ABOUT

our mission

At iPods for Wounded Veterans, we serve wounded American servicemen and servicewomen from the Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. Our mission is to make injured veterans’ long months of rehabilitation easier and less repetitive. Our all-volunteer teams hand-deliver gifts of electronics, headphones, magazines and letters of encouragement.

OUR STORY

iPods for Wounded Veterans was founded by United States Military Veterans in 2011. When Paul Cardello and John Parker learned that wounded veterans recovering in military hospitals wanted one thing to make their days brighter — music — they immediately began putting together a collection of iPods.
Not long after, on their first trip to the Walter Reed Military Medical Center, they arrived with 32 iPods. And right away they realized that it wasn’t nearly enough. They came back to Boston and started raising money for another trip. Several weeks later, they went back with enough iPods and gifts for every wounded soldier they met.
Today, iPods for Wounded Veterans continues to provide MP3 players, tablets, headphones magazines, letters and more to improve the quality of life for our wounded Veterans. The intensive rehabilitation they require can take months, even years. These materials provide a diversion, easing the boredom and repeition of the rehabilitation and recovery process. Our Class A security clearance allows us to personally deliver these gifts to Military and Veterans hospitals, where we interact with veterans and their families one-on- one.
iPods for Wounded Veterans is made up entirely of volunteers – there are NO paid employees. Over 80% of all funds raised go directly back to the wounded veterans, with the only expenditures being those necessary to travel to and from hospitals.
We serve our wounded servicemen and servicewomen from the Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

donations are given to the following hospitals:

Veterans administration hospital of Massachusetts

  • VA Bedford, MA
  • VA Bedford Green, Bedford, MA
  • VA Brockton, MA
  • VA Howard House, Brockton, MA
  • VA Leeds, MA

Veterans Administration Hospital of Florida

  • VA Orlando, FL
  • VA Tampa, FL

Veterans administration hospital of Arizona

  • VA Phoenix, AZ
  • VA Tucsan, AZ

Veterans administration hospital of Richmond Virginia

  • Spinal Cord Institute

Veterans administration hospital of Rhode Island

  • VA Providence, RI

Veterans administration hospital of CONNECTICUT

  • VA West Haven, CT

Veterans administration hospital of MAINE

  • VA Augusta, ME

Veterans administration hospital of Vermont

  • VA White River Junction, VT

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

  • Bethesda, MD

Fort Belvoir community hospital and USO center

  • Fort Belvoir, VA

Poplar Springs Hospital

  • Petersburg, VA

New Hampshire Veterans Home

  • Tilton, NH

American Legions Sweeney Post

  • Manchester, NH

Liberty House

  • Manchester, NH

MEET OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Our Board of Directors consists of veterans and civilians who are fiercely dedicated to improving the rehabilitation and recovery of our wounded military servicemen and servicewomen.

CINDY WURDEMAN
PAUL CARDELLO
WAYNE FOX
JOHN PARKER
JOE ZUFFANTE
LARRY HALL
DR. KAREN CLARK
KATHLEEN McKENNA

TEAMSTER REPRESENTATIVES

DAVID RENSHAW
DAWN SCHUMANN

MEDIA RELATIONS

RICHARD McGAFFIGAN
MARI ROBLES
DAVID SARNO

In Loving Memory

Rest In Peace

Edwin J. Williams
March 11th, 1942 – May 12th, 2017

Rest In Peace

James R. Miceli
March 25th, 1935 – April 21st, 2018

GENEROUS SPONSORS and DONORS

From entertainers who perform for our troops to individuals who donate in memory of a beloved veteran, to local businesses that contribute to our work, we are extremely grateful to have the support of so many generous donors and sponsors.

No donation is too small. Every dollar makes an impact on our injured troops.

To recognize donors who have given even more, we have created special designations.

BRONZE

GOLD

COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF

SIVLER

PLATINUM

MEDAL OF HONOR

special thanks to our biggest supporters