Avoiding Target

This is why I don't shop at Target anymore and haven't for a while!

Wasn't it last Christmas that Target refused to let the Salvation Army ring their  bells  in front of their stores?

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 (or Canadian) Veterans, then why should my family and I support their stores by spending our hard earned American (or Canadian) dollars in their  stores???   And, have their profits sent to France ... Without the American (and Canadian) Vets, where would France be today? 'They, most likely would be speaking German and trading in Deutsch Marks'      

Sincerely, 
Dick Forrey
Veterans Helping Veteran