I wonder if there is any truth to this??
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I wonder if there is any truth to this??
I got this e-mail from a friend who gets all kind of things like this.
Subject: FW: TARGET STORES
by **** 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 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,
**** Forrey
Veterans helping Veterans
Any truth to this? What are your thoughts about this?
Subject: FW: TARGET STORES
by **** 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 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,
**** Forrey
Veterans helping Veterans
Any truth to this? What are your thoughts about this?
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If it is true then we all as americans have plenty of work to do avoiding this store. I never go there anyway and after reading this i will continue to abstain.
french...go figure
french...go figure
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Originally posted by Miller Tyme
www.snopes.com/politics/military/target.asp
This one's been bounced around every site I'm on.
www.snopes.com/politics/military/target.asp
This one's been bounced around every site I'm on.
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This is the exact reason why I always check out emails/other online stories with snopes.com. I knew this one was bogus right away though. The gay/lesbian line as well as the French connection was blatantly obvious.
I cant believe some people actually fall for these things...idiots.
I cant believe some people actually fall for these things...idiots.