Does Starbucks support Planned Parenthood?

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Happy Belated Thanksgiving to all.Hope this isn’t a repeat thread.Does anyone know for a fact that Starbucks directly contributes money to Planned Parenthood,other pro abortion organizations or political parties? If so how can one find out this info? One of my children is currently employed at Starbucks.We all ready know about the CD,s and other anti Catholic/christian stuff. I figure where there’s smoke,there’s fire.Thanks and God Bless to you and yours.
 
If I was you, I would go tho their website and contact the company directly and ask them.

That would serve two purposes really, one, you would find out for sure whether they do or don’t support them, and two, it would make it known to them that you are not happy with the companies policy if in fact they do contribute.

I’ve heard alot of rumors concerning big corporations on a whole range of issues, but most of these rumors prove to be false when you confront the companies. There is a strong backlash against these huge companies in this country, so many of the rumors are started by angry Americans. I hope this rumor proves to be false also…
 
If they do, I’d like to know because I boycott any company that supports Planned Parenthood or abortion in any way.
 
I drink almost 1 Starbucks each day. I also try not to support companies that actively support abortion clinics or openly support the Catholic church. So I would like to know if Starbucks actively supports Planned Parenthood. Have they given a small donation in the past, or perhaps a one-time donation, and stopped? Do they give annual donations? There is a difference. Perhaps they did but no longer do? Perhaps they do and we don’t know? I’d like to know one way or the other and possibly change my habits. There are other places to get a good cup of coffee.
 
Holly3278 said:
If they do, I’d like to know because I boycott any company that supports Planned Parenthood or abortion in any way.
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I kind of agree, but it’s abit of a slippery slope.

What if your favorite local resturant, deli, or conveniance store supported PP? Or maybe your barber, who you’ve been going to for 25 years. Would you even know it, and if you did would you stop going?

Also, does Starbucks support things we do agree with, like supporting our troops?

Like I said, I don’t disagree with your sentiments, but there are probably to many other people we patronise out there that probably support PP…
 
Oh Darn! I can’t buy Nikes or Reeboks any more, can’t fill up at a BP or Amoco or Mobil station, I have to throw out my iPod and cancel my iTunes and not buy the Mac I was thinking about, get rid of my HP printer, remove Microsoft programs from my computer, I can’t drink Pepsi or eat Kellogg’s cereals, I have to close my Bank of America and AmEx credit cards, insist to my docs not to use Pfizer drugs, never shop at a Ben Franklin or Radio Shack or REI store, get rid of my GE microwave and toaster oven, cancel my long term care insurance because it’s from John Hancock, and close out my Charles Schwab investing account…

wait, this is getting to be too much.

And that’s the Columbia/Willamette PP. I don’t live there. Oh well, that’s a relief. I don’t have to make all these drastic changes.

One think I noticed: Mercy Corps! Doesn’t John Michael Talbot raise money for them at his concerts? And a bunch of other Christian musicians too? :bigyikes: Yikes, I’ve donated to them before. Never again.
 
George_Waters said:
Yes, Starbucks supports Planned Parenthood.

The below link is of Matching Gift Companies on the Planned Parenthood website.

plannedparenthood.org/ppcw/files/ColumbiaWillamette/Matching_gift_companies.pdf

I did not do more than a superfical search of their website, but Starbucks is listed at least 16 times as a supporter of Planned Parenthood.

Please do not support Starbucks!
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If I understand this correctly, the “matching gift” means that an employee give’s money to a cause of the individual’s choice and Starbucks matches it:
starbucks.com/aboutus/givesback.asp
Choose to Give!
We believe charitable giving is a personal decision. Respecting this, Starbucks designed Choose to Give!, a flexible workplace-giving program that matches each partner’s charitable contributions, up to $1,000 annually.
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That means that a Starbucks employee could also give to a pro-life organization and the company would match it. Therefore, I don’t hold Starbucks, or any other company on that list, “liable” for the giving to Planned Parenthood.

If you find something that shows they give direct corporate support outside of that program, then please post the information. That would be a different situation. I think a company match program for charitable giving is to be commended.
 
starbucks.com/aboutus/foundation.asp

The Starbucks Foundation has certain adopted organizations and causes, and they make grants in addition to that. Read all about it here. The archive list of grantees is available. I read back a few years and didn’t see any Planned Parenthood listed at all.

So that’s what corporate is doing. 😃

I also looked over their corporate social responsibility statement. I like their fair trade commitments. Treating those Catholic coffee growers fairly! Hey, economic justice! I remember reading something about that in the Catechism. 😉
 
kentuckyliz said:
Oh Darn! I can’t buy Nikes or Reeboks any more, can’t fill up at a BP or Amoco or Mobil station, I have to throw out my iPod and cancel my iTunes and not buy the Mac I was thinking about, get rid of my HP printer, remove Microsoft programs from my computer, I can’t drink Pepsi or eat Kellogg’s cereals, I have to close my Bank of America and AmEx credit cards, insist to my docs not to use Pfizer drugs, never shop at a Ben Franklin or Radio Shack or REI store, get rid of my GE microwave and toaster oven, cancel my long term care insurance because it’s from John Hancock, and close out my Charles Schwab investing account…

wait, this is getting to be too much.

And that’s the Columbia/Willamette PP. I don’t live there. Oh well, that’s a relief. I don’t have to make all these drastic changes.

