The Chronicle of Philanthropy

As Wars Drag On, Founders of Grass-Roots Groups Fight the Good Fight

Kathy Buckley never set out to create a charity. In early 2003, the Army sent two of her sons to Kuwait in advance of the invasion of Iraq. Ms. Buckley, who lives in Melrose, N.Y., began shipping them homemade cookies to share with their fellow soldiers.

She and her husband, Ken, were interviewed on a...

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