Last Updated: 2012.01.24
UNIQLO to Donate 3,500 Fleece Products for the 2012 Special Olympics Japan National Winter Games
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.
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January 24, 2012, Tokyo, Japan - UNIQLO today announces that it will donate approximately 3,500 articles of clothing in support of the 2012 Special Olympics Japan National Winter Games in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan from February 10 to 12, in addition to sending 36 Fast Retailing Group employees to assist with this competitive athletic event as volunteers.
UNIQLO will donate Smooth Fleece Hoodies, Fleece Full Zip Jackets and Fleece Reversible Jackets. Volunteers from Fast Retailing (FR) headquarters, including members of the executive management team, and from a number of FR Group stores will work at the event as on-site volunteers. UNIQLO has supported Special Olympics (SO) Nippon in various ways since 2002 and is pleased to provide assistance and apparel again this year.
■ UNIQLO's Support Initiatives For Special Olympics Nippon
Since August 2002, when it first provided apparel for National Summer Games volunteers in Tokyo, UNIQLO has demonstrated its ongoing commitment to Special Olympics Nippon by donating more than 37,000 articles of clothing in support of a wide range of competitive events. These items have included official uniforms, Airtech jackets, windbreakers, zip-up hoodies, caps and T-shirts. UNIQLO and other Fast Retailing Group companies also regularly send staff members to assist with SO Nippon events as volunteers.
The Special Olympics is an international sports organization that provides opportunities for athletes with intellectual disabilities to train and compete throughout the year.
The 2012 Special Olympics Japan National Winter Games in Fukushima will give athletes with intellectual disabilities from throughout Japan the chance to display their skills in a competitive environment. The results of these games will be used to select the Japanese National Team, which will participate in the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
