Bob Barker , Humanitarian Contributed 2 Million To Military Fund

Bob Barker

-Television personality Bob Barker has donated $2 million to the Semper Fi Fund to provide assistance to injured members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families. Barker hopes his donation will inspire others to make sure that no young military members or their families are in need during their long-term recover.
“The men and women we put in harm’s way to maintain our freedom deserve the best care and support we can provide when they are injured,” said Barker. “We also have an obligation to their families. I am impressed with Semper Fi Fund’s record of service and its streamlined structure that keeps overhead very low. Close to 95 percent of the funds it raises goes directly to the service it provides.”
Barker previously contributed $3 million to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund to help build the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, an advanced facility dedicated to research, diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury suffered by U.S. military personnel. The Center is located in Bethesda, Maryland, adjacent to the new Walter Reed National Military Center.
“Bob Barker’s donation is an incredible gift to the Fund,” said Major General Mike Myatt USMC (Retired) and a member of the Semper Fi Fund Board of Directors, adding that, “the severely wounded need assistance in ways not even imagined when the Semper Fi Fund was founded in 2004.”
The Semper Fi Fund provides financial assistance and quality of life solutions for post 9-11 members of the military who are injured while serving in support of Marine forces. The Fund provides relief to service members and their families for immediate financial needs that arise during hospitalization and recovery, as well as customized transportation and specialized equipment.
Since its creation in 2004, the fund has issued more than 26,000 grants totaling more than $46 million to injured service personnel and their families. The need, however, continues to grow due in large measure to the level of severe trauma sustained in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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