0 4 , ▁Sch less inger ▁announced ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁closing ▁down ▁the ▁foundation ▁because ▁it ▁had ▁become ▁too ▁difficult ▁and ▁cost ly ▁for ▁her ▁husband ▁and ▁her ▁to ▁under write , ▁and ▁they ▁wished ▁to ▁dev ote ▁their ▁" ener g ies ▁and ▁resources ▁to ▁other ▁pressing ▁needs ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Sch less inger ▁began ▁fund ra ising ▁for ▁Operation ▁Family ▁Fund , ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁a ids ▁the ▁families ▁of ▁fallen ▁or ▁seriously ▁injured ▁veter ans ▁of ▁the ▁wars ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁and ▁Ira q . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁she ▁helped ▁raise ▁more ▁than ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁for ▁the ▁organization . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Dr . ▁Laura ▁began ▁don ating ▁proceed s ▁from ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁j ew el ry ▁and ▁glass ▁art ▁she ▁designs ▁and ▁hand ▁makes ▁to ▁Children ▁of ▁F allen ▁Patri ots ▁Foundation , ▁a ▁char itable ▁organization ▁that ▁provides ▁college ▁scholar ships ▁to ▁military ▁children ▁who ▁lost ▁a ▁parent ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁duty . ▁ ▁Awards ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Mar con i ▁Award ▁for ▁Network / S y nd ic ated ▁Person ality ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁( 1 9 9 7 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁she ▁received ▁the ▁American ▁Women ▁in ▁Radio ▁& ▁Television ' s ▁Gen ii ▁Award . ▁She ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁For bes ▁top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁list ▁of ▁cele brit ies ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁with