This came from my friend, Debb. As she mentioned, this is "something to think about". E of the headdress Subject: something to think about Subject: : Vehicle Companies who made donations > > > > > > > > > Subject: Buy American > > > > CNN Headline News did a short news listing regarding Ford and GM's > > contributions to the relief and recovery efforts in New York and > > Washington. > > The findings are as follows...... > > > 1. Ford- $1 million to American Red Cross matching employee contributions > of > > the same number plus 10 Excursions to NY Fire Dept. The company also > offered > > ER response team services and office space to displaced government > > employees. > > > > 2. GM- $1 million to American Red Cross matching employee contributions > of > > the same number and a fleet of vans, suv's, and trucks. > > > > 3. Daimler Chrysler- $10 million to support of the children and victims > of > > the Sept. 11 attack. > > > > 4. Harley Davidson motorcycles- $1 million and 30 new motorcycles to the > New > > York Police Dept. > > > > 5. Volkswagen- Employees and management created a Sept 11 Foundation, > funded > > initial with $2 million, for the assistance of the children and victims > of > > the WTC. > > > > 6. Hyundai- $300,000 to the American Red Cross. > > > > 7. Audi- Nothing. > > > > 8. BMW- Nothing. > > > > 9. Daewoo- Nothing. > > > > 10. Fiat- Nothing. > > > > 11. Honda- Nothing despite boasting of second best sales month ever in > > August 2001 > > > > 12. Isuzu- Nothing. > > > > 13. Mitsubishi- Nothing. > > > > 14. Nissan- Nothing. > > > > 15. Porsche- Nothing. Press release with condolences via the Porsche > > website. > > > > 16. Subaru- Nothing. > > > > 17. Suzuki- Nothing. > > > > 18. Toyota- Nothing despite claims of high sales in July and August 2001. > > Condolences posted on the website > > > > Whenever the time may be for you to purchase or lease a new vehicle, keep > > this information in mind. You might want to give more consideration to a > > car manufactured by an American-owned and / or American based company. > Apart > > from Hyundai and Volkswagen, the foreign car companies contributed > > nothing at all to the citizens of the United States. It's OK for these > > companies to take money out of this country, but it is apparently not > > acceptable to return some in a time of crisis. I believe we should not > > forget things like this. Say thank you in a way that gets their > attention. > > Pass it on. >> > > > > > > > ~~~~~The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears.~~~~~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn