McCORMICK TRIBUNE FOUNDATION AWARDS $200,000 TO 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION FOUNDATION
Funds will provide scholarships for families of fallen veterans of the war in Iraq
CHICAGO, June 14, 2005
The McCormick Tribune Foundation board of directors approved a grant of $200,000 to provide scholarships for children of American veterans who served in Iraq and were killed in combat.
“The foundation has a strong tradition of supporting our country through the 1st Infantry Division, its soldiers and their families,” said Richard Behrenhausen, president and chief executive officer of the McCormick Tribune Foundation.
The McCormick Tribune Foundation routinely supports the 1st Infantry Division through its citizenship program and also through its recent 50th anniversary celebration. In July 2004, the foundation hosted a reunion for veterans at Cantigny as well as a D-Day memorial event in Normandy, France.
The 1st Infantry Division Foundation has a long tradition of supporting education. Since the Vietnam war, every child of a fallen American veteran in the division has the opportunity to receive funds for school. A popular saying among members of the division is “the 1st Infantry Division takes care of its own.”
“Colonel McCormick was a veteran of World War I and throughout the rest of his life he supported veterans of the 1st Infantry Division,” said Paul Herbert, executive director Cantigny First Division Museum. “The foundation is continuing in his footsteps through this grant as it serves to support our nation’s men and women in uniform.”
About the McCormick Tribune Foundation
The McCormick Tribune Foundation is one of the nation’s largest charitable organizations, with current combined assets of close to $1.5 billion. In 2004 it gave more than $100 million in the form of grants designed to invest in communities, address human needs and promote the ideals of a democratic society through innovative partnerships. The foundation, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2005, was first established as a charitable trust upon the death of Col. Robert R. McCormick, longtime editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune.
The foundation provides assistance in four program areas: communities, education, journalism and citizenship. Through its grants, the foundation seeks to improve the social and economic environment; encourage a free and responsible discussion of issues affecting the nation; enhance the effectiveness of American education; and stimulate responsible citizenship. For more information, visit www.mccormicktribune.org.
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