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DALLAS
– Jasty Gonzalez,
24, of Rialto, Ca., 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. Gonzalez will receive $12,000
from the Foundation to assist with raising her
four-month-old son, Alonso,
after her husband, Marine
Cpl. Jorge Gonzalez, 20, was killed near Nasiriyah,
Iraq March 23.
According
to news reports, Marine Cpl. Gonzalez learned about the
birth of his son just days before his death.
Marine Cpl.
Gonzalez
was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd
Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
“I’m
really thankful to the Fallen Patriot Fund for the
grant. It
will mainly be for my son’s future,” said Mrs.
Gonzalez. “I hope other families are able to find out
about this fund so they can receive the necessary
financial assistance for their individual situations.”
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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