Kesko supports young athletes and art students with scholarships
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
KESKO CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 16.05.2011 AT 13.00 1(1)
Kesko's Board of Directors has granted scholarships to talented young athletes
and art students for the 24th time. The Kesko scholarships, presented on 16 May
in Helsinki, were distributed to 25 promising young athletes and 17 art students
from different parts of Finland.
The total scholarship amount was 42,000 euros and the recipients were chosen on
the recommendations of fine arts universities and sports associations.
The scholarship recipients include, for example, ski jumper Julia Kykkänen, who
participated in women's ski jumping competition in the Nordic World Ski
Championships in Oslo this year. Swimmer Jenna Laukkanen has won both gold and
bronze medals in the European Junior Swimming Championships. Jani Sandelin has
won a gold medal in the Finnish National Cycling Championships. Show jumper
Miisa Pulkkanen is the 2010 Finnish Champion of the Small Pony Championships and
the Hall Championships.
The Your Move Grand Event is near
Kesko is the main partner of the Young Finland Association and the Finnish
Sports Federation in organising the Your Move Grand Event running in Helsinki
from 27 May to 1 June 2011. Your Move is the biggest physical activity event in
Finland in 2011. It is expected to put 50,000 people aged from 13 to19 on the
move, try out different activities and enjoy music and have fun together. The
event venue is the area surrounding the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
Kesko and the K-Group's store chains will play a prominent part in the Your Move
event. In line with the event theme, young people have created Kesko's Turbo
Move World area featuring a large inflatable running and climbing track and a
number of other activity points. In addition, K-chains will have their own
activity sections at the event.
Kesko's cooperation with the Young Finland Association has already lasted for
more than a decade. The cooperation significantly contributes to Kesko's
responsibility policies, whose key objective is to promote the wellbeing and joy
of life in families with children.
Further information:
Merja Haverinen, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and
Responsibility, Kesko Corporation, tel. +358 1053 22764
Kesko (www.kesko.fi) is a retail specialist whose stores offer quality to the
daily lives of consumers. Kesko has about 2,000 stores engaged in chain
operations in the Nordic and Baltic countries, Russia, and Belarus.
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