WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT

[Warrior-Mentor]

www.woundedwarriorproject.org

Mission
The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is to raise public
awareness and enlist the public's aid for the needs of severely injured
service men and women, to help severely injured service members to aid
and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and
services to meet their needs.

WWP accomplishes this mission by providing programs and services to
severely injured active service members and their families during the
critical time between their initial rehabilitation while on active duty
and their eventual transition to civilian life. WWP employs staff with
over 55 years of combined experience in providing direct services to
active duty service members and disabled veterans, including benefits
counseling, representation before the department of veterans affairs,
bringing public attention to the needs of wounded service members, and
advocating for regulatory and statutory changes beneficial to veterans
and active duty service members.

There are many military service organizations that provide services to
active duty service members and their families, and many veteran service
organizations that provide services and opportunities for fraternal
interaction to veterans upon their discharge from service. However, few
organizations devote their resources to assisting the severely wounded
during this critical period. WWP fills this vital, unmet need, bringing
comfort, support, and aid to severely injured service members and their
families during this challenging time in their lives.

Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Accepted to the Combined Federal Campaign
(CFC)

Jacksonville, FL (August 22, 2006) The Wounded Warrior Project, a
non-profit organization aimed at assisting the men and women of the
United States armed forces who have been severely injured during the war
on terrorism, has been added to the list of non-profit agencies for the
2006/2007 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC).

The mission of the CFC is to promote and support philanthropy through
employee-focused and cost-efficient programs that provide federal
employees the opportunity to help those in need.

Each year during the September 1 through December 15 campaign season,
more than 300 CFC initiatives in the United States and abroad raise
millions of dollars for non-profit organizations that provide health and
human services.

The CFC represents the millions of federal employees nationwide and we
are thrilled to be a part of the targeted and focused campaigns for
assistance. Together, we can open many doors for the brave men and women
the Project aims to assist, stated WWP Executive Director and Founder
John Melia.

Services provided by WWP include benefits counseling, rehabilitation,
adaptive sports opportunities and advocacy initiatives to aid in the
transition from a hospital bed to an independent and productive life.
Many of the injuries suffered are traumatic amputations, gunshot wounds,
burns and blast injuries that will retire these brave warriors from
military service.

Please visit www.opm.gov/cfc/. Wounded Warrior Project is listed as
number 9376 and is designated as both a domestic and international
charity.

[Warrior-Mentor]

Anyone worked with them or know anyone who has been helped by them?

Just curious...

[Z731]

I have not heard of them. I will be back in the office on 3 JAN and will run it and check it out. See who is involved. If legit it sounds like a great thing. Nobody in 7th Group circles is talking about it right now. I will check with USASOC and USASFC when I get back to work.

Z

[longrange1947]

The orginization that my son works for has ties with them, Morgan Franklin. Not sure to what extent, but I have a t shirt that my son gave me with the WWP and Morgan Franklin tied together as a logo.

Don't know how much help that is but Morgan Franklin is semi big. I don't think a scam would tie into something like that and not get checked.

My 2 cents.

[Snaquebite]

Looks like a worthwhile project, but I'd like to see some names behind the scenes if you know what I mean...who runs this ?

[jasonglh]

Sir, from their FAQ:

Q. How was the organization founded and by whom?

The organization was founded by John Melia, Jim Melia (Johns brother), John F. Melia (Johns father), Al Giordano and Steven Nardizzi. John Melia is a former Marine who was injured in a helicopter crash in Somalia. Jim Melia is a former Army officer who currently is a special agent with the FBI. John F. Melia is a retired colonel from the US Army. Al Giordano, a former Marine, is currently the National Service Director of the Wounded Warrior Project. Steven Nardizzi is an attorney with over 10 years experience working with veterans.

I have donated to them in the past and they have gotten some good press over the last year or so.