Wounded Warrior Project - $250k snack budget

[retiredcop111]

A couple of years ago my son worked at a grocery store. His check was around $200 dollars. He donated his whole check to WWP. I was so proud of him. I gave him back $200 just for doing that. I find this story very disturbing.

[GoCUBS1]

I volunteer for this organization. ..

[wildflower82]

Originally Posted by GoCUBS1

I volunteer for this organization. ..

My guess we will see many more. A couple of organizations are sending out $1.00 bills and asking it be returned, with a donation. One month I received 10 $1.00 bills and I kindly returned each one with a small donation and asked to be removed from the list, with an explanation why. If they are going to send my hard earned money around in the mail to who knows who, hoping for a donation, I assume they don't need the money.


Plus, how can we know what each group is doing, when this stuff happens all the time. There's other ways to donate. I find keeping it in my community helps me to see where it is going, after all, most of the return labels are to DC.

[HappyTexan]

How they spend the money....

58% goes to the Vets and 42% goes to them.

That's a pretty big chunk of donation money they are keeping for themselves.

Wounded Warrior Project spends 58% of donations on veterans programs | Tampa Bay Times

[HansProof]

Originally Posted by fitzy24

I am not surprised. I'm also not surprised someone brings up Clinton which has nothing to do with the WWP.

Clinton is a synonym for scam. It's universally understood, even to back woods ignorant person such as myself.

[hertfordshire]

Originally Posted by HansProof

Clinton is a synonym for scam. It's universally understood, even to back woods ignorant person such as myself.

Well, now we know there are two of you who don't know how to stay on topic.

[GoCUBS1]

I volunteer with the Wounded Warrior Vets as a sports coach. Really bummed out about this (maybe pissed is a better word), as I know Vets there who are struggling to get the services they need. I also collect donations for them, which may not be being put to the best use.

[gg]

Originally Posted by GoCUBS1

I volunteer for this organization. ..

Awesome. You work for free and the CEO is bringing down $470K a year. Merica!

[fitzy24]

Originally Posted by HansProof

Clinton is a synonym for scam. It's universally understood, even to back woods ignorant person such as myself.

Well, I'm happy that you admit that you're a back woods ignorant person.


I'll say a prayer for peace, for you.


Not.

[don6170]

Originally Posted by BugsyPal

Wounded Warrior Project Spent $250,000 on Candy and Even More on Gimmicks - The Daily Beast

I heard stories about excessive salaries and spending at WWP a couple years ago, and stopped donating then. Wonder why this is just now being a headline story.