Hancock Fabric Catalogs
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Hancock Fabrics, Inc. is a retail merchant of fabric
and related home sewing and decorating accessories with stores in 42 states
as well as the website, www.hancockfabrics.com.
Founded in 1957, Hancock Fabrics ranks as one of the
leading fabric chains serving the home sewing market. Hancock carries a wide
selection of fashion merchandise at guaranteed every day low prices. Hancock
shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HKF.
In 1996, Hancock Fabrics decided to concentrate all of its charitable
resources to one national organization, St Jude Children?s Research
Hospital. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee is the
world's leading center for the treatment and research of childhood cancer.
In its 40-year history, St. Jude has led the tremendous success in
increasing survival rates from almost zero to as high as 90% in many types
of cancer.
The hospital, which is non-sectarian, has approximately 4,000 patients in
active status. St. Jude treats children without regard to race, religion,
creed, nationality or the ability to pay. ALSAC/St. Jude, the fund raising
arm, covers all costs not covered by insurance for medical treatment
rendered at St. Jude. Families without insurance are never asked to pay. In
addition, St Jude manages to direct almost 86% of its contributions to
treatment and research, as opposed to administrative expenses. The average
contribution to St. Jude is $20, so the hospital's success, its very
mission, depends on the commitment of thousands of individual givers.