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No Greater Sacrifice receives $1,300,000 from Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund to support children of fallen and severely wounded Service members
Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund awards NGS a $1,300,000 grant to expand scholarships and support for children of post-9/11 fallen and severely wounded Service members.
No Greater Sacrifice receives $1,300,000 from Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund to support children of fallen and severely wounded Service members
Washington, D.C. - At the start of the Month of the Military Child, No Greater Sacrifice (NGS) announces that Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund has provided a $1,300,000 grant to support the education of children of fallen and severely wounded Service members. NGS is among Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund’s top beneficiaries. The Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund grant will allow NGS to increase its capacity to provide educational scholarships and individualized support to children of post-9/11 fallen and severely wounded Service members.
“We are so grateful for the generous support of Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund,” says NGS Executive Director Rebekah Lovorn. “The Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund grant will have a direct impact on the children and families who we serve and will help us provide them with educational opportunities and resources which will empower them to succeed."
MaryEllen Picciuto, President of Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund, says, “Thanks to all our donors, sponsors, advocates, and volunteers, we are pleased and proud to present this significant grant to No Greater Sacrifice. We have great trust and confidence in our partnership and NGS’s ability to administer our funding to eligible military children with care and compassion.”
About Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund:
Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund honors military service and sacrifice by providing scholarships to veterans and military family members, especially to children of our nation’s fallen or disabled. Since 2014, Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund has awarded over $35 million in scholarships to veterans and military family members and has funded 6,000 Johnny Mac Scholars to date. Click here for more information about Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund.
About No Greater Sacrifice:
NGS is dedicated to the children of our nation’s fallen and wounded Service members delivering scholarships and resources to improve their quality of life through the pursuit of higher education. Click here for more information about No Greater Sacrifice.
No Greater Sacrifice (NGS) has been awarded a $1,300,000 grant from the Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund to support the education of children of fallen and severely wounded Service members.
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