Here's the email. I'm wondering if anyone can verify its claims.......
Amazing Issue with Target Stores
>>
>>If they have a good sale in their ads, take the ad to
>>Walmart, where they will meet the price...............
>>
>>Dick Forrey of the Vietnam Veterans Association wrote.
>>
>>"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 my family and I 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?"
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>Dick Forrey
>>Veterans Helping Veterans
>>
>>
>>Please send this on to everyone you know to let Target know
>>how AMERICAN'S feel about their non-support of America and
>>our support of them.
>>Rick Jamison
>>Navarro County Sheriff's Department
>>903-396-7643
Amazing Issue with Target Stores
>>
>>If they have a good sale in their ads, take the ad to
>>Walmart, where they will meet the price...............
>>
>>Dick Forrey of the Vietnam Veterans Association wrote.
>>
>>"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 my family and I 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?"
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>Dick Forrey
>>Veterans Helping Veterans
>>
>>
>>Please send this on to everyone you know to let Target know
>>how AMERICAN'S feel about their non-support of America and
>>our support of them.
>>Rick Jamison
>>Navarro County Sheriff's Department
>>903-396-7643
Thanks. Have a good weekend, y'all.