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DALLAS – Army E-4 Specialist Adolfo Lopez-Santini,
26, 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 ninth grant the Fallen Patriot Fund has given to an injured
soldier.
Lopez-Santini received $40,000 from the
Foundation to assist with living expenses after a roadside bomb blew up the
humvee he was riding in on October 1, 2003. He lost his left eye, has
significant structural damage to his right hand and has limited use of the lower
part of his left leg. Lopez-Santini has a wife, Shannon, 36, a son,
Andrew, 1, and a daughter, Alexa, 2.
Lopez-Santini
was assigned to A Company, 4th
FSB, 4th Infantry Division, based in Fort Hood, TX.
“Words cannot adequately convey how much we
deeply appreciate this recognition and generous gift from the Mark Cuban
Foundation and the Fallen Patriot Fund,” said the Lopez-Santini family. “This
is truly a blessing and we feel so very honored. We thank those associated with
the Fund most sincerely because this grant has made such a difference in our
lives.”
The fund has
given more than $635,000 in grants to 32 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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