• Veteran's Day 2020

    From Charles Pierson@2:240/1120.976 to All on Sun Nov 8 21:17:30 2020
    Hello, All.

    Wed, 11 NOV is Veteran's Day in the USA. The below link provides a list of free and discounted thing for my fellow Vets,

    https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/80347/veterans-day-2020-discounts/


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  • From Dan Richter@1:317/3 to Charles Pierson on Sun Nov 8 20:39:44 2020
    On 08 Nov 2020, 09:17p, Charles Pierson said the following...

    Wed, 11 NOV is Veteran's Day in the USA. The below link provides a list
    of freeand discounted thing for my fellow Vets,

    I won't use any of the veteran discounts. Give the money to the families of my brothers and sisters who paid the ultimate price.


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  • From Charles Pierson@2:221/6.21 to Dan Richter on Sun Nov 8 22:23:02 2020
    Hello, Dan Richter.
    On 11/8/20 8:39 PM you wrote:

    On 08 Nov 2020, 09:17p, Charles Pierson said the following...
    Wed, 11 NOV is Veteran's Day in the USA. The below link provides
    a list of freeand discounted thing for my fellow Vets,
    I won't use any of the veteran discounts. Give the money to the
    families of my brothers and sisters who paid the ultimate price.

    I almost never go out to eat, so I'm not likely to use them.

    I think Golden Corral has a thing where you can pick up a voucher for a free meal. Something like that I'd grab and give it to a homeless vet, which I see a lot of.

    But there is one you might be interested in if they are in your area:

    Cracker Barrel – November 2020
    Cracker Barrel will donate a $10 Cracker Barrel gift card to Operation Homefront for each Country Fried Turkey Family Meal Basket sold in the month of November (up to $50,000)*, and the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Foundation will make an additional $50,000 donation to Operation Homefront – totaling up to $100,000 to support military families this holiday season. Additionally, on Veterans Day – Wednesday, Nov. 11, Cracker Barrel will offer all U.S. military veterans a complimentary slice of Double Chocolate Fudge Coca-Cola® Cake when dining at any Cracker Barrel location nationwide.



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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Dan Richter on Mon Nov 9 23:07:00 2020
    Hello Dan!

    ** On Sunday 08.11.20 - 20:39, Dan Richter wrote to Charles Pierson:

    Wed, 11 NOV is Veteran's Day in the USA. The below link
    provides a list of freeand discounted thing for my
    fellow Vets,

    I won't use any of the veteran discounts. Give the money
    to the families of my brothers and sisters who paid the
    ultimate price.

    They don't have "cash" to give away. They are simply offering
    a lower price for the foods they serve.



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  • From Charles Pierson@2:221/6.21 to August Abolins on Tue Nov 10 10:12:10 2020
    Hello, August Abolins.
    On 11/9/20 11:07 PM you wrote:

    Hello Dan! ** On Sunday 08.11.20 - 20:39, Dan Richter wrote to
    Charles Pierson:
    Wed, 11 NOV is Veteran's Day in the USA. The below link provides
    a list of freeand discounted thing for my fellow Vets,
    I won't use any of the veteran discounts. Give the money to the
    families of my brothers and sisters who paid the ultimate price.
    They don't have "cash" to give away. They are simply offering a
    lower price for the foods they serve.

    What they "lose" in profits with these discounts, whatever goodwill it might generate, could just as easily be done in a different manner. See my other reply on the subject for an example.

    And as an added bonus, if your corporation donates the money to a 501(c)3 charity, for example, it not only generates goodwill, but gives you a tax write off.

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to August Abolins on Thu Nov 12 23:34:00 2020
    Hello Charles!

    ** On Tuesday 10.11.20 - 10:12, Charles Pierson wrote to August Abolins:

    (FYI. The original of this message does not seem to have
    arrived on the TgM side.)

    They don't have "cash" to give away. They are simply
    offering a lower price for the foods they serve.

    What they "lose" in profits with these discounts,
    whatever goodwill it might generate, could just as easily
    be done in a different manner. See my other reply on the
    subject for an example.

    Do you mean the one where you describe Cracker Barrel?

    Any business can give a donation anytime. They don't need a
    customer to "participate" in a program to justify it.

    For example, our domestic Tim Horton's conducts a "Smile for
    Cookie" program every year. The idea is that if YOU buy a
    cookie, they (Tim Horton's) will donate the proceeds to a
    charity to help a kid's summer camp program.

    My response.. Either don't make those pathetic sugar laden
    cookies and just give the damn money to the charity. Or just
    give the cookies to food banks that could use them, and give
    $'s to the summer camp program anyway.

    Tim's collecting the money from the cookie sale and making the
    donation. Who's doing the donation, really? The customer, not
    Tim's. Tim benefits in the tax-credit for the donation they
    file. The whole process seems selfish.

    Buying the cookie only serves as a metric to blame the public
    for not reaching a donation goal.

    Another progamme that irks me.. Every year one of the grocery
    chains conducts a "Round up for Cancer.." or something like
    that. The idea is to ask the customer to "round up to the
    nearest dollar" from the grocery bill. The difference will go
    to charity. Fine. But then after the programme, the grocery
    store gets a front-page story complete with picture of giant
    cheque stating "local grocery store raised $X for donation!"
    No mention of the CUSTOMERS who selfishly rounded up. There is
    no out of pocket expense to the grocery store at all.


    And as an added bonus, if your corporation donates the
    money to a 501(c)3 charity, for example, it not only
    generates goodwill, but gives you a tax write off.

    In Canada, a donation is not a 100% write-off. It's far more
    efficient to claim a legitimate expense such as advertising or
    maintenance than a donation.


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