Something to know About Target Stores

Something to know About Target Stores
by Dick Forrey, Vietnam Veterans Association

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 can not support American Veterans,
then
why should I and my family 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