Tag: Wounded Warrior Project
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Staff ReportsNovember 3, 2016
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A group founded to help wounded post-9/11 military veterans readjust to life back home has expanded beyond its South Florida roots and has new name to match. The Wounded Warriors of South Florida will become the Wounded Veterans Relief Fund. “This is a pivotal time in our organization’s history,” executive director Mike Durkee said in […]

Associated PressApril 10, 2016
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Two men ousted from top executive positions at Wounded Warrior Project say their leadership upheld the intent of donors who contributed millions to one of the nation’s largest veteran support groups. Al Giordano and Steve Nardizzi want the Jacksonville-based charity’s board of directors to publicly release the results of an independent review of its records. […]

Associated PressMarch 12, 2016
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Steve Nardizzi‘s entrepreneurial approach to charity work transformed the Wounded Warrior Project, which began as a shoestring effort to provide underwear and CD players to hospitalized soldiers, into an $800 million fundraising enterprise. It also led to his downfall. A lawyer by training who never served in the military, Nardizzi traded a career in the […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 4, 2016

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Since declaring his candidacy for president, Donald Trump has been at odds with his Republican rivals, allegedly the RNC executive committee, political action committees, the Democrats, and particularly the media who appear to despise this political outsider. The media paint a picture of a loudmouthed, uncouth racist, who is greedy beyond words and, therefore, evil.  Let […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 4, 2015
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Independence Day is a time for celebration and reflection for all Americans. For the Winn-Dixie grocery chain, it is also a time for giving back. On Saturday morning at the Winn-Dixie Lakewood location, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry met with Southeastern Grocers CEO and President Ian McLeod and Steven Nardizzi, CEO of Wounded Warrior Project, to celebrate Winn Dixie’s […]


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