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No More Salvation Army Bell Ringers at Target 10/15/2004
By Martha Kleder
Complete article at Concerned Women of America's Cutlture and Family Institute
Department store chain ends longtime practice, cites other groups demands.
You will not see the familiar Salvation Army bell ringers or red kettles outside Target stores this year.
Thats because Targets corporate office decided to end, nationally, the Salvation Armys longstanding exception to Targets no solicitation policy. While Target is not the first retailer to ban the charitys bell ringers, it is the largest to do so, with 1272 stores in 47 states.
We have always had a no-solicitation policy, Target spokeswoman Carolyn Brookter told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. And although the Salvation Army has been the one exception to that rule, the company has had more requests lately from other groups, she said.
We receive an increasing number of solicitation inquiries from nonprofit organizations each year and determined that if we continue to allow the Salvation Army to solicit, then it opens the door to other groups that wish to solicit our guests, Brookter said in a written statement faxed to Concerned Women for America (CWA). Other than forwarding the written press statement, Target did not respond to our requests for comment.
The contention that the Salvation Army bell ringers were banned because they didnt fit the Target image is inaccurate. The decision was based on our attempt to make our longstanding no-solicitation policy consistent, added Jennifer Hanson, Target Executive Offices spokesperson, in response to a guest relations inquiry.
This doesnt wash, said Robert Knight, director of CWAs Culture & Family Institute. Salvation Army kettles have been fixtures for years, and other retailers welcome them as an exception. Why is Target suddenly kicking them out? Could it be because homosexual activists, who are urging people to boycott the Salvation Army because they wont subsidize homosexual relationships, have persuaded company officials to cut them off? Is Target the latest company to be cowed by homosexuals?
K-Mart, Wal-Mart, J.C. Penneys and Marshall Fields as well as the major grocery chains still allow the Salvation Army to conduct kettle drives outside their doors.
Target notified the Salvation Army of its decision in January. The change adds pressure on the charity as it faces budget cuts from other sources and an increasing demand for services.
By Martha Kleder
Complete article at Concerned Women of America's Cutlture and Family Institute
Department store chain ends longtime practice, cites other groups demands.
You will not see the familiar Salvation Army bell ringers or red kettles outside Target stores this year.
Thats because Targets corporate office decided to end, nationally, the Salvation Armys longstanding exception to Targets no solicitation policy. While Target is not the first retailer to ban the charitys bell ringers, it is the largest to do so, with 1272 stores in 47 states.
We have always had a no-solicitation policy, Target spokeswoman Carolyn Brookter told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. And although the Salvation Army has been the one exception to that rule, the company has had more requests lately from other groups, she said.
We receive an increasing number of solicitation inquiries from nonprofit organizations each year and determined that if we continue to allow the Salvation Army to solicit, then it opens the door to other groups that wish to solicit our guests, Brookter said in a written statement faxed to Concerned Women for America (CWA). Other than forwarding the written press statement, Target did not respond to our requests for comment.
The contention that the Salvation Army bell ringers were banned because they didnt fit the Target image is inaccurate. The decision was based on our attempt to make our longstanding no-solicitation policy consistent, added Jennifer Hanson, Target Executive Offices spokesperson, in response to a guest relations inquiry.
This doesnt wash, said Robert Knight, director of CWAs Culture & Family Institute. Salvation Army kettles have been fixtures for years, and other retailers welcome them as an exception. Why is Target suddenly kicking them out? Could it be because homosexual activists, who are urging people to boycott the Salvation Army because they wont subsidize homosexual relationships, have persuaded company officials to cut them off? Is Target the latest company to be cowed by homosexuals?
K-Mart, Wal-Mart, J.C. Penneys and Marshall Fields as well as the major grocery chains still allow the Salvation Army to conduct kettle drives outside their doors.
Target notified the Salvation Army of its decision in January. The change adds pressure on the charity as it faces budget cuts from other sources and an increasing demand for services.
