GLOBAL | Overseas
Fuji Xerox has continuously supported the Special Olympics, a sports festival for the intellectually disabled since 1995. The Special Olympics started when the late President Kennedy’s younger sister, Mrs. Eunice Kennedy Shriver, opened the backyard of her own home to host a day camp for people with intellectual disabilities. Afterwards, with the financial support from the Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation, the “Special Olympics” organization was formed in 1968 and eventually expanded throughout the world.
Starting with all-American games held in 1968, the summer Special Olympics Games came to be held on an international level. In 1977, the first Winter Special Olympics were held. Both the Summer and Winter Special Olympics Games are held once every 4 years. Currently, there are approximately 2,250,000 athletes and 500,000 volunteers from 150 countries participating in the Special Olympics Games. In Japan, “Special Olympics Nippon” was established in 1994, with headquarters located in Kumamoto.
Fuji Xerox participated in various ways in the “4th Special Olympics Nippon National Winter Games in Yamagata” held in March 2008.
Alongside this, in 2007, Fuji Xerox headquarters and affiliated companies in various regions supported the activities of the Special Olympics through donations and support for respective regions, supplying practice grounds and conference rooms, creating flyers and providing copy services. Many of our employees also support the Special Olympics by voluntarily serving as coaches and judges for competitions and as staff members for managing these competitions. As a common program that is held throughout Japan, we would like to promote greater participation among our employees as volunteers.
