On September 7, ANTA Sports and the Hemin Foundation held a donation ceremony at ANTA's 982 Center in Jinjiang, announcing a 30 million yuan donation to Chen Dai Ethnic Middle School to support local education development. ANTA Sports founder, honorary chairman, and Hemin Foundation honorary chairman Ding Hemu and his family attended the ceremony, while Jinjiang Mayor Wang Mingyuan presented a commemorative plaque of appreciation. The donation will fund the construction of an office building and conference center for Chen Dai Ethnic Middle School, which upon completion will meet the school's expansion needs and establish a solid foundation for future development.
In 2021, marking ANTA Sports' 30th anniversary, the founder's family announced the establishment of the Hemin Foundation with a 10 billion yuan endowment, focusing primarily on medical and healthcare sectors while committed to three major areas: medical health, sports and education, and community care. The Hemin Foundation serves as a key charitable institution for ANTA Sports to practice its new decade value proposition of "creating symbiotic value" and building a "symbiotic organization," actively fulfilling corporate social responsibility as one of the two pillars of ANTA Sports' public welfare platform. As of 2024, the foundation has donated over 650 million yuan to society.
Education represents one of the three major donation areas for the Hemin Foundation. In 2022, the foundation established the "Hemin Scholarship" program to support financially disadvantaged students in completing their university education, assisting over 1,500 students with total scholarship donations exceeding 30 million yuan. In September 2024, the foundation donated 20 million yuan to establish the Chen Dai Township "Hemin Education Award Fund" to support local education development. Even before establishing the Hemin Foundation, Mr. Ding Hemu had long been making donations in the education sector. In 2010, to address schooling issues for migrant workers' children, he donated 7.5 million yuan to establish Arui Kindergarten. In 2014, he donated 10 million yuan to Xiamen University for the construction of "Hemu Building." In 2015, he generously donated 8 million yuan to Jinjiang Fifth Experimental Primary School and 16 million yuan to Chen Dai Ethnic Middle School. Over the years, Mr. Ding Hemu has donated over 3 billion yuan to society, with education donations exceeding 100 million yuan.
Looking ahead, we will continue to operate ANTA's business successfully, while our next generation and ANTA team members will carry forward this spirit of gratitude, actively engaging in charitable causes, courageously shouldering social responsibilities, and giving back to society through concrete actions.
For many years, Mr. Ding Hemu has practiced his philanthropic mission through real actions, fully demonstrating the profound educational sentiment and social responsibility of an entrepreneur and philanthropist. Looking forward, the Hemin Foundation will continue to uphold Mr. Ding Hemu's philosophy of "benevolence and righteousness, helping those in distress, and giving back to society," promoting the continuous advancement of education.