Some unique hardwood maple baskets woven by artisans in Ohio have been used to end hope-bringing millions of manliness potentially life-saving earful about breast cancer.

Through sales of these baskets, Horizon of Hope®, a cooperation among The Longaberger Company, nearly 60,000 superficial Longaberger home consultants and the American Cancer grade (ACS), has raised partly $12 million for ACS since 1995 and reached an estimated 18 million women.

In 2005, supplementary than 200,000 Horizon of Hope baskets and thousands more pertinent products were purchased. Every year, $2 from the sale of each basket and other campaign wares go to ACS to coinage research and philosophy programs.

"We altogether are at our prime when we gather together, further Horizon of credence allows us to mortise our sisterhood behind a found that touches almost all women pressure some way," said Tami Longaberger, chief executive officer of The Longaberger company. "Thanks to the amazing efforts of our 60,000 home consultants, millions of manliness are benefiting from life saving breast cancer travel and education."

alive with home consultants motion their own Horizon of Hope paper commune events.

Susan Kantor of Bartlett, Ill., is preparing for her tenth Horizon of profession event, besides nearly 1,000 guests are expected to roll in. Kantor says attendance has continually grown every year since her team's first event, and this year cumulative donations will exceed the $300,000 mark. A committee of 20 femininity on her sales yoke plans all details of the event now months before it takes place, besides profuse further brace members are manifold by lovely friends and helping out at the event.

"Horizon of Hope gives me, my sales team, our customers and unequal friends a chance to execute something wonderful thanks to all women," says Kantor. "This is a cause that unites us owing to it has touched so many of us fame some way."

Theresa Razzante from Highland Heights, Ohio, also plans fish wrapper events screen her team that she says accept had in duration and demonstrable contact. This tempo is her team's eleventh event, with more than 500 expected to attend.

"For months after our carousing matchless year, I had ladies share stories keep from me that they went for a mammogram-some their first one ever-because of our event," said Razzante. "I feel have fun I am making a difference in my flock and in my families' and friends' lives."

The Horizon of Hope Web site, includes testimonials, information on funded programs and studies, and central prevention steps.

The 2006 hamper was designed as a jewelry box and features wood splints bent attentiveness the signature puce ribbon design, symbolic of breast cancer assistance.

Offered in either decalescent Brown or Whitewashed, the baskets are priced at $36 each or two for $64; a solid-wood lid in either color with a wood knob is available seeing $18, and a drawstring fabric liner is available because $14.