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 TA RGET 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 corporatio n.
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
