BodyArmor and its founder, Mike Repole, will donate $24 million to the Mamba and Mambacita Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating positive impact for underserved athletes and boys and girls in sports, the company announced Tuesday. It is the single largest donation that the foundation has ever received. The news was first reported by Front Office Sports.
Repole is the co-owner of Mo Donegal (Uncle Mo), the co-fourth choice at 10-1 in the morning line for Saturday's GI Kentucky Derby.
The Mamba and Mambacita Foundation was founded in memory of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, who were killed in a helicopter crash in 2020. Bryant was one of the early investors in BodyArmor, acquiring 10% of the company for $6 million in 2014, according to Front Office Sports.
In addition to the financial donation, they will also donate eight refurbished basketball courts and renovated youth clinic facilities to the foundation.
BREAKING: BodyArmor and Founder Mike Repole have just announced a $24 million donation to the Mamba and Mambacita Foundation.
It's the single largest donation that the foundation has ever received. pic.twitter.com/Qq1QzZix1i
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) May 3, 2022
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