PRESS RELEASES
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November 13, 2009 - JanSport® co-founder Skip Yowell will be road-trippin' in the JanSport 1967 VW Bus to REI in Berkeley on December 5, 20
Bring in an old JanSport pack or donation of canned food or toys to get a free signed copy of Skip’s book THE HIPPIE GUIDE TO CLIMBING THE CORPORATE LADDER AND OTHER MOUNTAINS.
July 22, 2009 - JanSport® teams up with HUF to launch two limited edition bags
Only 150 of each bag will be sold at select retail locations beginning August 13, 2009
June 25, 2009 - JanSport® Joins Al Roker and The NBC Today Show to “Lend a Hand
JanSport® donates over 10,000 backpacks to charities in Los Angeles, Calif., Portland, Ore., and Little Rock, Ark.
June 19, 2009 - Interact With Your Pack
JanSport® Introduces Volume 4 of its New Smashups Collection
June 2, 2009 - JanSport® Sponsors STA Travel’s Summer Interns As They Travel the World For Free
Chris Danner and Lindsay Clark to Travel to 10 Countries in 11 Weeks with JanSport Gear
March 16, 2009 - JanSport® Hits the Road with The Dashing Suns for South By Southwest 2009
JanSport® Hits the Road with The Dashing Suns for South By Southwest 2009. Watch the new Brand video and follow the blog from the road...
March 13, 2009 - JanSport® Presents the Under the Radar party at South By Southwest 2009
JanSport® presents the Under the Radar party at SXSW inviting all party-goers to turn in their old JanSport bags to be recycled on-site in exchange for a brand new Heritage Series Ski & Hike pack. The event is free and open to the public.
February 18, 2009 - JanSport® Co-founder, Skip Yowell Gets Inducted Into
the Great Bend High School Hall of Fame
JanSport®, the original outdoor gear Brand that equips people globally with quality backpacks, travel gear and collegiate apparel...
January 20, 2009 - JanSport® Announces the Grand Prize Winner of its
Online Battle of the Bands Competition
JanSport®, the original outdoor gear Brand that equips people globally with quality backpacks, travel gear and collegiate apparel, today announced The Broderick as the Grand Prize Winner...
November 17, 2008 - JanSport® Announces the Eight Finalists in its
Online Battle of the Bands Competition
JanSport®, the original outdoor gear Brand that equips people globally with quality backpacks, travel gear and collegiate apparel, today announced...
June 10, 2008 - JanSport® CFO Jennifer Adams Honored In The 2008 Sporting Goods Business 40 Under 40 Awards
JanSport® Chief Financial Officer, Jennifer Adams has been selected as one of 40 recipients of the Sporting Goods Business Inaugural 40 Under 40 Award .
June 2, 2008 - JanSport® Sets the Stage for an Online Battle of the Bands Competition
JanSport®, the original outdoor gear Brand that equips people globally with quality backpacks, travel gear and collegiate apparel...
January 22, 2008 - JanSport Launches Spring 2008 Artist Series
JanSport, the original outdoor gear brand that equips people globally with quality backpacks, travel gear and collegiate apparel, today announced its Spring 2008 Artist Series Collection. Scouring the scene to create a community of some of the world's most cutting-edge artists...
September 12, 2007 - JanSport Opens its new Company Store
JanSport®, the world's leading manufacturer of backpacks and collegiate apparel, is proud to have opened...
May 31, 2007 - JanSport Sponsors Another Summit Success
JanSport's 36th Annual Rainier Mountaineering (RMI) Seminar takes climbers to new heights. Seventeen fearless individuals made their four-day Summit Climb up Mt. Rainier over Memorial Day weekend...
April 1, 2007 - JanSport Series Reaches New Heights
Mountain Climbing just got a little easier thanks to the JanSport® brand, which recently introduced the JanSport® Whittaker LR and XLR packs..
January 9, 2007 - The Hippie Guide to Climbing the Corporate Ladder & Other Mountains by Skip Yowell, JanSport co-founder
In 1967, Skip Yowell, his cousin Murray Pletz, and Murray's wife Jan founded JanSport with nothing more than a sewing machine...