Sorry to read about your mom.
Are you in the Raleigh area? I'm planning to volunteer at the Brides Against Breast Cancer sale here in August. I got my dress there last year, and wanted to volunteer this year because I think it's a really cool event.
Here's a link to the volunteer sign up if you (or the rest of y'all nosy lurkers who clicked on a page that wasn't for you

) are interested:
http://raleighbabcvolunteers.eventbrite.com/