PepsiCo-Jordan Sponsors the Tennis Academy – Amman’s Year-Long Activities

Press release

Published September 11th, 2017 - 11:53 GMT

By virtue of the agreement, PepsiCo-Jordan granted the academy monetary sponsorship.

Continuing its sponsorship of various youth and sports events across the Kingdom as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy, PepsiCo-Jordan recently signed an agreement with The Tennis Academy – Amman to sponsor its various activities and events for one year.

By virtue of the agreement, PepsiCo-Jordan granted the academy monetary sponsorship, in addition to supplying Aquafina pure drinking water as the official beverage at all of the academy’s events throughout the year. These events include the Lexus Tennis Festival, the Fall Junior Tennis Tournament and the Spring Junior Tennis Tournament.

“We are delighted to partner with The Tennis Academy – Amman, whose activities and events correspond with our CSR efforts, which aim to encourage all community members to play sports and lead a healthy lifestyle filled with physical activity,” said Eng. Nidal Hamam, General Manager of PepsiCo-Jordan.

Background Information

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