Army Veteran's Family Gets Vehicle, Scholarship
Subaru of Doral, Lithia Motors, Chase Bank and the Military Warrior Support Foundation funded the gifts presented at the game.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Philanthropy
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Retired U.S. Army specialist Roy Mora, his wife and their five children received a new vehicle and a scholarship to Miami Dade College, presented on the court during a Miami Heat game. Subaru of Doral, Lithia Motors, the Military Warrior Support Foundation and Chase Bank made the gifts possible.
Why it matters
For a South Florida military family with five children, a reliable vehicle and a path to college are concrete supports that can ease daily pressures. The gifts also show how local businesses and veterans' groups can work together to recognize service members after they leave the armed forces.
Mora served four years in the U.S. Army and deployed to Afghanistan in 2012, and he is the father of five children. The source does not report the value of the vehicle or scholarship, the scholarship's terms, or how the donors split the cost.
The players
Miami Heat
The Miami NBA team hosted the game where the Mora family was honored on the court.
Subaru of Doral
A Doral dealership that helped fund the vehicle donated to the Mora family.
Lithia Motors
An automotive retail company that contributed to the vehicle donation for the Mora family.
Military Warrior Support Foundation
A nonprofit that supports military service members and helped fund the donations to the Mora family.
Chase Bank
A bank that contributed funding to the donations given to the Mora family.
The details
During a Miami Heat game on Friday, Oct. 30, Roy Mora, a retired U.S. Army specialist, and his family were brought onto the basketball court and presented with a new vehicle and a scholarship to Miami Dade College. Subaru of Doral, Lithia Motors, the Military Warrior Support Foundation and Chase Bank made the donations possible. Mora, who homeschools his children and volunteers with nonprofit groups that serve struggling families, has now been recognized publicly for both his service and his community work.
Timeline
Friday, Oct. 30, 2026: Miami Heat game where the Mora family received the vehicle and scholarship
Beyond the 305
The donations were made through the Military Warrior Support Foundation, a nonprofit that supports service members, and echo the kind of community-supported help that veterans' families in South Florida often rely on. This case extends that pattern to a Miami Heat game, bringing the recognition onto a public stage.
Miami families and veterans who are seeking vehicle support or college funding can look to local businesses and veterans' nonprofits for similar help. The donors in this case show how partnerships among dealerships, banks and foundations can reach a single household directly.
The takeaway
Community support often comes from partnerships rather than a single donor, and this story shows how several local companies and a veterans' foundation can combine to help one family. Miamians who want to support veterans can check with the Military Warrior Support Foundation about how to get involved.
Further reading
For more on how local organizations give back, see Philanthropy coverage in Miami.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Breitbart.
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