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Buffett’s older sister works one-on-one to help

By Josh Funk
Published May 26, 2014 4:54pm ET
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Buffett’s older sister works one-on-one to help
This June 25, 2009 courtesy photo provided by the Sunshine Lady Foundation shows Doris Buffett, right, with her brother, billionaire Warren Buffett. After Warren Buffett received scores of individual requests for help when he announced that he would gradually give away his fortune, he turned to his big sister Doris Buffett and her Sunshine Lady Foundation to review the requests and to find people struggling through no fault of their own. (AP Photo/The Sunshine Lady Foundation) | Uncredited

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — When Warren Buffett announced in 2006 that he would give away his billions, he was flooded with individual requests for help that still flow in today.

Instead of tossing the letters aside, Buffett packages them up and sends them to his big sister Doris. With the help of seven women, her Sunshine Lady Foundation scrutinizes each request to find people who have come upon bad luck through no fault of their own.

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