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Special Olympics

Last Updated: 2010.03.05
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Special Olympics (SO) is an international sporting organization that provides persons with intellectual disabilities with opportunities to partake in sporting activities and holds tournaments where they can display their sporting skills.
Since 2002, UNIQLO has been an official partner of the headquarters of SO in Japan (SO Nippon). UNIQLO has donated uniforms to volunteers and supported the running of sporting events.

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Support Initiatives to Date

  • February 2009 Winter Games in Idaho

    Donated all 9 types of official uniforms for 87 members of the Japan team. Our employees also participated in the event as volunteers.

  • March 2008 Winter National Games, Yamagata

    We donated 3,000 uniforms for volunteers. 30 employees will volunteer as staff.

Photo for Support Initiatives in 2008
  • October 2007 Summer World Games, Shanghai

    We donated a total of 122 uniforms to the Japanese athletes who took part in the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai.

Photo for Support Initiatives in 2007
  • February, July 2007 Sporting Experience Caravan

    We donated 600 T-shirts for volunteers at the Sporting Experience Caravan in the prefectures of Osaka and Ishikawa.

Photo for Support Initiatives in 2007
  • Novenber 2006 Summer National Games, Kumamoto

    Donated uniforms for the staff.

  • September 2006 -  Installation of charity vending machines

    In support of the various regional branches of SO Nippon, charity vending machines have been installed in employees’ lounges at 172 UNIQLO stores and the Tokyo headquarters.

  • April 2006 Memorial Hockey Tornament, Nagano

    Donated T-shirts for volunteers.

  • March, May, June 2006
      Sporting Experience Caravan

    Donated uniforms for volunteers at the Sporting Experience Caravan in the prefectures of Aichi (March), Miyagi (May), and Tokushima (June).

  • February 2005 Winter World Games, Nagano

    Donated official uniforms for the Japanese team. 80 UNIQLO employees volunteered their time.

  • January 2004 Winter National Games, Nagano

    Donated uniforms for volunteers.

  • June 2003 Summer World Games, Ireland

    Donated official uniforms to the Japanese team

  • August 2002 Summer National Games, Tokyo

    Donated T-shirts; approximately 250 UNIQLO executives and employees volunteered their time.

Photo for Support Initiatives 2002-2006 Photo for Support Initiatives 2002-2006 Photo for Support Initiatives 2002-2006 Photo for Support Initiatives 2002-2006

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