NEED TO MAKE A DONATION VIA CHECK? Click Here for Details.
click here to donate ONLINE to the trust fund
CLICK HERE FOR
BULL & OYSTER ROAST FUNDRAISER DETAILS
January 10, 2009
Most of you know the story by now. On June 8, 2008, Mark Ragonese, Rags to most of us, was paralyzed from the chest down in a freak accident while setting up for an event.
Rags spent the next 11 days at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center and the following 102 days at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Ga. starting his recovery process.
The Shepherd Center is a world renowned hospital that is specifically designed for the treatment of spinal cord patients. While there, Rags and his family learned a lot about what their new life would be like. They were surrounded by others with similar hurdles in front of them, as well as doctors & caregivers who had seen thousands of patients with similar injuries. Rags worked hard at rehab -- and anyone who knows him would expect nothing less.
When his work was done in Atlanta, the Ragonese family weighed their next decision very heavily. Ultimately, Rags wanted to return to Maryland where he could resume the life he had built with Erika, Jack and Liv. He wanted to come back to his friends and neighbors that he has come to know and love over his twelve years here.
It is with great pleasure that we all welcome Rags and his family back home. Now it is time to celebrate their arrival and help them to raise some much needed funds to make their future here as comfortable as possible!
We invite you to visit the Website/blog below where you can learn more about what happened, get updates on his condition and even write a note to Rags and his family.
To access the site, please visit the link below.
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/rags
Thanks in advance for your kindness and prayers.
click here to donate ONLINE to the trust fund
TO DONATE VIA CHECK:
Make payable to:
Merrill Lynch FBO The Ragonese Family Trust
and mail to:
CORRIGAN SPORTS
6610 Amberton Drive, Suite 400
Elkridge, MD 21075
Merrill Lynch’s Hunt Valley, MD Office is pleased to be a part of the process. We have established and will manage the Trust for the benefit of Mark, Erika, Jack and Liv. Questions regarding gifts to the trust can be directed to :
Martha J. Meehan, Wealth Management Advisor
Merrill Lynch – Hunt Valley, MD
Telephone 410-308-1162
Email: martha_meehan@ml.com
Individual Donations to the trust in the amount of $12,000 or less are considered gifts and can be deducted from the givers AGI for income tax purposes. Please consult with you tax preparer or CPA.
Corporate Donations to the trust, regardless of the amount should be facilitated by the corporation’s accounts payable department, corporate giving officer, and tax advisors.
Merrill Lynch is not a CPA Firm and does not directly provide Tax Advice or Tax Return Services.
Trust Services are provided by Merrill Lynch Trust Company, a division of Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Co, FSB
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated - Member Securities Investor Protection Corporation