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2011
In good times and
bad, we support the
communities in which
we do business. This
year, Target gave more
than $1.4 million to aid
relief efforts for oods,
wildres, hurricanes
and other disasters
around the world.
We’re Part of
Something
Bigger
Whether we’re on the sales oor, at home
with friends and family, or volunteering in
the community, Target team members are
always looking for ways to make the world a
little brighter.
We do our best to help build strong, healthy
and safe communities where our team
members and guests live and work. In June,
we introduced our corporate responsibility
goals at Target.com/hereforgood. These
commitments—from putting more U.S. kids on
the path to graduation to reducing our impact
on the environment—will be our road map and
report card in the years to come.
Another important way we support communities
is through our giving, a philosophy that is, and
always has been, a cornerstone of our company.
Each year, we’ve given 5 percent of our income
to the community, and this year, that amounted
to a total of $209 million in dollars and product.
More than dollars alone, we give our time. We
believe the time we give is just as important as
the 5 percent of our income. In 2011, our team
members gave more than 474,500 volunteer
hours of service in their communities, and we’ve
challenged ourselves to raise that number to
700,000 hours each year by the end of 2015.
2000
The Dayton Hudson
Foundation is renamed
the Target Foundation,
and continues to carry
on the legacy of our
founder, George D.
Dayton, and his goal
to “aid in promoting
the welfare of mankind
anywhere in the world.”
1997
Guests can now
support their favorite
local schools by
designating a portion
of their REDcard
purchases through
Target’s Take Charge
of Education program.
Our September 2011
payout brought total
donation dollars to
$324 million given
to schools since the
program began.
14 | TARGET 2011 ANNUAL REPORT
Target team member volunteers have helped
transform 118 school libraries since 2007. Learn
more at Target.com/SLMhighlights