Veterans Group Won't Take Trump Fundraiser Donations (Congress, interview, thought)

[aquietpath]

Originally Posted by BucFan

There are a lot of different Veterans advocacy groups. Not all groups are alike. Some need financial help to help its individual members, some don't. IAVA doesn't. Its purpose is to advocate national policy not accept bucks from a reality TV star's dog and pony show.

Only a dyed in the wool Trump hater would come up with an agency that isn't even on the list of 22 organizations that will share in this bounty.

Here's a comprehensive list and the services they provide for those who would like the truth:

American Hero Adventures, Eugene, OR – Provides stress free, stress relieving
and bonding activities to the combat wounded, duty-injured Hero and their
families. American Hero Adventures | Providing our Nation's Finest an Adventure of a Lifetime
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (DAV) Charitable Service Trust, Cold Spring,
KY -The Trust supports, programs ensuring quality health care for veterans,
assistance to veterans suffering from PTSD, programs enhancing research and
mobility for veterans with amputations, spinal cord injuries and more.
DAV Charitable Service Trust
FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION, Rockville MD - Fisher Houses provide military
families housing close to a loved one during hospitalization for an illness,
disease or injury. DAV Charitable Service Trust
FOLDS OF HONOR, Owasso, OK - Provide educations scholarships to the families
of killed or disabled American military. https://www.foldsofhonor.org
HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS, Taunton, MA - Homes for Our Troops is a privately
funded nonprofit organization building specially adapted, mortgage free homes
nationwide for the most severely injured Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Official Website of Homes for Our Troops - Homes for Our Troops Inc.
HONORING AMERICA’S WARRIORS, El Reno, OK - Honoring America's Warriors
serves veterans and service members of all eras in Oklahoma and surrounding
states.. Our program provides long-term support and camaraderie for wounded
service members and veterans through complimentary programs, events,
discounted services, and an online community.
Honoring America's Warriors - Charitable Organizations, Non Profit Organization, Charity Organization
HOPE FOR THE WARRIORS, Annandale, VA - Hope for the Warriors provides
comprehensive support programs for service members, veterans, and military
families that are focused on transition, health and wellness, peer engagement
and connections, to community resources.
About Us - Hope For The Warriors®
K9 FOR WARRIORS, Ponte Vedra, FL - K9s For Warriors is dedicated to providing
service canines to our warriors suffering from Post-traumatic Stress Disability,
traumatic brain injury and/or military sexual trauma as a result of military
service post 9/11. Our goal is to empower them to return to civilian life with
dignity and independence. K9s For Warriors
LIBERTY HOUSE, Manchester, NH - For more than a decade, Liberty House in
Manchester, NH has been providing a safe, supportive, substance-free housing
community for American veterans transitioning out of homelessness. Since
opening our doors in 2004, our dedicated team of staff and volunteers has
helped more than 200 homeless veterans rejoin their communities and regain
fulfilling, independent lives. Home - Liberty House
MULBERRY STREET VETERANS SHELTER, Des Moines, IA - The Veterans Outreach
Project works to end homelessness among Veterans by enhancing communication
between the Veterans and service providers.
About the Veteran Outreach Project - Central Iowa Shelter & Services
NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION, Virginia Beach, VA - The Navy SEAL Foundation
provides immediate and ongoing support and assistance to the Naval Special
Warfare Community and its families. Navy SEAL Foundation | Honoring our warriors. Supporting their families.
OPERATION HOMEFRONT, Quincy, MA - Operation Homefront wishes to be the
provider of choice for short term and critical assistance, long term stability and
recurring support programs to military families.
Operation Homefront
PARTNERS FOR PATRIOTS, Liberty, TN - Partners for Patriots is a 501©(3)
nonprofit corporation founded to obtain, train and provide service dogs to
disabled veterans. Partners for Patriots
PROJECTS FOR PATRIOTS, Sioux City, IA - Projects for Patriots found a beginning
through a need identified by the Home Builders Association of Siouxland. This
caring group has banded together to improve living conditions through a variety
of projects related to the needs of injured veterans and their families.
Projects for Patriots | Sioux City, IA | "The Landen Project"
PUPPY JAKE, Des Moines, IA - Puppy Jake Foundation is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to helping military veterans through the assistance of well bread,
socialized and professionally trained service dogs.
Puppy Jake Foundation | Service Dogs for Veterans
RACING FOR HEROES, Mill Hall, PA - Racing for Heroes aims to fill the gap left
by inadequate government resources to support our disabled veterans through,
ADVOCACY, ENGAGEMENT and RACING. http://racingforheroes.org/
SUPPORT SIOUXLAND SOLDIERS, Sioux City, IA - The mission of Support
Siouxland Soldiers is to honor and support all Veterans, Military families and
active service members. We do this by providing free groceries, social and
resource events, hot meals, care-packages, emergency financial assistance and
gifts for the holidays. https://www.facebook.com/SupportSiouxlandSoldiers
TASK FORCE DAGGER FOUNDATION, McKinney, TX - The Foundation assists US
Special Operations Command (SOCOM) service members and their families when a
valid need is identified. Needs are verified two ways: one, through the unit
command; two, through the US SOCOM Care Coalition. The Task Force Dagger
Foundation responds to needs that are verified as quickly as possible.
Task Force Dagger Foundation
THE GREEN BERET FOUNDATION, San Antonio, TX - The Green Beret Foundation
provides direct and continuous support to Green Beret Communities and its
Families. What We Do | Green Beret Foundation
VETERANS AIRLIFT COMMAND, St. Louis Park, MN - The VAC provides free air
transportation to post 9/11 combat wounded and their families for medical and
other compassionate purposes through a national network of volunteer aircraft
owners and pilots. VAChome
WARRIORS FOR FREEDOM, Stillwater, OK - Provides support to our nation’s
heroes and their families in the areas of recreational and social activities,
scholarships, veteran suicide and mental health awareness, specifically PTSD,
Traumatic Brain Injuries, Military Sexual Trauma and Combat Stress
Reaction. We network with other organizations to connect these heroes with
resources. https://www.warriorsforfreedom.org/
22Kill, Dallas, TX – 22Kill is a global movement bridging the gap between
veterans and like-minded individuals to build a community of support and
understanding. 22Kill works to raise awareness to the suicide epidemic that is
plaguing our country, and educate the public on mental health issues such as
PTS. https://www.22kill.com/

