RC Willey Supporter of Women's Ski Jump Team

November 4, 2013  by in Community / Charitable Support, Furniture Retailing, Industry   

As part of its support, the retailer held a "meet the team" event over the weekend at one of its store in South Salt Lake City, Utah.

“RC Willey  is excited to show its support for the Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team and help advance women in sports,” said Scott Hymas, RC Willey CEO.

In addition to its financial support of the team, RC Willey will kick off a multi-media marketing campaign in support of the team’s inclusion in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. www.olympic.org/sochi-2014-winter-olympics Women will be competing for the first time in ski jumping at the games.

RC Willey also will furnish team members with a new mattress from the store’s Marquis Collection.

“We’re thrilled to partner with RC Willey because of its deep commitment to the Utah community and our state’s Olympic legacy,” said Robbie Beck, WSJ-USA Executive Director. “Our National Team members were born and raised here and grew up training on the jumps in Park City. RC Willey recognized that significance and has stepped up to make a difference.”