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Breast Cancer: it affects over 1.4 million women every year: mothers, daughters, sisters, friends. While researchers work fervently to find a cure, millions are living with the pain and adjusting their lives to survive.

BeCause is the brainchild of breast cancer survivor Kathi Adams and business owner Vera Stewart. Kathi found that while undergoing cancer treatments, it became more and more difficult to provide home-cooked meals for her family. The fatigue and illness that came as a result of chemotherapy left her too drained to prepare the type of nutritious meals she thought her family deserved. Calling upon her friends seemed to Kathi to be an imposition. After racking her brain, she came up with a solution.

Kathi approached Vera Stewart, owner of VeryVera Homemade Confections, Gourmet to Go and Fine Catering in the summer of 2007 about collaborating on a project called BeCause. BeCause gives women undergoing breast cancer treatment the opportunity to provide home-cooked meals for their families without actually doing the cooking. Through corporate sponsorships and sales of family meal packages, VeryVera is providing meal vouchers to give women a chance to serve their families a casserole, vegetable and bread funded by genuine concern and generosity.

How It Works:
Anyone can order meals or items from VeryVera’s BeCause line of products and a portion of the proceeds will go to the BeCause voucher program. In return, BeCause give pre-paid meal vouchers to those newly diagnosed with Breast Cancer through affiliated breast health centers. DONATE NOW