Subject: Vietnam Vets and Target
>
> Vietnam Veterans Not Worthy Of Target's Help?
> By Dick Forrey, Vietnam Veterans Association
>
> 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 arts, social actions and education." My
>
> thought: if the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and the Vietnam veteran
>
> himself, does not meet the criteria of these areas, something is wrong
> at
> Target. We were not asking for thousands of dollars, not even
> hundreds,
> but simply sponsorship 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 buying anything at Target Stores again. If
> the
> Vietnam Veteran does 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 only to as many people as you know. Maybe Target and
> other businesses will get the message.
>
>
> Vietnam Veterans Not Worthy Of Target's Help?
> By Dick Forrey, Vietnam Veterans Association
>
> 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 arts, social actions and education." My
>
> thought: if the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and the Vietnam veteran
>
> himself, does not meet the criteria of these areas, something is wrong
> at
> Target. We were not asking for thousands of dollars, not even
> hundreds,
> but simply sponsorship 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 buying anything at Target Stores again. If
> the
> Vietnam Veteran does 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 only to as many people as you know. Maybe Target and
> other businesses will get the message.
>