Check this out. I got this email from my good frind Bob.
UNREAL!!!!
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 12:00 PM
Subject: FW: TARGET STORES ( THIS IS NOT A JOKE )
Target Stores
PLEASE SEND THIS ALONG SO EVERYONE KNOWS THEIR DEAL!
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 '03 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 can not 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.
Sincerely,
Dick Forrey, V.V.A.
Veterans helping Veterans
UNREAL!!!!