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Sparks Philanthropists Commit $1M to United Way
The Mirmirans plan to donate the funds over the next five years.
A local couple is making a big contribution to the United Way of Central Maryland.
Fred and Feri Mirmiran—Sparks philathropists—plan to donate $1 million over the next five years to the nonprofit, which services people in need, according to a news release.
The Mirmirans are only the seventh set of donors in the United Way's 90-year history to contribute $1 million, the release states.
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The couple has also made million dollar donations to the Kennedy Krieger Institute and the R Adams Crowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland.
Fred Mirmiran is an engineer and founder of the Maryland Highway Safety Foundation, according to the release.
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The United Way plans to use The Mirmiran Family Fund to benefit poor and vulnerable community members, a spokeswoman for the organization told Patch in an email.
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