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Hasbro Sponsors Special Olympics World Games Bringing the Power of Play and Inclusion to All
Corporate sponsorship is grounded in shared values of the power of games to make the world a better place. Hasbro sponsoring the Global Youth Leadership
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nCorporate sponsorship is grounded in shared values of the power of games to make the world a better place.\n\n\nHasbro sponsoring the Global Youth Leadership Summit, Founders Reception, and donations of Hasbro toys and games for Athlete Lounges.\n\n\n PAWTUCKET, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nHasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), a toy and game company, today announced its support for the upcoming Special Olympics World Games, held in Berlin June 17-25, 2023. Hasbro’s long-standing global partnership with Special Olympics is empowering athletes and students with and without disabilities and ensuring they have the same access to inclusive play and sports in classrooms and communities around the world.\n\n\nAt the Special Olympics World Games, Hasbro will sponsor the Athlete Lounges and provide the company’s toys and games, including Monopoly, Clue, and Play-Doh for the “Hasbro Games Corner.” Hasbro is also the presenting sponsor of the Founders Reception, celebrating the legacy of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who founded Special Olympics in 1968 and preserving her competitive spirit and relentless activism.\n\n\n\"Play has the power to create joy and connect communities – and Special Olympics has been advocating for the right for all athletes to play for more than 50 years,\" said Kathrin Belliveau, Hasbro’s Executive Vice President and Chief Purpose Officer. “Whether at the Special Olympics World Games or in homes and classrooms around the world, Hasbro supports all children and adults in their universal right to play.”\n\n\n“We are most joyful when we are connected to each other and having fun,” said Albert Tuemann, Chief of Marketing and Communication for the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 Local Organizing Committee. “Just like sports, play is a powerful way for people to understand that we are all more alike than we are different. Special Olympics uses the power of sport to bring people together, similarly Hasbro’s toys and games promote togetherness and fun. This partnership promotes encounters, generates understanding, and builds connections—during World Games and beyond.”\n\n\nHasbro is also an Executive-level partner of the Global Youth Leadership Summit (GYLS), bringing together young people with and without intellectual disabilities from all over the world to develop the skills they need to become agents of change in their commu...