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More than 120 FedEx - DTW employees joined the Torch Run
BEIJING, May 25, 2000 - FedEx - DTW Co. Ltd. has recently donated
500,000 yuan to support the Special Olympics Millennium March 2000
in China.
The Special Olympics Millennium March 2000 is a joint effort by
Special Olympics International and Special Olympics China (SOC)
to promote awareness and raise funds for SOC sports programs.
The program kicked off last Saturday on the Great Wall of China.
More than 120 FedEx - DTW employees joined Arnold Schwarzenegger
and hundreds of mentally-handicapped people from across China in
a torch run along the section of the precarious Juyong Pass of the
Wall in northern Beijing.
"FedEx is very pleased to be part of this effort. We believe these
contributions will help SOC in their efforts to promote sports programs
in China. This contribution is a way for FedEx to support the local
community," said Eddy Chan, Regional Vice President, China & Mid
Pacific of Federal Express Corporation.
FedEx remains an active participant in philanthropic projects in
China. Over the last three years FedEx has, in cooperation with
domestic and overseas organizations, airlifted medical supplies,
earthquake and flood relief supplies as well as other kinds of goods
to many parts of China.
"This is the first opportunity to demonstrate our care and commitment
for the community since the establishment of the FedEx - DTW joint
venture," said Wilson Chung, General Manager, FedEx - DTW Co. Ltd.
"Our employees in China are enthusiastic about the Millennium March.
We are very proud of our employees. Not only have they contributed,
but they have also spent much time to help implement the program".
In addition to the Torch Run, there was also an Arnold Schwarzenegger
film festival, a gala dinner, a celebrity auction and a fitness
demonstration. Money raised goes to the SOC.
Founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver in the US 30 years ago, the
Special Olympics is an international program of year-round sports
training and athletic competition for more than one million children
and adults with mental retardation.
SOC was founded in 1985 to provide year-round sports training to
more than 25,000 athletes, supported by over 1,000 coaches and volunteers.
There are an estimated 15 to 20 million individuals with mental
handicaps in China.
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