Target has done it again!!!

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I was wrong... sorry.

I should have looked into the subject more, my bad.

[Scooper]

Surfgirl,
I heard that same story last year.
Not that I am a Target supporter (I do most of my shopping @ Cabela's), it just seemed a little bizzare . So I went to the Target web page to confirm (if for nothing else) if it was french owned and found the following:

http://sites.target.com/site/en/corp...d=PRD03-001461

Proudly supporting the men and women who serve our country.

Target has supported many charitable causes throughout our history, including veterans' organizations. For years, Target has donated funds and volunteer hours to local and national veterans' and military organizations, including:

• The World War II Memorial
• "The Wall That Heals" 2003-2005 National Tour, a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund outreach initiative that honors our veterans and educates our children
• American Red Cross Armed Forces Emergency Services
• Yankee Air Force Museum in Ypsilanti, Michigan
• Hays County Veterans in San Marcos, Texas
• Kenny Nickelson Memorial Foundation for Homeless Veterans in Manhattan Beach, California

Target is Not Foreign-Owned
Since 2002, Target has been the victim of a misleading e-mail campaign. This e-mail campaign grossly misrepresents our support of veterans and our soldiers. In fact, the author of the original e-mail contacted Target in December 2003 to express his regret for sending the initial e-mail in 2002 and to share his concern about the false information being attributed to him. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the Internet and e-mail communication, the original e-mail has been repeatedly and inaccurately modified and perpetuated by unknown writers.

The National Veterans of Foreign Wars posted a press release on their website on December 6, 2002, to help clarify this issue and show their support of Target at http://www.vfw.org/news/target.htm.

Target Corporation is a publicly held U.S. company (NYSE: TGT). The company has been based in Minneapolis, Minnesota ever since its founding as The Dayton Company by businessman George Dayton in 1902. Target is not now, nor has it ever been, foreign-owned.

Reservist Benefits
Target Corporation is proud to count many veterans and military reservists among its more than 273,000 team members nationwide. To help support these team members, Target Corporation provides benefits for activated reservists, including pay differential, that surpass the benefits required by law. The Reserve Officers Association has recognized our company for these benefits, and the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve also lists Target on their website at http://www.esgr.org/employers2/outstandingEmployers.asp.

Target team members who are activated for military service and were participating in optional dependent coverage at the time of their deployment are eligible to continue these benefits if they choose. Target Corporation also allows any Target team member to continue benefits as provided by the 1986 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).

Giving Policy
Target gives to diverse causes that reflect all types of guests in a wide variety of communities. While every cause is worthy, Target receives thousands of grant requests every year and unfortunately, we are unable to grant funds or partner with every organization. For more information that describes the guidelines and the application process, see our Community information or visit any Target store and ask for the grants brochure.

Marines Toys for Tots
Target greatly respects the good work of the Toys for Tots program and all the volunteers who make this program a success every year. Target has a longstanding policy of no-solicitation by any group or organization at our stores. This policy includes the use of our store locations as collection or drop off sites for any type of activity.

Target has this policy in order to be consistent with the numerous groups that request access to our stores and to provide our guests with a comfortable, distraction-free environment. Our solicitation policy does not diminish our commitment to our communities. We support the communities we serve in many ways, donating more than $2 million per week and hundreds of thousands of volunteer hours each year to nonprofit organizations nationwide.

Target Corporation wholeheartedly supports U.S. veterans, reservists and active-duty personnel and their families. We are proud of our record and remain committed to continuing support of veterans' organizations as part of our overall charitable giving program.

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I am sorry
I should have done that myself... I will delete this now..