Posted: 12/17/2010 12:36:42 PM EDT
God damn it, I was looking to make a contribution (And I still will ) to the WWP. I was just looking into it a wee bit and come to find out that the founder gets almost 200,000 a year in compensation  . I know they do great things but I must admit this does screw with my charitable mood. What do ya'll think. By the way I have three tours under my belt, so I do get it.
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| Good lord, 200 K is rich, I have worked my ass off 12 years military and 10 as a commercial diver until injury ended my bliss. Even diving down to 300 feet on mixed gas, alone in complete darkness with my umbilical to the surface as my tether to life I never even would come close to 200 K. |
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If its any consolation, their current ED seems to only make 163K.
charity rating - wwf It's a great cause, but they do have a high expense ratio. I donate. Best, -Z |
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they need more of this http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/how_we_spend.html |
| When I was doing my preceptorship at the National Naval Medical Center they would come around every few weeks giving the wounded backpacks full of stuff. Many of the guys didn't have anything other than their issued gear- no pants, underwear, shirts, shoes, etc. I give to them. If you feel that you need to donate you can call the Marine liason at the NNMC and ask what they need. |
| We support them as often as we can. We also support this one:http://www.bootcampaign.com/welcome.html |
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I have seen the work that the WWP does at BAMC in Ft. Sam Houston. The WWP is very well funded and they do great things for the wounded that are coming home. I have nothing but good things to say about it. The Fisher House Foundation is another good one that I saw in action.
Your contribution to the WWP would probably be a very small drop in the bucket. I would suggest looking into other charities if this, as well as the overhead issue is a turn off to you. |
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Go find your nearest Warrior Transition Unit at an Army base. Donate your money directly in terms of something they need. Buy them some special fitness equipment for adaptive sports training. Sponsor morale trips for the wounded Soldiers. Contribute to their recreation center. Fund their Christmas dinner. Find one who needs a special wheelchair or prosthetic, offer to pay for it.
We have guys that donate here in many ways. One guy runs outdoor trips all year round for the Wounded Warriors (hunting, hiking, camping, fishing, you name it). You could even donate the money to a research foundation that works on common problems such as amputees, PTSD, TBI or other conditions like orthopedics. I just did a tour of the facilities at Fort Sam earlier this year. Center for the Intrepid was built by donation. Their recreation center was built by a private citizen donation. I see you are in NC, you have a WTU at Bragg also one at Campbell in KY, 2 in GA at Benning and Gordon and I think there is a small one (company sized) in SC. Maybe check with the one in SC and see what they might need. It has always been my experience that the smaller separate units usually get the short end of the stick when it comes to funding. Another thing you could do is simply volunteer your time. We have red cross volunteers and community volunteers who work with our Soldiers manning the activity center. List goes on and on. |