Hisamitsu Launches SALONPAS Sponsorship Program

TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- We all know staying active is important. Finding the motivation, though, is not always easy. That is why many choose to enjoy their activities in groups -- for support, encouragement and inspiration. To help groups stay motivated, Hisamitsu America, the importer and distributor of the SALONPAS® Pain Relief patch, has launched a sponsorship program to recognize group members for being active and help them out on days they experience pain or soreness from the activities they love.

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In an effort to help people reach their goals, every Monday, five groups will be picked for sponsorship at random from those groups registered via the SALONPAS® Facebook page. Each winning group will receive sponsorship packs for every team member, containing one T-shirt, one water bottle, one backpack and samples of the SALONPAS® Pain Relief patch.

Several people have already joined the SALONPAS® sponsorship program, finding it a great asset to their team. One participant, Vonda Menard, marketing manager of the New England NightMare Women's Football team who entered her team into the program said, "The New England NightMare Women's Football team is happy to have SALONPAS as a sponsor. For football players, aches, pains, strains, and sprains come with the territory.  Luckily we now have SALONPAS to provide much needed pain relief following our games."

The sponsorship program is designed to motivate people, applaud their active lifestyles and help them on days when they feel sore.  "Joining a group is a great way to stay motivated, and we want to encourage group activities and also help prevent pain from getting in the way of people's active lifestyles," said Yoshi Ayabe, vice president of Hisamitsu America, Inc.

Sponsorship entries are being accepted on the SALONPAS® Facebook page (www.facebook.com/salonpas) via the Sponsor Tab.  In addition to the sponsorship packs, some groups will be chosen and spotlighted on the SALONPAS® Facebook wall.

ABOUT SALONPAS

SALONPAS® PAIN RELIEF PATCH and ARTHRITIS PAIN are the latest offering from Hisamitsu America, Inc.  SALONPAS® is the first and only FDA-approved pain relieving patch in America. Hisamitsu introduced the original SALONPAS® patch in 1934. For more detailed information on the product, visit www.salonpas.us.

ABOUT HISAMITSU

Hisamitsu America, Inc., importer and distributor of SALONPAS® PAIN RELIEF PATCH and ARTHRITIS PAIN, is a subsidiary of Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc., Japan-based pharmaceutical company founded in 1847. Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of external pain relieving drugs, selling their products in approximately 50 countries around the world.

SOURCE Hisamitsu America, Inc.