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Burg Simpson has teamed up with Kaps for Kendall
 Allison and Whitney |
Typically when describing a trial lawyer, one might use words such as articulate, confident, engaging, and charismatic. What about knitting enthusiast? That one might be pushing the envelope just a bit, but that's just what can be found at Burg Simpson, knitting enthusiasts excelling as trial lawyers. Not long ago, a couple of attorneys at Burg Simpson were made aware of a foundation that thrives based on the talent and generosity of the knitting community, Kaps for Kendall. The Kaps for Kendall foundation serves a dual purpose, to raise money to fight Fanconi Anemia and to provide special hats to children and adults who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy and radiation. Through Kaps for Kendall, each special hat is sponsored through a $25 donation toward the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund and will be distributed to area hospitals and clinics to be given to chemotherapy/radiation patients.
Tiffanie Stasiak and Diane Smith, Burg Simpson's resident trial lawyers who also happen to love to knit and crochet, assembled a team of Burg Simpson employees to take part in a four month campaign to knit hats for the Kaps for Kendall Foundation. The campaign kicked off on March 31st with a group of about 20 people participating in the effort. On June 16th, Burg Simpson donated 101 hats to the Kaps for Kendall foundation and planned on continuing the effort indefinitely. Burg Simpson shareholder Tiffanie Stasiak said, "Once we read about Kaps for Kendall, we were hooked. When we sent out the email to the firm about the Kaps for Kendall foundation, we received an immediate outpouring of contributions and offers to knit the caps."
Allison Adams and Whitney Atkinson started the Kaps for Kendall foundation in remembrance of their late sister, Kendall. When Kendall found out that the loss of her hair was inevitable, she learned how to knit and made hats for herself. Kendall died from Fanconi Anemia at the age of 20 on March 14, 2004. While scheduling their visit to Burg Simpson, Allison and Whitney's brother died of the same disease at the age of 18.
 Pictured from left to right: Tiffanie Stasiak, Pamela Grove, Judy Rodin, Allison Adams, Jeanne Atkinson, Gina Clement, Diane Smith |
Despite their huge loss, the sisters, along with their parents, Ken and Jeanne, started Kaps for Kendall in hopes of providing special hats to those people suffering from hair loss due to life-threatening illnesses and most importantly to donate money that will help fund the search for a cure. Kaps for Kendall continues to grow through the love and support they have received through both monetary and hat donations. The foundation has donated thousands of dollars to the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund. Recently, Kaps for Kendall raised over $10,000 and donated over 400 hats to The Children's Hospital in Denver and to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. "After we had an opportunity to meet Allison, Whitney and their amazing mother, Jeanne, we committed to assisting the foundation for a long time to come. Allison, Whitney, and Jeanne are stunning examples of courage in the face of terrible tragedy. I personally believe that what started as a small foundation, in memory of Kendall, has become a tremendous vehicle through which thousands of people have learned about this orphan disease," said Burg Simpson shareholder, Tiffanie Stasiak.
Fanconi Anemia, an inherited anemia, can eventually lead to bone marrow failure. It is a recessive disorder, so if both parents carry the defective gene, then each of their children has a 25% chance of inheriting those defective genes from their parents. Currently, the only long-term cure for the blood defects in Fanconi Anemia is bone marrow transplant. Additionally, people with FA are more at risk to develop forms of cancer, including acute myelogenous leukemia and squamous cell cancers. The disease usually presents itself before children are twelve years old, but more rarely reveals itself in adulthood.
In 1989, Dave and Lynn Frohnmayer, whose children were afflicted with Fanconi Anemia, founded the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund. They lost two daughters due to complications with the disease, but have three surviving children. Currently, Dave Frohnmayer serves as the President of the University of Oregon and was formally the Attorney General of Oregon from 1981 through 1991. He also served as the Dean of the University of Oregon School of Law from 1992 to July 1994.
If you are interested in sponsoring or donating a hat or would like more information, please visit www.KapsforKendall.com. As members of the Bar and as members of the community, Burg Simpson invites others to find a charitable cause and devote their time and energy to it.
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Tiffanie Stasiak
Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
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