{"id":5213,"date":"2012-07-09T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/index.php\/2012\/07\/09\/firefighters-donate-mega-millions-winnings-to-fellow-fireman\/"},"modified":"2012-07-09T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-09T04:00:00","slug":"firefighters-donate-mega-millions-winnings-to-fellow-fireman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodworldnews.org\/index.php\/2012\/07\/09\/firefighters-donate-mega-millions-winnings-to-fellow-fireman\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters Donate Mega Millions Winnings To Fellow Fireman"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5212\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/052250dc50138371fd04f19c188f0143.jpg\" alt=\"- Image Credit: (AP, @Fevurline)\" class=\"caption\" title=\"Chris Fevurly, his son Nolan, and Roberto Clemente Jr. \" width=\"475\" height=\"275\" \/>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 16px; margin: 0pt 0pt 15px; padding: 0pt; color: #171717; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">In Albuquerque, New Mexico, five firefighters donated an unspecified amount of their share of last week\u2019s Mega Millions $640 million jackpot to 24-year-old Vince Cordova, a fellow fireman who is currently battling an aggressive brain tumor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 16px; margin: 0pt 0pt 15px; padding: 0pt; color: #171717; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">The Albuquerque Station Eight firemen who have decided to donate a part of their $10,000 Mega Millions share, had trouble trying to convince their fellow co-workers that their Mega Millions winnings were not an April Fools\u2019 joke.<\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; float: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 16px; margin: 0pt 0pt 15px; padding: 0pt; color: #171717; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Captain Jed Hyland, Paul McClure, Steve Keffer, Clinton Anderson, and Si Do all agreed to donate their winnings in order to help raise awareness of Vince Cordova\u2019s life-threatening ailment which requires an expensive life-saving surgery which will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The firefighters are hoping that their generous donation to local firefighter Cordova will ultimately lead others to do the same and donate towards the firefighter\u2019s survival fund.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 16px; margin: 0pt 0pt 15px; padding: 0pt; color: #171717; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">A message sent by Capt. Jed Hyland to members of the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) read:<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"margin: 15px 30px 15px 10px; padding: 5px 10px 5px 20px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 16px; margin: 0pt 0pt 15px; padding: 0pt; color: #171717;\"><em>Dear IAFF Members,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 16px; margin: 0pt 0pt 15px; padding: 0pt; color: #171717;\"><em>IAFF local 244 members at AFD station 8 won a sliver of the widely publicized \u201cMega Millions\u201d lottery on Friday. We hit five out of six numbers and are to be awarded a cash prize. In an effort to continue in the charitable work begun by our generous and selfless brothers and sisters, the prize winning crew have pledged an equal share of their winnings to the IAFF Local 244 Firefighter Survivor\u2019s Fund. Our contribution was inspired by the bold advocacy and selfless generosity exhibited by so many in our membership, and by our sincere desire to help our Brother Vince Cordova and his family, OUR family, in this time of crisis.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 16px; margin: 0pt 0pt 15px; padding: 0pt; color: #171717;\"><em>Respectfully and Fraternally,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 16px; margin: 0pt 0pt 15px; padding: 0pt; color: #171717;\"><em>Jed Hyland, Captain<\/em><br \/><em>Albuquerque Fire Department<\/em><br \/><em>AFD Fire Station 8<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 16px; margin: 0pt 0pt 15px; padding: 0pt; color: #171717; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">The five winning firefighters decided to buy their tickets \u201cten minutes before the sales closed,\u201d according to Hyland.\u00a0 While the firefighters might not have been one of the three contestants splitting the $640 million jackpot, they were closer than ever before with five out of the six winning numbers.\u00a0\u00a0 Jed was quoted as having said:<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"margin: 15px 30px 15px 10px; padding: 5px 10px 5px 20px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 16px; margin: 0pt 0pt 15px; padding: 0pt; color: #171717;\">\u201cWe have a firefighter in need right now, Vince Cordova who we\u2019re donating part of our winnings towards.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 16px; margin: 0pt 0pt 15px; padding: 0pt; color: #171717; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Cordova will undergo the third and final operation to remove his tumor come Wednesday.\u00a0 Before his first operation, he was quoted by KRQE News 13 as having said:<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"margin: 15px 30px 15px 10px; padding: 5px 10px 5px 20px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 16px; margin: 0pt 0pt 15px; padding: 0pt; color: #171717;\">\u201cI\u2019m nervous. I\u2019m scared. I\u2019ve got butterflies in my stomach that just won\u2019t leave, but I\u2019m hanging in there. I can\u2019t believe that the fireman bond is so strong. I just want to tell everyone thank you for standing by me and staying strong. Thank you for believing in me and I promise to see you guys soon!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 16px; margin: 0pt 0pt 15px; padding: 0pt; color: #171717; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #444444; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-family: Arvo, Arial, sans-serif; max-width: 100%; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.4em 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><span style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">&#8220;Firefighters Donate Mega Millions Winnings To Tumor-Stricken Fellow Fireman Vince Cordova&#8221;. 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Web.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #444444; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-family: Arvo, Arial, sans-serif; max-width: 100%; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.4em 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><span style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">View original good news article at inquisitr.com:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #444444; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-family: Arvo, Arial, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inquisitr.com\/215176\/firefighters-donate-mega-millions-winnings-to-tumor-stricken-fireman-vince-cordova\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.inquisitr.com\/215176\/firefighters-donate-mega-millions-winnings-to-tumor-stricken-fireman-vince-cordova\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Albuquerque, New Mexico, five firefighters donated an unspecified amount of their share of last week\u2019s Mega Millions $640 million jackpot to 24-year-old Vince Cordova, a fellow fireman who is currently battling an aggressive brain tumor. 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