Foundation Update

We have officially formed our foundation, the Max and Bo Foundation for Hope!  We are in the process of requesting approval as a 501(c)(3) Charitable Tax Exempt Organization.  This could take months, but we are ready to proceed with what we hope will become our annual fundraiser.

If you would like to donate your expertise so that we can speed up this process, please contact us!  

The goals of the Max and Bo Foundation for Hope are threefold:  to contribute significant funds to advance SIDS research, to establish scholarship funds for graduating seniors at Shawnee Mission South (Max McFall Memorial Scholarship) and Shawnee Mission North (Bo Rapoff Memorial Scholarship) high schools, and to provide valuable and currently unavailable support resources for parents and families grieving the loss of a child.  Lori and I have discovered that these are huge needs in our local community, and our hope is that we can address these needs in meaningful and significant ways.

Running a foundation in memory of our sons is something that neither of us ever imagined doing, but we are determined to take our tragedies and create something lasting and meaningful out of them.