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Message: [QUOTE="Orangeyes, post: 1054251, member: 34"] You might want to look into this Cuse Troop [SIZE=5][B]Buffett’s sister helps others in unique philanthropy[/B][/SIZE] [B] By Josh Funk[/B] Associated Press Omaha, Neb. — When Warren Buffett announced in 2006 that he would give away his billions, he was flooded with individual requests for help that still flow in today. Instead of tossing the letters aside, Buffett packages them up and sends them to his big sister Doris. With the help of seven women, her Sunshine Lady Foundation scrutinizes each request to find people who have come upon bad luck through no fault of their own. It’s rare for philanthropists to respond to individual requests, said Northeastern University professor Rebecca Riccio, who teaches philanthropy and interviewed the siblings last year. Buffett, 83, and his 86-year-old sister worked out the unusual arrangement because neither wanted to disregard the requests, but Buffett also wanted to focus on running Berkshire Hathaway.Warren Buffett sent his sister $5 million initially to cover the cost of responding to his letters and promised more money if she needed it. The siblings didn’t want to say exactly how much Doris has given so far. Many of the requests are simple: A man who needed a new glass eye. The grandmother who wanted a tombstone for the three children she lost. “These are decent people who just didn’t have the breaks somebody else did,” Doris Buffett said. Doris Buffett started the Sunshine Lady Foundation in 1996 after inheriting money. Riccio says Doris Buffett’s personal connections to recipients and her willingness to provide so many small gifts sets her apart. “She cares about people, not about the prestige or the perception of her as a philanthropist,” Riccio said. [IMG]http://syracusepoststandard.ny.newsmemory.com/newsmemvol2/newyork/syracusepoststandard/20140527/2pf03nib0527.pdf.0/img/Image_2.jpg[/IMG] [B]Doris Buffett, right, and her brother, billionaire Warren Buffett, are shown in a 2009 photo.[/B] (AP Photo / The Sunshine Lady Foundation) [/QUOTE]

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