Coca-Cola was listed as a corporate supporter of Planned Parenthood. They were on Planned Parenthood’s website. Various other outlets had attached Coca-Cola to Planned Parenthood.
This morning I received this email:
Hello,
I work for The Coca-Cola Company’s Public Affairs and Communications team and wanted to clarify something Mr. Erickson discussed regarding our company and Planned Parenthood.
We do not contribute to Planned Parenthood, and employee gifts to Planned Parenthood are not matched.
Please let me know if there are any follow up questions. We believe it’s important to set the record straight and trust that WSB and Mr. Erickson will help us in correcting this information for your listeners.
Regrettably, for them, they spent all of their promotion budget on Sodomites and all their related perverts! But then again, maybe promoting the murder and dismemberment of babies for profit was a bridge too far even for them!
Never liked to drink soda pop….,
RESPONSE From Bath and Body Works
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From: BBWCustomerRelations@bbw.com
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 1:59 PM
Dear Valued Bath and Body Works Customer,
We appreciate you taking the time to contact us in regards to our policies, services and products. We value your inquiry and your interest in Bath and Body Works and The White Barn Candle Co.
Thank you for following up and contacting us regarding our community involvement at L Brands. Since its inception, the L Brands Foundation has invested more than $160 million in our home office communities.
Our philanthropic efforts represent a rich mixture of backgrounds, insights and perspectives. Our support of Planned Parenthood has been limited to educational programming. We appreciate your feedback and will share it with our community relations team.
If we can be of any further assistance, please reply to this email or contact us at 1-800-395-1001, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday.
Sincerely,
Kaylyn Swartz
Kaylyn Swartz
Sr. Customer Relations Representative
Bath & Body Works
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My response: cato
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 3:23 PM
To: BBWCustomerRelations@bbw.com
Subject: Re: Case 3980748
Kaylyn;
Supporting those who kill the unborn is not a philanthropic effort.
ANY association, for whatever purpose on your part with Planned Parenthood prevents my family’s financial association with Bath and Body Works.
Please ensure we are removed from your mailing list.
My input to your community relations team:
May God open the eyes and hearts of those who choose to kill the unborn and those who fund them.
Excellent!
Glad to see this from Coke.
I don’t often drink soft drinks, but when I do, I prefer Coca-Cola.
Signed:
The Most Interesting Loco on IOTWREPORT…
Okay, just sent my own letter. Took a minute. Glad I did it.
Is that Erick Erickson?
I notice Coke said “we do not” they didn’t say “we DID not”. Kind of like what the meaning of “is” is.
Tony, it sounds like they did not – from the link:
“Just want to clarify, we did not change our policy – in fact, we have never matched employee gifts to Planned Parenthood. We were not listed as a corporate sponsor on Planned Parenthood’s website – we were listed among companies that match employee gifts. The implication was that gifts to them would be matched. This is why we asked them to correct their site. “
OK