Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund Receives $3 Million Donation from TV Icon Bob Barker
"We have much more work to do to help our brave young men and women in uniform," said Richard T. Santulli, Chairman of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. "But reaching our goal for NICoE is a great step forward in our mission."
NICoE, located in Bethesda, Maryland, adjacent to the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, will be the Department of Defense's premiere facility for the study of TBI, which according to some estimates afflicts more than 300,000 veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Set to open next year, NICoE will be a 72,000 square foot, two-story facility. The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund is building the Center and equipping it with the most advanced medical equipment for TBI research, diagnosis and treatment. Once complete, the Center will be turned over to the Department of Defense for operation.
About Bob Barker:
Bob Barker retired in 2007 from a long and notable career in television, hosting shows such as Truth or Consequences and, most famously, the Price is Right, which he helmed for 35 years. He has made numerous other television appearances throughout his 51-year career, including hosting The Rose Parade, The Miss USA and Miss Universe Pageants for 21 years. He made his motion picture debut with Adam Sandler in "Happy Gilmore" in a comedy sequence that has become part of movie folklore. He is also well known as a leading supporter of animal rights.
