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Target bans the Salvation Army

I read in the paper this morning that Target stores are going to ban the Salvation Army from soliciting on their premises this Christmas. I was rather upset by that and posted the following email to them.

I just read where you are banning the Salvation Army from soliciting on your premises this Christmas.

I feel you are doing the wrong thing. The Salvation Army helps those that cannot help themselves. The Salvation Army gives a greater percentage of money donated to it's intended recipients than any other organization.

The argument that if you allow the Salivation Army to solicit you'll have to allow others is wrong. Just as you discriminate what products to display on your shelves, you can just as easily discriminate what organizations you allow to solicit on your property.

I think Target management has made a decision that is unlike what they want to convey to the public. They have inadvertently made a moral comparison between the Salvation Army and the local soccer team. They are not the same.

Christmas is a time of sharing to those less fortunate than ourselves. I would think the Target stores would want to show themselves as good citizens of the community.

I urge you to reverse this decision and permit the Salvation Army back on your premises and yourselves back into the hearts of your community.

Sincerely,
Ted Armstrong

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Posted by Ted at October 23, 2004 8:33 PM