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[wolfdogs]

Amazing Issue with Target Stores

If they have a good sale in their ads, take the ad to Wal-Mart, 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 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 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?"

Feel free to pass this along to whomever you want.

Sincerely,

Dick Forrey
Veterans Helping Veterans

SFC David Kaiser, Kay Kaiser

Please send this on to everyone you know to let Target know how
AMERICAN'S feel about their non-support of America and our support
of them.

[bn_bullet]

http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/target.asp

[Rhode Island Red]

rule of thumb to go by: If something or someone states a fact as an "absolute" - you almost be certain that they're lying through their teeth ... Knowing this, now go listen to politicians and the media.. it's amazing how many non-facts we are told and are told they are the words of God...

Good Catch bn_bullet

[Joe K. 99 Zeee!!]

You mean it's not pronounced Tar-jet' ?!?!

[wolfdogs]

i usually check snopes first..

my wife forwarded that to me...

now..........


let me make a phone call..............

Mary><wolfman

[Christopherrr]

Mary><wolfman

hehehe...that's a funny smiley.

[Joe 1320]

Mary><wolfman

She got ya good.

[Dave M]

Target's stated policy is that they provide grants at the corporate level for programs involving the arts, education, and family violence prevention, and donates at the local level to a variety of charitable causes. The line about Target's responding to inquiries by stating that they provide corporate grants only for 'gay and lesbian causes' is a falsity added to later versions of the message.

The Target Corporation is a publicly held U.S. firm which has been based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, since it began as the Dayton Dry Goods Company in 1902. Target is not now, nor has it ever been, foreign-owned.

Although Target stores do not directly participate in the in-store collection of toys for the Toys for Tots charity sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, the Target Corporation contributes to that charity by providng discounts to groups who buy toys for it.

Target Corporation has been recognized by the National Committee for Employer Support of the National Guard and Reserve (ESGR) as an "Outstanding Employer" which has "gone above and beyond the requirements of the law in support of their National Guard and Reserve employees." Target employees who are activated for military service and were participating in optional dependent coverage at the time of their deployment are eligible to continue these benefits if they so choose. Target Corporation also allows any Target team member to continue benefits as provided by the 1986 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).


oops!!

[FroSSty]

My aunt sent this e-mail to my whole family...My sister visits snopes all the time and she literally went off on my aunt about sending those e-mails...Before that happened I never knew about snopes...But everytime I hear this one I laugh because of what happened between my aunt and sister...
lol