Alan Ashton - Thanksgiving Point - Donates $1,000,000 to "Yes on H8"

[daddytodd]

Alan Ashton, the owner/developer of the hideous Thanksgiving Point complex in Lehi gave a cool million to the "Yes on H8" campaign in California -- clearly an effort to counterbalance Bruce Bastian's $1 million donation to "No on H8."

Bruce and Alan were the co-founders of WordPerfect. They sold out a decade and a half ago to Novell, for something like a half-billion each.

Novell eventually sold the wreckage of WordPerfect to Corel. I think all three companies are now defunct, right?

I've never been to Thanksgiving Point, and now I never will. I'd encourage Utah LGBT & allies to avoid Ashton's business, if you can. I'm not proposing a boycott, simply urging everyone to examine whether or not they want to give money to a H8er like Ashton.

Incidentally, here's a list of other Mormons who have given vast sums to "Yes on H8" in recent days. Anyone know who any of these people/organizations are, so I can choose not to patronize their businesses either?
Hartford Holdings, Provo, UT $300,000
David Moon, Alpine, UT $200,000
Michele Adams Watterson, Cache, UT $100,000
Roger Bayer, Salt Lake City, UT $100,000
Katharine Garff, Bountiful, UT $100,000
Belinda Vandersloot, Idaho Falls, ID $100,000
The Vineyard Group (Cardon & Hiatt Families), Mesa, AZ $100,000

Comments

[altf4ljdrama.livejournal.com]

I like how Frank Vandersloot is trying to avoid scrutiny by donatiung in his wife's name. Frank Vandersloot is the CEO for Melaleuca. So, no Melaleuca products for you or games at Idaho Falls' Melaleuca Stadium.

Don't you think Katharine Garff must somehow be tied into the Ken Garff Auto family?

I don't know anything about the rest, although a Bayer family tends to own a lot of property/management in that area.

[daddytodd.livejournal.com]

There's a Katharine B. Garff whose a member of the Utah state Board of Regents.

She may be the same person as Katherine Garff who donated $1000 to Orrin Hatch's last campaign. The Hatch-supporter is an employee of GARFF ENTERPRISES, which is, indeed, the Ken Garff car dealership company.

So, now I can add Garff to Miller on the list of car dealerships I can't patronize.

[altf4ljdrama.livejournal.com]

Frustrating. That's my parents nearest Volvo dealer for hundreds of miles.

Your research skills look pretty good.

[daddytodd.livejournal.com]

Melaleuca is an unfortunate name for a supplements company. I wonder if the melamine scares of the last couple years have damages their brand?

In any event, I can easily avoid their snake oil.