Three classes from Refugee Women’s Alliance began learning to skate at Kraken Community Iceplex in October. This week, the 3- to 5-year-old skaters graduated and celebrated — by Bob Condor The cheerful din at the NHL team’s practice rink at Kraken Community Iceplex started long before gaggles of pre-kindergarten children, ages 3 to 5, skated and…
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“The Black Girl Hockey Club has awarded $29,000 in summer scholarships to nine players as part of its ongoing effort to make the sport more accessible to women of color…The proceeds for the awards come from the BGHC Scholarship Fund, which includes an $11,000 donation from the One Roof Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the…
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The Seattle Kraken and One Roof Foundation are proud to receive this year’s Puget Sound Business Journal “Corporate Champion Award.” Read more on our commitment to community and qualifications for this award here….
Fourth-graders from Highline School District descend on Kraken home rink at Climate Pledge Arena to put exclamation point on LET’S Play program staged by Symetra, Storm and Kraken — By Bob Condor A few hours before the Kraken were rallying to score three goals and push Thursday night’s game at Ottawa into overtime, Climate Pledge…
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“The Seattle Kraken organization is hoping youth hockey programs will help change the face of the game.” “[Alicia] Alarcon is a single mother of three kids and said she never thought she’d be balancing taking care of her two daughters while watching her son play hockey at the Kraken Community Ice Rink in Northgate….there are 1,100 current…
Innovative ‘LET’s Play by Symetra’ program, supported by Kraken and Storm, teaches skills in sports, leadership, equity and teamwork to students in Highline school district — By Bob Condor Last Wednesday, 75 fourth-grade students in the Highline school district scored a hat trick of the best sort when the “LET’S Play by Symetra” program launched…
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Kraken Community Iceplex creates opportunities for access and equity “In September, the Kraken implemented a partnership between the One Roof Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Seattle Kraken and Climate Pledge Arena, and the Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA) to teach more than 60 preschoolers how to ice skate.” — Read the full story here….
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” The NHL’s newest franchise, the Seattle Kraken, is leading the way with art and youth programs to build Native American ties to a sport that traces much of its history to Indigenous peoples of North America.” — Read the full story here….
Every week during the Kraken season, 60 children of refugee and immigrant families are learning how to skate-and so much more in a program intended to break down barriers. By Bob Condor Every Wednesday morning at the Kraken Community Iceplex, there is nothing short of undeniable transformation taking place on an ice rink. This is…
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Seattle Channel Features One Roof Foundation’s program with ReWA on “CityStream” — Watch the full video above or here….