Columbia Sportswear Company Sponsors Special Olympics Team USA in 2003 World Summer Games.Business Editors PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 2002 International outdoor apparel and footwear leader Columbia Sportswear Columbia Sportswear Company NASDAQ: COLM is a United States company that manufactures and distributes outerwear and sportswear. Founded in 1938 by the late Paul Lamfrom, father of present chairperson Gert Boyle, the company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Company (Nasdaq:COLM COLM Column COLM Colorado National Monument (US National Park Service) COLM Committee On Lay Ministry ) announces that it has been named the official apparel sponsor of Special Olympics Special Olympics International sports program for people with intellectual disability. It provides year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type summer and winter sports for participants. Team USA for the 2003 World Summer Games. The games take place June 21-29, 2003 in Dublin, Ireland. All 1300 Team USA athletes and the 350 Team USA coaches will wear Columbia Sportswear from head to toe. Columbia donated jackets, trail-running shoes, pants, tees, shorts and bags to both Team USA athletes and coaches. Columbia will outfit the Special Olympics athletes in Columbia's latest Titanium Multi-Sport line -- a highly technical line dedicated specifically to outdoor aerobic activity. Additionally, athletes will sport Columbia's latest trail running shoes from its newest Titanium Trail Running line. Moreover, Special Olympics Team USA participants will wear Columbia's Breeze Chaser chaser a secondary or follow-up breeding male put in with a herd of cows or ewes when the fertility of the first stud is suspect. Jacket(TM), Flexi-Lite II Jacket(TM), Trail Grinder Grinder A slang term for a person who works in the investment industry and makes small amounts of money at a time on small investments, over and over again. Notes: Tee(TM) and Yorkstone Short(TM), to name a few. "I am very excited about our continued involvement with Special Olympics Team USA, and I'm looking forward to traveling to Ireland to cheer on Team USA," said Gert Boyle, Columbia Sportswear's chairman of the board. "I am so proud that Columbia is affiliated with Special Olympics, and I look forward to this wonderful celebration of fine athletes." Special Olympics Team USA, consisting of 1300 athletes from all 50 states, will join more than 7000 Special Olympic competitors and 3,000 coaches from approximately 160 international delegations at the 2003 Summer World Games. This is Columbia's third year as a sponsor. Special Olympics is an international program which provides year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with mental retardation mental retardation, below average level of intellectual functioning, usually defined by an IQ of below 70 to 75, combined with limitations in the skills necessary for daily living. in 26 Olympic-type sports in over 160 countries around the world. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver (born July 10, 1921 in Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.), is a member of the Kennedy family. Her father was Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and her mother was Rose Kennedy. , Special Olympics inspires greatness in over one million athletes who benefit from their participation with this worldwide movement. Athletes will compete in sports such as football, gymnastics, swimming, athletics, sailing, bowling, basketball, volleyball and tennis. To follow the world games visit www.2003specialolympics.com Founded in 1938 in Portland, Ore., Columbia Sportswear Company is a global leader in the design, sourcing, marketing and distribution of active outdoor apparel and footwear. As one of the largest outerwear brands in the world and the leading seller of skiwear ski·wear n. Clothing appropriate for various types of skiing. in the United States, the Company has developed an international reputation for quality, performance, functionality and value. To learn more about Columbia Sportswear, please visit the Company's Web site at www.columbia.com. |
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