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FORT
RILEY, KAN. – Karin Payne,
45, of Fort Riley, Kan., has been selected as a grant
recipient of the Fallen
Patriot Fund, established on April 16 by the Mark
Cuban Foundation, to help families of U.S. military
personnel who were killed or seriously injured during
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Payne will receive $12,000 from the foundation to
assist with raising her youngest son, Nicholas, 15, after her husband, Master Sgt. William Lee Payne,
46, was killed in a munitions explosion in Iraq. The couple also has a 21-year-old son named John.
Payne was the
intelligence noncommissioned officer in charge for the
2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment of the 3rd Brigade,
1st Armored Division in Fort Riley, Kan.
He previously served as the first sergeant for
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade, 1st
Armored Division.
“I am very
thankful for this grant,” said Payne.
“This will allow us to find housing off post
and assist with paying off the cars and other bills.”
Donations
to the Fallen Patriot Fund 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
donations have been received from 48 states and Canada.
In addition, the Bank of America Foundation will match
their associate’s 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 adviser 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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