GOP Chairs Address Recent Questions Surrounding Jon Powers’ Nonprofit
Buffalo – Today, Western New York Republican Chairman asked Congressional Candidate Jon Powers to publicly release documents disclosing the expenditures of Powers nonprofit organization War Kids Relief. Last Wednesday, the Buffalo News raised serious questions about Powers dealings with War Kids Relief. The Republican Chairman sent a letter to Powers asking him to set the record straight and disclose how the nonprofit spent the money that was raised for children in Iraq.
“All of the Western New Yorkers who contributed to Powers organization deserve to know exactly how their money was spent,” said Erie County Republican Chairman Jim Domagalski. “We need leaders in Congress who believe in transparency and accountability.”
“These issues have cast a cloud over Jon’s candidacy for Congress and the citizens of community deserve answers,” said Niagara County Republican Chairman Henry Wojtaszek. “Jon has made ‘leadership by the example’ the slogan for the campaign. This is an opportunity to allow his actions to meet his words.”
A recent Buffalo News editorial referred to Powers work with War Kids Relief as “unseemly boasting of charitable work” as amounting “to far less than he has advertised.” Tomorrow is the deadline for nonprofit organizations to file the proper paperwork (Form 990) with the Internal Revenue Service to account for the expenditures for nonprofit organizations. In their letter to Jon Powers, the chairman requested the following questions be publicly disclosed:
1. How much money was raised for War Kids Relief?
2. How much money was allocated to the children of Iraq?
3. Specifically, what programs did you establish in Iraq?
4. How much money was spent on general administration, travel and fundraising?
5. In addition to your salary of $77,000 over 18 months, were you afforded employee benefits the charity? If so, at what cost to War Kids Relief?
“Jon needs to set the record straight,” said Monroe County Republican Chairman Bill Reilich. “More excuses and rhetoric will not suffice, we need concrete evidence of how Powers spent the money that he raised for the children of Iraq and we need it today.”
“Powers needs to release these documents to the public,” said Ed Morgan Orleans County Republican Chairman. “As one of the centerpieces of Powers campaign, the expenditures of War Kids Relief should be
publicly disclosed. We need leaders in Congress who understand how to spend money wisely and responsibly.”
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You left out the part where WBEN roasted these guys saying Powers had addressed most of this through other interviews and that the Republicans and their boy Lee does have any specific answers for questions they’ve been asked about health care, taxes, big oil, etc. They were also roasted for avoiding issues and just pointing fingers.
WBEN, isn’t that the radio station that aired several pro-Powers stories and gave him free air time to sell his reasons for cheating the kids? Did that ever happen? What did Powers say?
IP — thanks for avoiding the questions like you always do.
I think voters had enough of the GOP jinggling shiny objects with their left hand while completeing ruining WNY with their right hand.
So Jon Powers refuses to tell the truth about what he did to those kids. Jacksonsmiles (aka: Jon Powers) just admitted here that one of his friends works for this radio station. Of course they’ll help put out the political fire Jon (jack) has lit under his own butt.