March 21, 2005
Portland Trail Blazers,
Special Olympics of Oregon,
Nike, and
Les Schwab Tire Centers teamed up to present the 2nd annual Trail Blazers
STREET JAM, an outdoor 3-on-3 summer basketball tournament to be held July 22 - 24, 2005.
The July tournament promises to be electrifying with a crowd of 30,000 expected to watch athletes and celebrities from around the Portland Metropolitan area and the State gather for event tournaments, a slam-dunk contest, the NikeGo kid’s Clinic and more.
The event will provided a fun-filled weekend for the whole family with basketball, music, and festivities throughout this celebration of athleticism, community involvement, fair play, and Oregon’s rich basketball heritage. Visit the
STREET JAM website to learn more.
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ABOUT THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS
Oregon Special Olympics Oregon is a year-round program offering 14 different Olympic-style sports to athletes with mental disabilities. Over 5,000 athletes participate from nearly every county in Oregon. In the Special Olympics program, people with mental disabilities enjoy the rare opportunity to be treated as people, not just as disabled. Through sport, Special Olympics athletes gain self-confidence, social competency and other enhanced skills, both physical and social. For more information about the Special Olympics program,
visit the website.
ABOUT NIKE
NIKE, Inc., based in Beaverton, Oregon USA, is the world's leading designer and marketer of authentic athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and fitness activities. Nike focuses its philanthropic effort on two key areas: bringing the benefits of physical activity to young people, and investing in innovative solutions to the challenges of globalization faced by women and girls.
Each year, Nike targets to give three percent of its prior fiscal year’s pre-tax profits to charitable organizations around the world. In fiscal year 2003, Nike donated more than $30 million in cash, product and in-kind contributions, meeting its three percent goal for the third consecutive year.
In Oregon, Nike donated more than $4.6 million in cash grants and product donations to hundreds of Oregon non-profit organizations. Nike employees contributed more than $1.9 million to Oregon non-profits—our employees also volunteered with nearly 800 charities in Oregon, which the company matched with a contribution of $10 per hour. Also in 2003, more than 20 executives volunteered their time by serving on nonprofit board of directors in Oregon. For more information about Nike,
visit their website.
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