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COMBAT WOUNDED VETERAN TO BE PRESENTED A 100% MORTGAGE-FREE HOME
Corporal John Mulquin Jr. will be honored at this year’s Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Albuquerque NM (Dec 20 2014) –The Military Warriors Support Foundation in partnership with Wells Fargo Walmart and Dr Pepper Snapple Group will honor one of our nation’s heroes during a special on field presentation at this year’s Gildan New Mexico Bowl. The presentation will spotlight the hero and his family as they are presented with a large ceremonial key symbolizing the gratitude for his service and the award of a mortgage-free home donated by Wells Fargo.
This is the 2nd year Military Warriors Support Foundation and Wells Fargo have partnered with ESPN and the Gildan New Mexico Bowl and they are proud to have Walmart and Dr Pepper joining them this year. Through ‘Project Rebuild’ Walmart and 7UP/Snapple of New Mexico raised funds to help place wounded hero Corporal Mulquin in his home donated by Wells Fargo. Project Rebuild is a national campaign that assists in rebuilding the lives of our nation’s combat wounded veterans by sponsoring heroes through Military Warriors Support Foundation’s Homes4WoundedHeroes Program. Project Rebuild funds are generated from the purchases of Dr Pepper Snapple Group products at participating Wal-marts.
Former Corporal John Mulquin was born and raised in Phoenix AZ. He joined the United States Army in order to gain an education in medicine. John Mulquin was stationed in Fort Benning GA Fort Bliss TX and Fort Sam Houston TX.
Mulquin served a tour in Iraq from November 2009- August 2010 in which he incurred combat related injuries. For his dedication and service Corporal McLane received an Army Commendation Medal Combat Action Badge Iraq Campaign Medal with a Campaign Star among other awards. Mulquin is currently attending the University of New Mexico and his wife and two sons are his biggest supporters. The Mulquin family look forward to moving into their home located in Belen NM.
For more information on Project Rebuild please go to www.militarywarriors.org/projectrebuild.
About Military Warriors Support Foundation
Military Warriors Support Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity founded by Retired Lieutenant General Leroy Sisco in 2007. Our Mission is to provide support for our nation’s wounded heroes and Gold Star Families as they transition out of the military and into their new civilian life. This is a very fragile time for these heroes and their families and it is our goal to provide programs that facilitate a smooth and successful transition. Our programs focus on housing and homeownership employment as well as recreational activities. For more information on MWSF and all of our programs please visit www.MilitaryWarriors.org.
About Wells Fargo
Property donations are part of Wells Fargo’s longstanding commitment to give back to communities. In 2012 through its Military Affairs program the company pledged $35 million over three years to assist service members veterans and their families through sustainable housing career transition and customized financial education. Thirty million of that commitment was earmarked toward military home
donations. Since Jan. 2013 Wells Fargo has donated more than 120 properties to veterans and service members.
About Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS) is a leading producer of flavored beverages in North America and the Caribbean. Our success is fueled by more than 50 brands that are synonymous with refreshment fun and flavor. We have 6 of the top 10 non-cola soft drinks and 13 of our 14 leading brands are No. 1 or No. 2 in their flavor categories. In addition to our flagship Dr Pepper and Snapple brands our portfolio includes 7UP A&W Canada Dry Clamato Crush Hawaiian Punch Mott's Mr & Mrs T mixers Peñafiel Rose's Schweppes Squirt and Sunkist soda. To learn more about our iconic brands and Plano Texas-based company please visit DrPepperSnapple.com. For our latest news and updates follow us at Facebook.com/DrPepperSnapple or Twitter.com/DrPepperSnapple.
About Walmart
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world save money and live better – anytime and anywhere – in retail stores online and through their mobile devices. Each week more than 250 million customers and members visit our 10994 stores under 71 banners in 27 countries and ecommerce websites in 10 countries. With fiscal year 2014 sales of approximately $473 billion Walmart employs more than 2 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting http://corporate.walmart.com on Facebook at http://facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/walmart. Online merchandise sales are available at http://www.walmart.com and http://www.samsclub.com.
Media Contact
Andrea Dellinger
Military Warriors Support Foundation
andrea@militarywarriorsmail.org
210-615-8973
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