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
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
Veterans helping Veterans
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