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Ripped from the headlines! Non-Profits in the news

"Disasters" needn't be as monumental as the Visiting Nurse Association office fire to seriously impact your organization. Consider what implications an event like the one described below would have for you.

When Don Willeford, executive director of The Plano Community Charity, went to open their resale store on Friday morning, "he noticed something suspicious. 'As I first pulled up, I saw some glass on the side, and I thought maybe some kiddos had broken some glass on the side of the building,' he said. 'I walked in and looked to the counter, and I thought there was something missing.'

"The charity helps about 50 people a month, [the charity's board president Dr. Myrtle] Hightower said, and the robbery will significantly impact the organization's ability to help citizens. She said she was in disbelief someone would rob a charity store."

"It's going to cripple us for some while until we can recoup the loss," Willeford lamented.^[1]

[1] Troy Brakefield, Break-in 'cripples' charity, Plano Star Courier