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Janji is a socially conscious running clothing company dedicated to fighting the global water crisis. Based in Boston, Janji sells apparel with designs representing Haiti, Rwanda, Peru, Tanzania, the U.S. and Kenya, the countries in which Janji has ongoing efforts. Part of the profit from each sale goes toward charities based in that country. "Janji" means "promise" in Malay, and refers to Janji's promise to "run for another," the company's slogan. ==History== Janji was founded by students on the cross country team at Washington University in St. Louis. While travelling to the 2010 NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships, David Spandorfer and Michael Burnstein came up with the idea of a creating a running clothes company that gives back. After gaining David Hamm as head designer and Ken Fairleigh, the group turned Janji into a legitimate and growing company over the next two years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://smallbusiness.janice168.com/2012/06/15/olin-business-school-student-puts-love-of-running-to-work-for-social-causes/ )〕 In 2011, the group won the top prize in the Youthbridge Social Enterprise and Innovation Competition (SEIC) at Washington University, earning Janji $15,000 for their efforts. In October of that same year, the group earned their company $20,000 in start-up money when they took another first in the UCCS Sports/Outdoors Business Plan Competition.〔 In May 2012, Janji launched their product line at Big River Running, a specialty running store in St. Louis, Missouri. Their first line of clothing sponsored two countries, Kenya and Haiti. Over the course of the summer of 2012, Janji slowly released in multiple running stores around the country. As of June 19, 2012, product orders had been placed by 92 specialty running stores in 28 states around the country. The original name of the business was "Edele." They changed the name, co-founder David Spandorfer said, because people could not figure out how to pronounce "Edele" and often confused the name with Adele. "Janji," its current and permanent name, means "promise" in Malay. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Janji」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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