Abroad Volunteer Work

All businesses should volunteer to help out in the community especially to help youth organizations. But what happens when you help a youth organization like the Boy Scouts and find that it is not politically correct? What happens when the Gay and Lesbian Community or a fringe within their community threatens to boycott your company?

The episode described above happened to my company and it has long past. Believe me I can hold my own, no worries, really good at what I do and very strategic in marketing, but it is troubling to be put in that situation. I was asked once when I mentioned this was: “What is the Gay Fringe is doing to you!”

Well they made it sound like I am afraid, worried or some such non-sense, no way. A little pissed off indeed back then, but hardly worried about my company or our Brand Name in the market place, our customers love us, I know it and I am sure those who threatened figured that out quickly enough. They probably looked foolish in spreading negative comments. In fact this is the feedback I was getting in the market place it happened.

Well the threat to boycott my company came after I refused to stop helping a Boy Scout Group in a community fundraiser. But it did not stop there the BS [which I should not have to use abbreviations] went on for weeks on end. After explaining this I was then asked; “Are these networks of homosexuals involved in the boycotts or in harming your business in other ways?” Yes, indeed they did or tried and it involved abuse of power, actually caused me to lose complete faith in government at all levels, but it was a good lesson, so actually a blessing. You must help the community, but beware, as there are often risks. Consider this in 2006.

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