UNIQLO is supporting the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015, from July 25 to August 2, 2015. Along with US $450,000 in financial support, as the official apparel sponsor for Special Olympics Unified Sports® Experience events, UNIQLO donated a total of 7,000 T-shirts and Polo Shirts to be worn by athletes and volunteer organizers.
Local UNIQLO offices will also provide the official uniforms and training wear for teams representing Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. In addition, more than 100 employees from UNIQLO's parent company Fast Retailing have volunteered to support the event.
Special Olympics
Special Olympics is an international organization that provides sports training and competition for people with intellectual disabilities. UNIQLO became an official partner of the Special Olympics Nippon (SON), in 2002. We provide assistance such as donating volunteer staff uniforms and supporting competition operations.
Supporting the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015
UNIQLO is an official partner of the Special Olympics Nippon
Since 2002, UNIQLO has been an official partner of Special Olympics Nippon, the organization’s office in Japan, and provides support by donating uniforms and helping to run sporting events.
Support of initiatives to date
2013
November 2013
Asia Pacific Games, Newcastle, Australia
Asia Pacific Games, Newcastle, Australia
FR supplies athletic wear to the Japanese and Singapore delegation donating a total of 420 items including pants, polo shirts and parkas.
January 2013
World Winter Games, Pyeongchang, South Korea
World Winter Games, Pyeongchang, South Korea
FR supplies athletic wear to the South Korean, Japanese and Singaporean delegations, with FRL Korea, UNIQLO Japan and UNIQLO Singapore donating 3,200, 1,200 and 500 items, respectively.
2012
February 2012
National Winter Games, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
National Winter Games, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
FR donates 3,500 items, including Fleece Parkas and Jackets, for use as uniforms for staff and volunteers. A total of 36 FR employees serve as volunteers, including executives, store staff and employees from headquarters.
2011
June 2011
World Summer Games, Athens, Greece
World Summer Games, Athens, Greece
FR provides official uniforms for the 75-member Japanese delegation, while donating 300 items for the Summer Games, including Dry Easy Short-Sleeve Oxford Shirts, Zip-up Parkas, Striped Crew Neck Long-Sleeve T-shirts and Chino Pants.
2010
November 2010
Summer National Games, Osaka, Japan
Summer National Games, Osaka, Japan
FR donates 300 T-shirts, 4,200 parkas for volunteers, while FR Group staff serve as volunteers.
2009
February 2009
Winter Games, Idaho, U.S.
Winter Games, Idaho, U.S.
FR donates nine different official uniforms for 87 members of the Japan team, with FR employees serving as volunteers.
2008
March 2008
Winter National Games, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Winter National Games, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
FR donates 3,000 uniforms for volunteers, with 50 employees from headquarters and FR Group stores volunteering as event staff.
2007
October 2007
Summer World Games, Shanghai, China
Summer World Games, Shanghai, China
FR donates 122 uniforms to Japanese athletes at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai.
February, July 2007
Sporting Experience Caravan, Japan
Sporting Experience Caravan, Japan
FR donates 600 T-shirts for volunteers at the Sporting Experience Caravan in Osaka and Ishikawa Prefectures.
2006
November 2006
Summer National Games, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Summer National Games, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
FR donates staff uniforms.
September 2006
Charity Vending Machines, Japan
Charity Vending Machines, Japan
UNIQLO sets up vending machines, with all proceeds used to support the different regional branches of SO Nippon, in employee lounges at 172 UNIQLO stores, in addition to FR's Tokyo headquarters.
April 2006
Memorial Hockey Tournament, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Memorial Hockey Tournament, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
FR donates T-shirts for volunteers.
March, May, June 2006
Sporting Experience Caravan, Japan
Sporting Experience Caravan, Japan
FR donates uniforms for volunteers at the Sporting Experience Caravan in Aichi (March), Miyagi (May), and Tokushima (June) Prefectures, Japan.
2005
February 2005
Winter World Games, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Winter World Games, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
UNIQLO donates official uniforms for the Japanese team, with 80 UNIQLO employees volunteering their time.
2004
January 2004
Winter National Games, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Winter National Games, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
FR donates uniforms for volunteers.
2003
June 2003
Summer World Games, Ireland
Summer World Games, Ireland
FR donates official uniforms to the Japanese team.
2002
August 2002
Summer National Games, Tokyo, Japan
Summer National Games, Tokyo, Japan
FR donates T-shirts, with about 250 UNIQLO executives and employees serving as volunteers.
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