An official with a pro-homosexuality group said June 6 the organization issued a news release that incorrectly characterized the nature of a corporate grant from retailer Home Depot as well as the group’s relationship with the company, according to a CNSNews.com report.
The Washington, D.C.,-based Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) announced May 30 that Home Depot was sponsoring the group’s Father’s Day promotion, in which contributors to PGLAG would receive $25 gift certificates from the national home improvement chain.
In reality, Home Depot had made a $2,500 grant to PFLAG in the form of 100 $25 gift certificates, which the group could use to raise funds. But a string of miscues created confusion among the media and customers, which officials on both sides would not fully account for.
Suzanne Apple, Home Depot vice president of community relations, said, “We made a small $2,500 grant to PFLAG to assist with their work with families who are experiencing difficult times are experiencing difficult times with their family member’s acknowledgement of their sexual orientation.”
Apple said the PFLAG grant is one of about 30,000 awarded annually by the company. (BP)
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