Hey Folks,
Received this email this morning and it pretty much p*ssed me off.
Does anyone have anymore info on this, or know if it's even true?
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
PS: Target will also not allow the Marines to
collect for Toys For Tots during the
holidays.
Received this email this morning and it pretty much p*ssed me off.
Does anyone have anymore info on this, or know if it's even true?
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
PS: Target will also not allow the Marines to
collect for Toys For Tots during the
holidays.