Registered: Jun 2003
Location: ALABAMA
Posts: 5183

This is sad......

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 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
Veterans helping Veterans

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Sylva, North Carolina (the far Western Tip of the State)
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I just hate stuff like that!!!

I'll not shop there anymore either!!!

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Buckshot, you're just a treasure chest of mis-imformation. Read the link on Cheri's post.

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Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Indiana
Posts: 99

love the french I think we need to turn that eiffel tower into the worlds largest tracking antenna. For those go far hounds.

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Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Batesville, Indiana
Posts: 308

Target Stores Won't Fund Veterans Projects-Fiction!

Summary of the eRumor
The message urges not buying anything at Target stores because the company turned down a request for funds for a Vietnam veterans memorial wall. It says that a man named Dick Forrey of the "Vietnam Veterans Association" asked a local Target store for the donation and was told that ve

The Truth
Dick Forrey is listed as being with Howard County Vietnam Veterans in the state of Indiana. He says that he did have the experiences both with the local Target store and the Target corporate offices as is described in the story.

The Target company is sending a written response to people who inquire about this story that says that Target gives $2 million per week in the communities where stores are located. The Target letter says a veteran approached a local store in March, 2002 for a $100 donation to a "moving wall" project. The response says that any donations by local stores are not in cash but in gift certificates or volunteer time. Cash is given by the corporate office and in response to official requests for grants. The letter says that the veteran who asked for the donation should have been given grant information from the store, but was not. The Target response also says that the company makes donations in three general areas: education, arts and family violence prevention. The company is happy to donate to any veterans causes that would fit within those guidelines. So while it's true that donations would not be given to a veterans project per se, they would be given if the veterans project is within the guidelines.

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Registered: Oct 2003
Location: SW Missouri
Posts: 1405

Target also supports gun control. Haven't been in a Target store, or accepted gifts bought at target since 1996.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: ALABAMA
Posts: 5183

yep.....the email was a fake. Not the first and won't be the last one to be fooled.

But Jim contrary to your ill belief, I am not a treasure chest full of misinformation as you have implied.

Asinine remarks after someone makes a mistake is uncalled for.

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