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CRANDALL, Texas — Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban stunned a North Texas volunteer fire chief when he sent a hefty check to the financially burdened department.
Crandall Fire Chief Allen Cousins said he didn’t expect to hear from the Mavericks owner, but his department is so desperate he figured it wouldn’t hurt to try. That’s when Cousins wrote a letter to Cuban asking for help.
A short time later, a whopping $10,000 showed up from the Mavs owner. “When I saw that check …I fell out of my chair. I was excited. I really was,” said Cousins. The Crandall Fire Department needs it; it’s down to just one engine truck.
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