NY-26: Jon Powers on status of War Kids Relief

By Grievous Angel ( June 30, 2008 at 9:27 am) · Filed under Federal Races, Grievous Angel, NY-26

Jon Powers listening to a veteran give a speech in Clarence, June 2008
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For weeks now there have been rumblings in the conservative groups around town about the status of War Kids Relief, a charity for children founded by Jon Powers, Democratic candidate for Congress in NY-26. I received this from the Blue Mass Group in my Inbox last night and I think it will clear things up (I’ve corrected the original message’s link to childrenscultureconnection.com because it is incomplete):

Your comment bothered me, because as a vet, I was concerned that lingering doubt was detrimental in so many ways.

Thank you for raising this question. I hope you find this response from Jon Powers satisfactory. If not, he has invited further inquiry.

Jack Mitchell
sleeping.giant.stirs AT gmail DOT com

Thank you for sending the information about the War Kids Relief email because I want to address the issue.

War Kids Relief has been reorganized under Children’s Culture Connection and led by Charles London. It is continuing the same mission and I will remain involved, but we wanted to separate the program from me so that there was no conflict of interest once I am in Congress. http://www.childrenscultureconnection.com…

This is something that we definitely want to address [since] the website came down. Please share this email with the folks. Anyone with any concerns can contact me at 716-633-6068 or CCC through the website.

Thanks,

Jon

Jon Powers
Congressional Candidate NY-26
www.powersforcongress.com
T: (716) 633-6068

There is a War Kids Relief link on the Children’s Culture Connection site that can be viewed here. The site states:

Now in partnership with Children’s Culture Connection, War Kids Relief is harnessing the creative potential of children in both Iraq and the US to make a lasting positive change in their lives and communities.

For Fall 2008, War Kids Relief is developing programs that help American children learn about Iraq’s culture and history, and building on that knowledge, to encourage them to foster peace with their Iraqi peers by sharing their own unique culture with them.

Through specially designed care packages and activity kits (including letters, artwork and videos) that will be taken to Iraqi students by US servicemen and women, American youth will have the opportunity to share their benevolent spirit with the children of Iraq. From there, the US troops will help the Iraqi youth to create their own care packages to send back to their new friends in America.

I hope this quiets the rumblings because when a veteran wants to give back to his country by starting a charity for children, it is something we should applaud, not tear down.

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2 Responses to “NY-26: Jon Powers on status of War Kids Relief”

  1. Rottenchester says:
    June 30, 2008 at 11:03 am

    One indicator of Powers’ perceived strength as a candidate is conservative blogs starting up the smear machine early. They fear him because he’s clearly the best candidate in the field, and will be hard to beat in the Fall.

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  2. Grievous Angel says:
    July 1, 2008 at 11:55 am

    Great point. You know you’ve arrived when they begin to attack.

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