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DALLAS – Army Specialist Michael Hogg,
21, of Fort Hood, Texas, has been selected as a grant recipient of the Fallen
Patriot Fund, established on April 16, 2003, by the Mark Cuban Foundation,
to help families of U.S. military personnel who were killed or seriously injured
during Operation Iraqi Freedom. This is the seventh grant the Fallen Patriot
Fund has given to an injured soldier.
Hogg received $20,000 from the Foundation to
assist with living expenses after he lost a foot at the ankle and encountered
other shrapnel injuries as a result of a landmine explosion on June 30, 2003.
Army Specialist Hogg
was assigned to the 173rd
Airborne Brigade, CSC Company stationed in Vicenca, Italy. “I am very thankful
for this generous gift from Mr. Cuban,” said Hogg. “It will be a great help
building a brighter, more stable future as I transition from the military back
to civilian life.”
The fund has
given more than $570,000 in grants to 29 families across the United States since
its inception. Donations are still being accepted and can be made at any of the
4,200 Bank of America banking centers; through the Web site at
www.fallenpatriotfund.org, or mailed to the Fallen Patriot Fund, c/o Bank of
America Private Bank, TX1-492-19-09, P.O. Box 832409, Dallas, Texas,
75283-2409. Additional information and grant application may be obtained
through the Web site.
The Mark Cuban Foundation will match
donations to the Fallen Patriot Fund dollar for dollar up to $1 million. Since
April 16, 2003, donations have been received from 48 states, Canada and Italy.
In addition, the Bank of America Foundation will match employee donations dollar
for dollar from gifts of $25 up to $5,000.
Financial resources are vital to enhancing
the sustainability of the family unit who has suffered a loss because its loved
one sacrificed him/herself for freedom. Within
that group, grant recipients will be selected in accordance with criteria
established by The Mark Cuban Foundation. All proceeds will be disbursed.
The Mark Cuban Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(C)(3) organization,
contributions to which are tax deductible.
Please contact a tax advisor for further details on charitable
contributions.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Gillian Breidenbach (Bank of America) 214.209.3122
Gillian.M.Breidenbach@bankofamerica.com
Dawn Holgate (Mark Cuban), 214.658.7170 (office)
214.878.2867 (mobile)
dawn.holgate@dallasmavs.com
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