One think I noticed: Mercy Corps! Doesn’t John Michael Talbot raise money for them at his concerts? And a bunch of other Christian musicians too? :bigyikes: Yikes, I’ve donated to them before. Never again.
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Exactly right. It is getting to be too much. The companies only do matching donations. If we want the money to stop going to planned parenthood it does no good to boycott the companies. We must change the hearts of individuals and get them to donate to prolife organizations only so the business money will also be sent that way. I for one am trading in my ipod, will buy itunes, shop at Radioshack and Starbucks and any other company I please.
 
rlg94086 said:
If I understand this correctly, the “matching gift” means that an employee give’s money to a cause of the individual’s choice and Starbucks matches it:
starbucks.com/aboutus/givesback.asp

That means that a Starbucks employee could also give to a pro-life organization and the company would match it. Therefore, I don’t hold Starbucks, or any other company on that list, “liable” for the giving to Planned Parenthood.

If you find something that shows they give direct corporate support outside of that program, then please post the information. That would be a different situation. I think a company match program for charitable giving is to be commended.
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Good points. You will not find anything at the corporate level as Starbucks allows sponsorship at local and regional levels.

As Starbucks (at the local and regional level) supports events contrary to the Catholic faith I will not support their business.

Also Starbucks chooses to have matching contributions to PP. I have worked for companies that did matching gifts, but were very specific. Starbucks doesn’t have to match contributions to PP, but they do. That should tell us something.

It would not matter if Starbucks gave millions to PP directly or not, some people would find it too difficult to give up Starbucks allowing them a convenient excuse to ignore their faith.
 
Thank you for this thread. I will never go to Starbucks again.

Blessings,
Marduk
 
I have a nice cup of Starbucks waiting for me when I get home from Mass.

Kathy
 
Katie1723 said:
I have a nice cup of Starbucks waiting for me when I get home from Mass.

Kathy
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In the context and flow of this thread, I am always suprised and disappointed that any established forum member [BIG number of post] would offer a snide comment that associates an immoral company endeavor with one’s personal piety, especially reception of the Eucharist. Where has respect and the sense shame gone?
 
setter said:
In the context and flow of this thread, I am always suprised and disappointed that any established forum member [BIG number of post] would offer a snide comment that associates an immoral company endeavor with one’s personal piety, especially reception of the Eucharist. Where has respect and the sense shame gone?
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I’m assuming the poster does not agree Starbucks is “an immoral company.” I don’t go to Starbucks after Mass, because we try not to shop/dine out on Sunday. However, I do enjoy my Starbucks, typically on a daily basis, when I am traveling for business.

I don’t see a problem with any company matching contributions from their employees. It is unfortunate that some of their employees choose Planned Parenthood. Hopefully, others are choosing pro-life avenues of giving.
 
rlg94086 said:
I do enjoy my Starbucks, typically on a daily basis, when I am traveling for business.

I don’t see a problem with any company matching contributions from their employees. It is unfortunate that some of their employees choose Planned Parenthood. Hopefully, others are choosing pro-life avenues of giving.
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Interesting that as a staunch pro-life Catholic (can I assume this?) that one doesn’t see a problem for a national company to offer matching funds to PP. Your post all but seems to ignore the fact that the only reason “It is unfortunate that some of their employees choose Planned Parenthood” is solely because the company is facilitating funding opportunuties for such evil activity. I suggest that you reassess your critical thinking.
 
setter said:
Interesting that as a staunch pro-life Catholic (can I assume this?) that one doesn’t see a problem for a national company to offer matching funds to PP. Your post all but seems to ignore the fact that the only reason “It is unfortunate that some of their employees choose Planned Parenthood” is solely because the company is facilitating funding opportunuties for such evil activity. I suggest that you reassess your critical thinking.
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My critical thinking is fine, thank you…perhaps you ought to reassess yours. The company, rightly, allows their employees to give to whomever they decide they want to support. It is called freedom…generally considered to be a good value. I’m guessing the criteria is that it is a 501c organization. As I said, the company is also “facilitating funding opportunities” for pro-life activities. IOW the company’s efforts are neutral, not evil.

If the company directly decides to support Planned Parenthood, then that would be a different situation. But, what I see on their website is direct support for other social and environmental causes.
 
Dear brother,
rlg94086 said:
My critical thinking is fine, thank you…perhaps you ought to reassess yours. The company, rightly, allows their employees to give to whomever they decide they want to support. It is called freedom…generally considered to be a good value. I’m guessing the criteria is that it is a 501c organization. As I said, the company is also “facilitating funding opportunities” for pro-life activities. IOW the company’s efforts are neutral, not evil.

If the company directly decides to support Planned Parenthood, then that would be a different situation. But, what I see on their website is direct support for other social and environmental causes.
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In an earlier post (yesterday), I stated I would never frequent Starbucks again. Later at night, I spoke to a staunchly pro-life friend whose opinion I trust and he told me the pro-abortion Starbucks campaign is a hoax!

After reading what YOU have written today, as well, I want to say I wouldn’t mind having a cup of coffee at Starbucks after all. Thank you for the level-headed posts.

Blessings,
Marduk
 
mardukm said:
Dear brother,

In an earlier post (yesterday), I stated I would never frequent Starbucks again. Later at night, I spoke to a staunchly pro-life friend whose opinion I trust and he told me the pro-abortion Starbucks campaign is a hoax!

After reading what YOU have written today, as well, I want to say I wouldn’t mind having a cup of coffee at Starbucks after all. Thank you for the level-headed posts.

Blessings,
Marduk
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You are very welcome. I think sometimes people go a little overboard in their zeal to combat evil.

I’m not sure “hoax” would be the right term, but to target companies who match their employee’s, or “partners” as Starbucks calls them 😛 , giving to charitable causes is misguided IMHO. Charitable giving should always be encouraged, and I think it is great that some companies offer matching funds. I wish my company did!

If you want to boycott companies, boycott obvious, direct funding of Planned Parenthood, not indirect funding through the choice of individuals who work for the company.
 
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