Yomiuri Giants Venus x service dog collaboration goods released *Social welfare corporation Japan Service Dog Association*
Press release: August 23, 2024
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Yomiuri Giants Venus x service dog collaboration goods released *●Collaboration goods designed by Venus members will be on sale from August 24th (Saturday)●Yomiuri Giants
The Japan Service Dog Association, which pitcher Tomoyuki Kanno supports as a service dog support ambassador (company fortune), has created goods*
Goods created in collaboration with the Yomiuri Giants’ official mascot girl Venus and the Japan Service Dog Association (hereinafter referred to as the Association) will go on sale from Saturday, August 24, 2024. Through the support of Yomiuri Giants pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano as a service dog support ambassador (*1), Venus and the association have held study sessions to learn about service dogs and events to promote service dogs. Venus members’ desire to “want more people to know about service dogs” led them to create this
collaboration goods.
*1 About service dog support ambassadors
https://s-dog.jp/ambassador
The designs for the T-shirts and drawstring bags were based on illustrations hand-drawn by the members. Collaboration goods will go on sale from Saturday, August 24, 2024, and can be purchased at the Tokyo Dome service dog booth (on display irregularly) and the association’s web shop. To commemorate the start of sales, an event will be held at the service dog booth on the 24th (Saturday) and 25th (Sunday) where you can get an autograph from a Venus member on-site for every 5,000 yen of Venus collaboration goods purchased.
■ Click here for the association web shop https://sdog.theshop.jp/
– * Sales start commemorative event details *
Date and time: Saturday, August 24th and Sunday, August 25th, 2024 from 12:00 to 14:00
Location: Tokyo Dome service dog booth (1st floor, 1st base side concourse, farthest back)
– *Goods details*
* □T-shirt*
Based on a proposal by Mr. Takahashi of Venus, the front side has a design of Venus and a service dog doing a line dance, and the back side has a design that combines the Venus logo and a service dog, and also has the V of VICTORY.
Price: 3,500 yen
Color: 3 colors available (navy, tropical pink, turquoise blue)
* □Drawstring bag*
Venus also created a drawstring bag that she usually uses as a collaboration product. Based on a proposal by Mr. Ito of Venus, we created a design that emphasizes the common feeling of “together”: service dogs are “together” with their users, and Venus is “together” with her fans. .
Price: 2,500 yen
Color: 5 colors available (black, navy, khaki, red, blue)
* ●What is a service dog?*
Supporting physically disabled people with disabilities in their limbs. They perform assistance tasks tailored to the needs of people with disabilities, such as picking up dropped items, bringing cell phones to ensure they have a means of communication in case of an emergency such as a fall, and helping people take off their shoes and socks. There are currently 59 dogs operating across the country (as of April 2024), and along with guide dogs and hearing dogs, they serve as assistance dogs for people with physical disabilities, promoting independence and social participation for people with disabilities.
* ●What is the social welfare corporation Japan Service Dog Association?* With bases in Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture and Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, they conduct activities to popularize service dogs nationwide. We are also focusing on activities that take advantage of the individuality of dogs, and we are focusing on activities that take advantage of the individuality of dogs. Intervention(R) (intervention using dogs)” includes animal-assisted activities and therapy, companion dogs that accompany children who have suffered abuse and sexual assault, and those with various disabilities such as developmental disabilities and intellectual disabilities. Transferring a dog to a family member “With”
We are also working on initiatives such as “You Project”.
https://s-dog.jp/
* inquiry*
Social Welfare Corporation Japan Service Dog Association Headquarters Office TEL: 045-476-9005
info@s-dog.jp