DALLAS – Johnnie Lee Williams III, 20, of Tampa, FL 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. Harris will receive $20,000 from the Fund to assist with living and hospital expenses he has incurred since a humvee accident on May 5th in Iraq, where he sustained a fractured spinal cord, abdominal wounds and a broken pelvis.
Army SPC Johnnie L. Williams III was assigned to the 578th Signal Company, Y Corps based in Tampa, FL. He has been awarded a National Defense Service Medal and Army Service Ribbon.
“Since I’m a single parent and will serve as Johnnie’s caregiver it is going to be difficult for me to handle my financial needs,” said Vicky Harris, Johnnie’s mother. “This grant will help assist me with the things our daily living will require.”
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 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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