[BucFan]

Originally Posted by aquietpath

Only a dyed in the wool Trump hater would come up with an agency that isn't even on the list of 22 organizations that will share in this bounty.

Don't blame me.
This thread is about the group that didn't want Trumpf's guilt money. Don't like it, post in another thread.

[wrench409]

Where was Trump BEFORE he wanted their vote?

[BucFan]

Originally Posted by wrench409

Where was Trump BEFORE he wanted their vote?

...getting four deferments and one medical exemption when his country called?

[aquietpath]

The CEO of the organization that is refusing donations makes a six figure salary. He is turning away funds that could help veterans who are in financial need. I guess because he is doing well, it's ok to let others suffer just to make a point.? The CEO is a frequent contributor to Huffington Post, a notoriously left wing/Trump hating site. He just wants to be neutral? Doesn't sound like it to me.

[earthlyfather]

A veteran's group hardly anyone has heard of. How convenient for them to gain visibility just at this moment? Pffft.

[DewDropInn]

Originally Posted by wrench409

Where was Trump BEFORE he wanted their vote?

He was a rich man's son telling the draft board he had a boo-boo on his foot and couldn't serve his country. Then he pretty much ignored vets until he was in a position where he realized he could use them to draw attention to himself.

Except for former POW's. He did nothing to help bring them home and ignored them until he had the chance to tell America he considers them losers.

[JAMS14]

Originally Posted by wrench409

Where was Trump BEFORE he wanted their vote?

He was busy trying to get NYC to ban homeless and disabled vets from anywhere near Trump Tower.

#TBT: Trump Didn

http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...th-avenue.html

Not much love for vets before he became a candidate for president. In fact, just the opposite. But that was before he realized what useful pawns they were.

[AnywhereElse]

When I was growing up, my dad had been in the VA Hospital for quite some time during/following WWII. He used to tell me about the injured. What has stuck in my mind all this time is that there were veterans in baskets that had no arms or legs. When you top that off today with 22 veterans taking their lives per day not to mention all of the physical injuries and deaths, I guess I don't have to verbalize my thoughts about someone/group that wouldn't gladly accept money on the behalf of veterans in need of help or those that continue to be critical of this event that raised a heck of a lot of money for veterans.

[BucFan]

Originally Posted by earthlyfather

A veteran's group hardly anyone has heard of. How convenient for them to gain visibility just at this moment? Pffft.

Nearly 3 million members - anyone who served in Iraq or Afghanistan is familiar with the group and highly likely being represented by them to politicians. Thankfully they want nothing to do with the panderer at this moment in time and refuse to be a pawn in his political gamesmanship.

If I recall, the guy (Trumpf) was against the war and didn't provide much support during Iraq o
ther than to say "I told you so!". Then while in Afghanistan, all we hear is that our CinC is illegitimately in office because he was born in Kenya or some odd place. Talk about being divisive.

Save it Trumpf.

Thanks, but no thanks Donald Jane Fonda Trumpf.