It appears from my research I have done that War Kids Relief was first discussed sometime in 2005.
Here are two references. The first comes from Children's Culture Connection:
The second comes from The Shape of Days: War Kids Relief, a blog interview done with Jon Powers, which says:
In November 2005, Jon launched War Kids Relief, a program of the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation. Not to support the war and not to impede it, but simply to help twelve million Iraqi kids grow up a little safer and with a little more hope.
But the question is what was the exact date that War Kids Relief started? Did Jon Powers start it or did someone at VVAF start it and Powers took credit?
Does anyone know?
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Apparently you've never read the Newsweek article, watched the NBC Nightly News spotlight, read the Buffalo News, local Buffalo area papers, or ever heard Powers speak.
He started it after helping with a documentary that was made about the men he was in command of. There was even a huge news article, which all the Buffalo & a few Rochester stations covered, that showed some guy running a race to raise money. There was a big event in Powers hometown to fundraise money so he could go back as a civilian (videos can be found on you tube) to Iraq to try and kick it off the ground. Mr. Powers went back - as a civilian! A good WNY'er risks his life to make a difference in the world and this is how dirty politicians repay good deeds.
If you're attempting to start this as a smear campaign - as Jack Davis' campaign manager has paid people to do (his slanderous illegaly copied website shows Davis paid for it, and is willing to pay for anything to buy this seat) then you are truly a sad individual.
The rumor of War Kids being fake was started by a man by the name or Eric Mullen (his name and information can be found on three other area blogs).
The "real Eric Mullen" is involved with Jack Davis' campaign and is running a smear campaign against candidates in NY-26.
He was fired by Wesley Clark after scandals and has been burned ever since. He's had a political history of trying to smear candidates by legal, illegal, and downright dirty means.
Shame on you Eric Mullen for being a horrible example for future political candidates and being the poster child for dirty politics.
Jackson thanks for the info on those. I guess the question that those particular pieces raise is:
1) How much money did Powers raise?
2) How many youth centers did he build in Iraq?
3) How long did he stay in Iraq as a civilian?
Why don't you send an email to the Powers campaign and ask them?
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