Mike Gabler, a heart valve specialist who is 52 years old and from from Kingswood, Texas, was just selected as the Sole Survivor of the 43rd season of the long-running reality television program Survivor.
He is the first Survivor winner to declare his intentions to give his prize of one million dollars to a charitable organization. Mike has expressed his intention on more than one occasion to donate his award money to veterans who are in need of it.
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Mike claims that he is “lucky enough to come from a military family,” despite the fact that his family does not have a lot of money. Mike had a conversation with a close buddy who also happened to be a veteran before he agreed to appear on the program. What would he do if he won Survivor, his buddy asked him?
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However, given all that is going on in the globe at the moment, Mike is unable to accept the money with good conscience. He cannot turn a blind eye to the veterans who are in need of assistance.
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Mike claims that the other veterans kept him going through those trying and lengthy days when he wanted to give up and give in to exhaustion.
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