17/09/2010 As the Wheelchair Rugby World Championships kickoff in Vancouver, Canada today, Coloplast once again features as one of the major sponsors.
In addition to the major sponsorship, local staff from Coloplast in Denmark, The United States and Canada will go to Vancouver to take active part in the event as volunteers.
“We’ve been a major sponsor of wheelchair rugby for years and years. Not only is it an extremely action-packed and challenging sport. It also provides people with disabilities an opportunity to have fun and to compete at the very highest level. At this event, we are excited that some of our colleagues have decided to strengthen our involvement in wheelchair rugby by volunteering to work at the new player’s lounge”, says Clara Kobæk Larsen, International Project Manager in Global Marketing, who is one of the employees that will go to Vancouver.
Taking part as volunteers is also a great opportunity for the Coloplast staff to meet and talk to the athletes, who in many cases use Coloplast products on a daily basis.
“Besides helping out with a lot of practical stuff, I hope to get the chance to answer questions from some of the players and listen to their insights in relation to the use of our products”, Clara Kobæk Larsen adds.
A new feature at the Wheelchair Rugby World Championships in Vancouver is the player’s lounge, where the players of the 12 part-taking teams can relax, talk and spend a bit of leisure time in between their action-packed “Murderball” games. The lounge has been named The Coloplast Team Lounge and will be staffed by the volunteering Coloplast employees.
“We’re really looking forward to helping out at The Coloplast Team Lounge, which will be equipped with both Playstation and Nintendo Wii consoles, coffee stations and a comfortable lounge environment”, says Clara Kobæk Larsen.