J. <br />Look for the Hope Chest for <br />Breast Cancer'** Foundation <br />brochures at the Komen <br />Foundation's Race for the <br />Cure on May 12"'! <br />V^licn Barbara Hensley lost rwo <br />sisters to breast cancer, she knew she <br />wanted to do something to serve as a <br />lasting - and living - tribute to them. <br />Barbara’s sisters Parsv Miller and <br />4 <br />Kathy Morgan, suffered not only from <br />the treatments and debilitation of the <br />disease; they also struggled <br />to pay for their care. <br />Combining her <br />background in business <br />with her vision. Barbara <br />developed a unique plan. <br />She established The Hope <br />Chest for Breast Cancer™ <br />Foundation Fund to <br />solicit contributions from <br />the Twin Cities community <br />and direct them to <br />organizations providing <br />direct medical services and <br />hospice care, especially to those with <br />limited or no health insurance, as well <br />as to organizations engaged in <br />research and education. <br />Additional fund proceeds will be <br />generated through the sale of <br />clothing, furniture, and accessory <br />donations made to Hope Chest for <br />Breast Cancer™ Resale Shops. The <br />first shop is scheduled to open in late <br />spring of 2002. <br />The idea was complex. It had a <br />challenging business plan and <br />required tax. legal and marketing <br />advice. Barbara started her search with <br />a list of ten people, and the list and <br />the referrals mushroomed beyond her <br />wildest dreams. Within less than a <br />year, she had corporate and trademark <br />legal services, web design, public <br />relations, appraisal, and marketing <br />sen ices provided pro bono, and had <br />established partnerships with other <br />foundations and corporations for the <br />other services she needed. <br />To set up the charitable part of <br />her plan while she was awaiting IRS <br />approval for her foundation, she was <br />referred to The Minneapolis <br />Foundation because of its histor)*of <br />supporting nonprofits, expertise in tax <br />law, and commitment to developing <br />flexible charitable planning strategics. <br />/\s a community foundation, The <br />Minneapolis Foundation was able to <br />create a vehicle for accepting, <br />investing, and distributing the <br />contributions she receives from the <br />community while assuring donors of <br />tax dcductibilir/. The Minneajxilis <br />foundation is also able to handle the <br />philanthropic, accounting, <br />investment, and record-keeping <br />details so Barbara can concentrate on <br />realizing her dream. <br />In the process, Barbara has been <br />able to meet remarkable people who <br />share her vision and optimism. <br />“People who have been touched <br />by breast cancer form a very special <br />community, eager to contribute to the <br />search for successful, compassionate, <br />and accessible treatment for the <br />disease," says Barbara. “There are <br />enough survivors - both women and <br />men whoVe been treated successfullv <br />4 <br />and the friends and families of those <br />who weren’t - to fill the hope chest <br />several times over.” • <br />Catalyst • Newsletter of The Minneapolis Foundation <br />rr ^a "4^i