Wow.
And after all the support I gave her. Hell I gave her an autographed Christy Hemme T-Shirt for her to use for donations!
Until this gets resolved. I'm cutting ties with "Wrestler's Rescue" everywhere!
--- In TheOriginalWWFFanClub@yahoogroups.com, "FondyMark" <fondy54935@...> wrote:
>
> RD, may want to remove that banner from the homepage.
>
> ~Mark.
>
> __________________________________________________________
> Former Diva Dawn Marie Caught In A heartless Charity Health Care Scandal!
> By Matthew Hester
> (Senior Writer) on July 22, 2010
>
> Pro wrestlers have had to deal with grueling work conditions since its
> conception. Many wrestlers are left with nagging injuries or worse when all
> is said and done. There have been many attempts to have a union formed but
> it has never panned out. In 2008 it seemed that may have all changed. This
> was in large part due to former WWE diva Dawn Marie. When she started
> started the foundation "Wrestlers Rescue", many felt that she would make
> history by helping current and former stars in the business.
>
> Sadly it looks as if this noble cause will turn out to be nothing more than
> a scam. It is now being reported that Dawn Marie is under investigation for
> embezzling the funds that she collected over the last couple of years. The
> money that has been raised to offer past and present wrestlers health care
> is now unaccounted for. According to Sun Writer Mike Aldren, Dawn Marie used
> the money to flow all over to conventions in order to make profits for
> herself. It is also being speculated that not a single wrestler has seen a
> dime. No one can seem to find any records of any organization getting money
> from the funds raised.
>
> Here is a quote from Aldren on Irvin Muchnicks blog: "Nobody seems to know
> where all the money has gone nor has anyone seemingly benefited from the
> money that Dawn has raised over the past three years. Her former friends
> have told me she uses the money to fly herself to conventions around the
> country so she can profit from autograph signings. She has agreements with
> several promoters where if she flies herself in she will get a free table to
> sell her merchandise. When I started asking reasonable questions, Dawn set
> her attorney on me, who admits Wrestlers Rescue is not a registered
> charity."
>
> It is also being reported that in a fundraiser for "Dr. Death" Steve
> Williams, the funds that were collected for him so he can get a device to
> help him speak never got to him before he died. If this is the case than
> this is a horrible crime that should not go unpunished. When Dawn Marie
> Launched this charity it seemed that wrestlers may have finally had some
> hope in getting health benefits. It now looks like that will never happen
> and Dawn Marie may go down as one of the most disgraced names in the history
> of the business.
>
> Sources of this article are from the Sun and Hit the Ropes.com.
>
> http://bleacherreport.com/articles/423696-former-diva-dawn-marie-caught-in-a-heartless-charity-healthcare-scandal
>
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