So Jon Powers started running for Congress sometime in 2007. According to the Buffalo News, the first mention of him as a candidate is March 30, 2007 "Iraq War veteran eyes race against Reynolds".
In this article by Jerry Zremski, Powers is described as "A 28- year-old Iraq War veteran who later started a charity to help that nation's children ..." (The Buffalo News, 03/30/2007, Iraq War veteran eyes race against Reynolds).
So that is March, Powers officially announces in July. This time in The Buffalo News, Bob McCarthy writes, "He founded War Kids Relief, a nonprofit organization aimed at providing Iraqi children with the resources and education to keep them out of terrorism." (The Buffalo News, 07/01/2008, Powers gets a early start)
So two articles in The Buffalo News mentions that Powers started a charity to help kids in Iraq. I certainly took notice of this young man who certainly seemed to be about something larger than himself.
However, in an article in the Niagara Gazette on July 17, 2007, Powers says to Jill Terreri (and this is Powers' words, no the reporters) "War Kids has struggled to do much in Iraq on the ground itself..." (Niagara Gazette, 07/15/2007, Veteran talks about Iraq and running for Congress)
(Note: Powers first connection to helping Iraqi kids was noted in The Buffalo News previously in 2005 for similarly named group called "Orphans and Street Kids Project". Does anyone know if this is the same group as War Kids Relief?)
So I guess the question this raises is that clearly Powers has used his experience running War Kids Relief as an important start to his candidacy. But in his own words he admitted that War Kids Relief didn't accomplish much on the ground in Iraq. So what did it accomplish? I would think he would want to discuss and get all of his good accomplishments out there of War Kids Relief.
My e-mail is there: goodhuntingwill@gmail.com. I am certainly willing to listen to any and all sides on this. I just am looking for some answers.
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