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Alexs Cause The Alexandra Chiles Foundation is a philanthropy project founded in 2000 to honor the life of a very special young woman. Alex was eighteen years old when she died in March 2000 following a sixyear battle with cancer and the complications of a bonemarrow transplant. Throughout her illness Alexandras most effective way of coping with the challenges she faced was to develop and participate in community service projects. One of her favorite activities was beading necklaces which she gave as thankyou gifts to the nurses hospital personnel friends and family.