Garmin announces Global Brand Partnership with the Wings for Life World Run
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced a global brand partnership with the Wings for Life World Run, a running and wheelchair event to raise awareness and funds to find a cure for spinal cord injury.
To help assist the race’s mission, Garmin will make a monetary contribution to Wings For Life, a not-for-profit spinal cord research foundation, and will release a special edition Wings for Life World Run vívofit® 2 activity tracker. Designed to help develop healthy habits, the Wings for Life World Run vívofit 2 will encourage users to lead more active lifestyles while showing support for the race’s cause and its motto: running for those who can’t.
The Wings for Life World Run is open to athletes of all abilities with no finish line or set distance and will be held in 35 locations worldwide on May 3 2015, including two events in the UK and Ireland at Silverstone and Dublin. All local races start simultaneously at 11 am UTC, and 30 minutes later Catcher Cars start to chase the racers until they pass all of the participants and end their race. The last female and male participants to be caught by the Catcher Cars are awarded the title of global Wings for Life World Run champions. All proceeds from the race go directly to Wings for Life.
Jon Cassat, Garmin’s vice president of communications, said: “Garmin wearables have helped motivate athletes in their health and fitness journeys for over a decade. As a part of the fitness community, we are incredibly proud to have the opportunity to partner with the Wings for Life World Run and assist their cause through contribution, a special edition vívofit 2, encouragement of associate and sponsored athlete participation and more.”
For more than 25 years, Garmin has pioneered new GPS navigation and wireless devices and applications that are designed for people who live an active lifestyle. Garmin serves five primary business units, including automotive, aviation, fitness, marine, and outdoor recreation.
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Garmin International Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation. Since 1989, this group of companies has designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation, communication and information devices and applications – most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin’s products serve automotive, mobile, wireless, outdoor recreation, marine, aviation, and OEM applications. A component of the S&P 500 index, Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. Garmin is a registered trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
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