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Pago 6 — Edon Pralrlo Newt — Thursday, July 4. 2002 <br />Woman unlocks hope for breast cancer patients <br />Barbara Hensley said <br />the goal of her foundation <br />is to ‘completely eliminate <br />breast cancer.’______ <br />B> Renee Stewart <br />Grief has a way of working <br />itself into a person's mind, b^y <br />and soul Once it takes up <br />residence, it can take you over <br />and take you under, or you can <br />turn the intruder into inspiration, <br />motivation and purpose. <br />Barbara _______ <br />lnfbcinatkM|ia <br />orbf <br />k.. i n TtfifaiTi ■u <br />Heruley of <br />Shakd^^e <br />knock ’s <br />about grief <br />It struck <br />with the <br />deaths of <br />her sisters. <br />Kathy <br />Morgan in 199-4. and Patsy Miller <br />in 1996 Breast cancer Not once, <br />but twice. <br />Hensley ’s inspiration came to <br />her a year ago while on \acation <br />in Sanibel Island. After going to a <br />consignment shop in a church, <br />grief met inspiration, and her <br />odyssey began. <br />**1 needed t'' find the <br />opportunity to make an income <br />and still give something back to <br />society." she said <br />In September of last year, she <br />left Ceridian. where she was the <br />executive vice president of <br />product stratcg>'. and created the <br />Hope Chest for Breast Cancer <br />Foundation The not-for-profit <br />foundation s goal “is simple and <br />clear - to completely eliminate <br />breast cancer " <br />In the meantime, the <br />foundation funds agencies that <br />support rocarch, early detection, <br />treatment and hospice care of <br />breast cancer patients It also <br />helps people w ho "fall between <br />the cracks" and have inadequate <br />or no health insurance <br />According to Hensley, the <br />foundation is supported through <br />monetary donations and fbr-profit <br />retail shops, which will account <br />for most of the funding <br />The shops w ill accept <br />donated, new or slightly used <br />designer furniture, home <br />himishingj and clothmg and <br />colJcaibles or rare pieces The <br />profits from the sales will finance <br />employee w^ges and the <br />foundation Hensley said people <br />who want to volunteer their time <br />tiii r* <br />• 'A <br />found iiion <br />licMNlex doisn i jiiNt want to <br />make a cnntrihution toward <br />hrea»»t earner rescan h anil <br />treainicnt she warns to make a <br />ugmfuant conirihutton she s.iid <br />the huMfioH pl.in |nr 5” ^ <br />million to he don ited in the hi*si <br />foe xearv In addiiion the pl.in <br />outlines the opi ning of SO shops <br />n.itionw ide <br />Hope ( hest is lollectinv: <br />Ucasures that will fill the lirsi <br />store for which llenslcN is <br />aids eh searching lot a location <br />Tlie store will inchide the <br />donated items .is well as a <br />selei fion of appropn.iie gifts for <br />people Imng with l ancer Small <br />ho|H’ chests will be filled with <br />theme ifi'ins iiuiuding ie.i> <br />soups I oiniort goodies and <br />mspir.uion.iJ gifts <br />Henslex noteil that people <br />often gi\e fxaiietus gifts wh:ie ihi x <br />are ir the hospital hut it is often <br />during thr treatment phase of <br />their illness that lancer patients <br />most appreciate am! need <br />thoughtful gifts from loved ones <br />am! fnends <br />Kn online serxiie will enable <br />shoppers to ordi r collectables <br />antiques and otfii r gift items <br />Menslex .and her dream have <br />‘ It s the most wiinderful <br />experiem e. si,:* sa.d adding that <br />throughout her business career <br />siie never expenemed .is much <br />satisfaction or worked as hard as <br />she IS nov\ vciih Hope Chest <br />'ll s dc'hnitely mx passKui for <br />the rest of mx working career <br />I li fislt \ said <br />She hxsn't done it alone <br />businesses h.ixe stepped in to <br />help including an .ire.i groverx <br />ih.un that iloiiaied storage span <br />to Hope ( hest. Pcnscope <br />Marketing ilonatcd the design <br />and development of brochures <br />liifoPac International offereil <br />website development l.iw firm' <br />stepped in xvnh their services <br />and fden Prairie s Oepanmeni So <br />gave Us support, as well <br />‘Vir love the concept (of Hope <br />I hest) because it involves people <br />on a d.ix-to-dav basis * said *vusjn <br />hngel iha:rwoman and ( J‘0 of <br />Oepartmcni <br />Through the sale of fixe <br />priHlijct^. the tompanx donateil ^ <br />prrient of its proceeds to <br />national brwa.st cancer <br />urgani/jiions and Hope ( hest <br />l-ngel noted that this vear S^O.OOo <br />was donated to those groups <br />Kngel said she finds it <br />fXTson.ilIv rewarding tv» lac a pan <br />lomiminitx she s.iid hoping ih. <br />the »-ntire comiminitx will re.iih <br />out and support the org m /.ition <br />whu h slu s.iul 1% t'.iscd on a <br />ijiMvfUi .ind sin mg uU-.i <br />Hope ( hi f -^gel s.ii,* gi\( V <br />w. mien rhi pi *uer (• • p n lu ipati <br />.tiul make their oven t fu tu t*s ‘ an* <br />she ill pes to ciniliii.u ’ <br />lirp.irtment s siip|V4irt fhn >ugl <br />a s,H t M.' v di ssgut-il proiiiii t for <br />Hope t 111 >t <br />It ilot sn t surpiisi III iislev <br />lh.lt Hope ( lu st li.is reci ived the <br />iiUMiu >> support th.it It h.*s >he <br />said lilt* Iwins ( itirs IS .1 \en <br />)>hil.iiithropK iomnn.Miv <br />\Vi belteve in l.iking i .ire of <br />our lommunitx .ind profile m ou <br />communiix she s.nd <br />tUiisIcv Ih lie Vi s, i«'ii K\en II <br />die midiili of the night her mim <br />IS Mill working on her missfim. <br />hirpa^smi! I hin.eih f»>r the <br />foiinil.iri*Ml and shires - Ho|H* <br />C hest - laine to her me night <br />Ir enibla/ons md : ilks il>oui <br />the mis%: 'f'. she s.ud - to <br />piovidc hofx- <br />Hopeihesrs she iv red .ire <br />lisct! tf» plan. f. »r tlu- liiiun to <br />plate one s va!ii.ihli s m with the <br />hopes of pulling (hem out again <br />lor bn asi caueef fiatii n> <br />Hcnslcv wants them of h i * j <br />ca .