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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> A Must Read (Target Store Policy)</DIV>
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size=5 FAMILY="SCRIPT" PTSIZE="18">Recently we asked the local TARGET store to
be a proud sponsor of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall during our spring
recognition event.<BR><BR>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."<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>As a follow-up, I e-mailed
the TARGET U.S. corporate headquarters and their response was the same. That's
their national policy.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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 <BR>American dollars and to have their profits sent to France.
Without the American Vets, where would France be today?<BR><BR>Feel free to pass
this along to whomever you want.<BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR><BR>Dick
Forrey<BR><BR>Veterans helping Veterans</FONT><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial
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