Vietnam War veterans charity being sued by Mass. Attorney General
By Will Richmond
Herald News Staff Reporter
Posted Aug 16, 2012
SOMERSET
The Attorney General’s office is suing a local veterans charity and its professional fundraisers for allegedly using deceptive tactics in violation of state laws.
The suit, filed Wednesday in Suffolk Superior Court, alleges that Bay State Vietnam Veterans Inc. and its Rhode Island-based fundraiser, Dynamic Marketing Solutions Inc., violated the Massachusetts charitable solicitation and consumer protection laws during a phone solicitation campaign.
Also named in the lawsuit are Dynamic’s president, John Chaves of Warren, R.I., and its founder Thomas Gity Jr., of Pompano Beach, Fla. A temporary restraining order has been obtained against the charity and its fundraiser requiring them to preserve fundraising records and prohibiting them from transferring funds.
The suit alleges that during phone solicitations, Dynamic’s fundraisers deceived potential donors by falsely stating that 100 percent of their donations would benefit veterans, while only about 15 percent of the solicited funds went to support veterans and about 85 percent of the funds went back to Dynamic for their fundraising services.
According to the organization’s 2011 filing with the Attorney General’s office, the group raised $460,081 in 2011, with just $69,012 going to the charity.
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Teens Raise Money for Wounded Veterans
Local Teens Raise Money for Wounded Veterans
by Jackie De Tore
August 16th 2012
Newport - During summer vacation, most teenagers are hanging out by the pool and enjoying their freedom, but some local teens are donating their time for American heroes.
Nokomis Junior ROTC students are raising money for the Wounded Heroes Foundation at Bud's Shop N' Save in Newport.
Cadet Staff Sargent, Felix Thibodeau said, "Some of the stories you hear from these veterans are heartbreaking, they're not getting the recognition they deserve."
The Wounded Heroes Foundation gives financial aid to vets who have been 100% disabled by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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by Jackie De Tore
August 16th 2012
Newport - During summer vacation, most teenagers are hanging out by the pool and enjoying their freedom, but some local teens are donating their time for American heroes.
Nokomis Junior ROTC students are raising money for the Wounded Heroes Foundation at Bud's Shop N' Save in Newport.
Cadet Staff Sargent, Felix Thibodeau said, "Some of the stories you hear from these veterans are heartbreaking, they're not getting the recognition they deserve."
The Wounded Heroes Foundation gives financial aid to vets who have been 100% disabled by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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Mt. Pleasant couple sentenced in starvation case
Mt. Pleasant couple sentenced in starvation case
August 16, 2012
By SCRN
A Mount Pleasant couple charged with homicide by child neglect were sentenced Thursday, two years after their son starved to death.
Charles Gordon and his wife Ashley pleaded guilty to the charges but tearfully asked Circuit Court Judge J.C. Nicholson for mercy in the 2010 case. They said their 9-month-old son Andrew was being fed but continued to lose weight. Ashley Gordon said she thought something might have been wrong but did not think the situation was that serious. It turned out the infant was slowly starving to death.
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August 16, 2012
By SCRN
A Mount Pleasant couple charged with homicide by child neglect were sentenced Thursday, two years after their son starved to death.
Charles Gordon and his wife Ashley pleaded guilty to the charges but tearfully asked Circuit Court Judge J.C. Nicholson for mercy in the 2010 case. They said their 9-month-old son Andrew was being fed but continued to lose weight. Ashley Gordon said she thought something might have been wrong but did not think the situation was that serious. It turned out the infant was slowly starving to death.
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DAV needs volunteer drivers in Syracuse area
Volunteer drivers needed for vets
By MARTHA ELLEN
Watertown Daily Times
TIMES STAFF WRITER
FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2012
Disabled American Veterans is looking for volunteer van drivers to take veterans to clinic appointments and to the Syracuse Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
“We’re in desperate need, especially in the north country,” said Andrew T. Newcomb, DAV transportation/hospital service coordinator. “The ones we have are being run ragged.”
The need will grow as the DAV has 13 new vans on order, which will replace some aging vehicles and add to existing service. Massena soon will have two vans instead of one; Watertown will grow from two vans to three; and Ogdensburg and Potsdam will receive replacement vans.
“We’re looking for as many drivers as we can possibly get,” Mr. Newcomb said. “Our needs are always for drivers and donations.”
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By MARTHA ELLEN
Watertown Daily Times
TIMES STAFF WRITER
FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2012
Disabled American Veterans is looking for volunteer van drivers to take veterans to clinic appointments and to the Syracuse Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
“We’re in desperate need, especially in the north country,” said Andrew T. Newcomb, DAV transportation/hospital service coordinator. “The ones we have are being run ragged.”
The need will grow as the DAV has 13 new vans on order, which will replace some aging vehicles and add to existing service. Massena soon will have two vans instead of one; Watertown will grow from two vans to three; and Ogdensburg and Potsdam will receive replacement vans.
“We’re looking for as many drivers as we can possibly get,” Mr. Newcomb said. “Our needs are always for drivers and donations.”
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