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- BallBuster
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*** This was sent to me by a friend of mine who is a Vietnam Vet ***
Vietnam Veterans Association By Dick Forrey
We asked our local Target store to be a sponsor of the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall during our spring recognition event.
We received back a reply from Target management that
"veterans do not meet our area of giving. We only donate to the areas
of the arts, social actions, gay and lesbian causes, and education."
My thought: If the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and veterans in
general, do not meet their donation criteria, something is wrong at Target.
We were not asking for thousands of dollars, not even hundreds, but simply
sponsorship of an endorsement for a memorial remembrance.
As follow-up, I E-mailed the corporate headquarters and their response
was the same. Personally, I will NOT be purchasing anything at Target Stores
again. If the Vietnam Veteran or Veterans in general do not meet their
area of giving, then why should I, as a Vietnam veteran, spend my hard earned
money in their stores?
Please pass this on to as many people as you know.
Sincerely,
Veterans Helping Veterans (TARGET IS FRENCH OWNED WHAT WOULD YOU EXPECT)
PS: Target will also not allow the Marines to collect for "Toys For Tots"
during the holidays.
=[DOA]=BallBuster
Vietnam Veterans Association By Dick Forrey
We asked our local Target store to be a sponsor of the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall during our spring recognition event.
We received back a reply from Target management that
"veterans do not meet our area of giving. We only donate to the areas
of the arts, social actions, gay and lesbian causes, and education."
My thought: If the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and veterans in
general, do not meet their donation criteria, something is wrong at Target.
We were not asking for thousands of dollars, not even hundreds, but simply
sponsorship of an endorsement for a memorial remembrance.
As follow-up, I E-mailed the corporate headquarters and their response
was the same. Personally, I will NOT be purchasing anything at Target Stores
again. If the Vietnam Veteran or Veterans in general do not meet their
area of giving, then why should I, as a Vietnam veteran, spend my hard earned
money in their stores?
Please pass this on to as many people as you know.
Sincerely,
Veterans Helping Veterans (TARGET IS FRENCH OWNED WHAT WOULD YOU EXPECT)
PS: Target will also not allow the Marines to collect for "Toys For Tots"
during the holidays.
=[DOA]=BallBuster

- Cpl. Bingham
I can understad them wanting to boycott Wal-Mart, but I can also understand Wal-Mart's decision to give to specific causes. If Wal-Mart has a set group of causes it gives to at the detriment of others, that's their right.
Personally, this practice is perfectly fine with me. Wal-Mart clearly shows they are willing to give to charitable causes, but just because it's not vietnam vets does't make them a bad company. And yes, I realize all the vets wanted was event sponsorship, but for a company like Wal-Mart, even small events can cause a lot of legal hassles.
Personally, this practice is perfectly fine with me. Wal-Mart clearly shows they are willing to give to charitable causes, but just because it's not vietnam vets does't make them a bad company. And yes, I realize all the vets wanted was event sponsorship, but for a company like Wal-Mart, even small events can cause a lot of legal hassles.
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Maybe Target donates to French veterans....oh, wait, my mistake, no such thing.
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