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Subject: TARGET supports who.......?
By Dick Forrey of the Vietnam Veterans Association
Recently we asked the local TARGET store to be a proud sponsor of
the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall during our spring recognition
event.
We received the following reply from the local TARGET management:
"Veterans
do not meet our area of giving. We only donate to the arts, social
action
groups, gay & lesbian causes, and education."
So I'm thinking, if the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and veterans
in
general do not meet their donation criteria, then something is really
wrong
at this TARGET store. We were not asking for thousands of dollars,
not even
hundreds, just a small sponsorship for a memorial remembrance.
As a follow-up, I e-mailed the TARGET U.S. corporate headquarters and
their
response was the same. That's their national policy.
Then I looked into the company further. They will not allow the
Marines to
collect for 'Toys for Tots' at any of their stores. And during the
recent
Iraq deployment, they would not allow families of employees who were
called
up for active duty to continue their insurance coverage while they
were on
military service. Then as I dig further, TARGET IS a
French-owned
corporation.
Now, I'm thinking again. If TARGET cannot support American Veterans,
then
why should I and my family support their stores by spending our hard
earned
American dollars and to have their profits sent to France. Without
the
American Vets, where would France be today?
Feel free to pass this along to whomever you want. In fact, Please do
pass
this along to friends and family. I for one will no longer support
this
retail chain. I will NOT shop in a Target store ever
again..............Dale
Sincerely,
Dick Forrey
Veterans helping Veterans | 
