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DALLAS
- Chanel Pedersen, 24, of Savannah, Ga., 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.
Pedersen will receive $25,000 from
the Foundation to assist with raising her daughter,
Destiny, 7, after her husband, Army Sgt.
Michael Pedersen, 26, was killed in
a Black Hawk helicopter crash near Kabala, Iraq, on
April 2.
Army
Sgt. Pedersen was assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion,
3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd
Infantry Division at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah,
Ga.
"I
would like to sincerely thank the Mark Cuban
Foundation's Fallen Patriot Fund
for the generous grant, which will help me and my
daughter walk a new path toward a
new life, " said Mrs. Pedersen. "I now will be
able to pay some past debts and
set aside money for a new home. Words can't express how
thankful and grateful I am, but it's
always good to know that when times are
bad there's always someone there to help."
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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