Posted on 04/24/2002 7:13:20 PM PDT by Pistol
From: Autosend2@grassfire.net (Grassfire.net) Date: Wed, Apr 24, 2002, 8:14pm (EDT-1)
Subject: Carrier freezes out the BSA!
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
GRASSFIRE.NET SPECIAL BOY SCOUTS UPDATE
CARRIER CUTS SCOUTS FUNDING -
CALLS/E-MAILS URGED! (see contact info below)
FORWARD TO YOUR FRIENDS AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO STAND FOR THE SCOUTS:
http://www.grassfire.net/scouts.asp?PID=960194
(AOL Users click the line below, all others use the above link: )
4/24/02
Carrier Air-Conditioning Corporation has severed funding the Boy Scouts to the tune of $42,025. A long time supporter of the Scouts, Carrier made the decision because of the BSA policy of protecting boys from homosexual leaders.
This decision will likely have a profound and lasting effect on the boys in the five New York counties served by the Hiawatha Council: Oswego, Lewis, Onondaga, Jefferson and St. Lawrence.
* * * *ACTION ITEM
Since this story appeared on April 10, thousands of Scout supporters from across the nation have expressed their outrage to the Carrier Corporation for giving the Scouts the cold shoulder.
To help spread the word, Grassfire.net is encouraging everyone who signed our Support the Boy Scouts Petition--all 348,236 strong, to voice their disappointment in the Carrier Corporation.
We would also encourage you to reconsider doing business with a company that would abandon an organization as vital as the Scouts.
* * * CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail Carrier Corporation President Geraud Darnis, at: geraud.darnis@carrier.utc.com
To contact Carrier's Vice President of Marketing, John M. Mandyck, e-mail: john.m.mandyck@carrier.utc.com
Or you may call Carrier at: 1-800-227-7437, or fax to: 860-674-3139
Or send your concerns via mail to: Carrier World Headquarters One Carrier Place, Farmington, CT 06034-4015 * * * * * * * * * *
On behalf of the Boys Scouts of America, thank you for your continued and energetic support!
Your Friends at Grassfire.net
P.S. We received a number of e-mails urging us to point out the good things going on with the Scouts, today. We apologize if it seems that we are only pointing out the struggles and conflicts, but we feel strongly about the Scouts, and the entire Scouting experience as it pertains to life in general. But like a nightwatchman, who guards what is valuable, we must sound the alarm.
There are few things more valuable to the United States than the Boy Scouts of America. That's why we feel compelled to do all we can to protect them. Thank you for your support.
You may want to send Carrier Corp. your views on this.
Not many people, nationally, have signed this petition. Will you click the above link and help, and sign? (‡>]
Good opportunity to call Carrier to tell them you're in the market for their product, then hit them with the question of the Boy Scouts.......let them know you are buying another brand. :-}
McQuay might be an alternative to some Carrier products.
Too bad it's a long time until the next AHR Expo (Jan 2003 in Chicago); be neat to freep them there, right on the show floor!
Defunding BSA appears to be a corporate trend of late. How and why are these companies making such decisions? Do they really think they engender more goodwill in the community by supporting gays instead of supporting boy scouts?
This is shameful of corporations to pull their funding. The retraction of corporate funds will greatly diminish scouting programs in both size and quality. What will replace the BSA? Will we see the homosexuals everywhere helping little old ladies cross the street?
Maybe they should create and fund gay scouts, and just see how many people would show up. I would like to think that no parent would ever place their kid in such a situation, but unfortunately, plenty of parents are willing to experiment with their kids. Otherwise, we wouldn't see the homosexual agenda garner such success in places like Massachesettes.
Good job! And here's a bump for activism!
Dear Mr President of the Carrier Corp.
YOU JUST LOST A CUSTOMER.
The Boys Scouts are not the enemy. Militant homosexuals are, you goof ball.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.