![[Fansided] SPORTS TEAMS HAVE TO HELP FIX THE CLIMATE CRISIS](https://onerooffoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1227995566-1024x683.jpeg)
“Professional sports teams can be active leaders in addressing the climate crisis. At present, few teams in the U.S. and abroad are actively shifting their practices… The efforts of the Seattle Kraken alone are expected to save their home city 50,000 gallons of water a year. These teams do more than just play in a…
![[NHL.com] Black Girl Hockey Club Awards $29,000 in Scholarships](https://onerooffoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/BGHC.jpg)
“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…
![[Seattle Times] Kraken to celebrate community heroes, award $32,000 grants at each home game](https://onerooffoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-05-24-09_49_16-Kraken-to-celebrate-community-heroes-award-32000-grants-at-each-home-game-_-T-1024x680.jpg)
“The Kraken are asking fans to recommend civic-minded friends and neighbors, some of whom will see a grant of $32,000 awarded to their chosen nonprofit at each of the 41 regular-season home games next season. The Kraken Unity Fund Together with Starbucks will sponsor a celebration of what a team release termed ‘a community hero’…
![[Puget Sound Business Journal] Seattle Kraken and One Roof Foundation work to make hockey an inclusive sport](https://onerooffoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/21-10-27-ReWA-Kraken8818-copy-1024x521.jpg)
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….
![[Puget Sound Business Journal] PSBJ unveils 2022 Corporate Citizenship honorees](https://onerooffoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PSBJ.jpg)
“The Seattle Kraken is PSBJ’s Corporate Citizen of the Year for its wins outside the rink, helping youth and communities in need… The organization and its One Roof Foundation is PSBJ’s Corporate Champion of the Year.” — Read more here….
![[Sport Management Hub] MARI HORITA HELPS THE SEATTLE KRAKEN DIG STRONG ROOTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY AS VP OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & SOCIAL IMPACT](https://onerooffoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/58595A4B-638C-427F-B722-61FCFDAF7FB3.webp)
An industry profile of One Roof Foundation’s Executive Director, Mari Horita. — Read more here….
![[KING 5] Diversity is a continuing challenge in hockey](https://onerooffoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022-02-17-16_06_07-Diversity-is-a-continuing-challenge-in-hockey-_-king5-1.jpg)
“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…
![[U.S. Figure Skating] Bridging the Gap](https://onerooffoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/21-10-20-ReWA-Kraken8871-1024x684.jpg)
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….
![[Underscore News] Indigenous Focus Hits the Ice in Professional Hockey](https://onerooffoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Eberle-IPN-1024x685.jpeg)
” 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….
![[GreenSportsBlog] Seattle Kraken’s ‘One Roof Foundation’ Begins Environmental Justice Push](https://onerooffoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SouthPark-DRCC-scaled-1-1024x512.jpg)
“GSB spoke with Mari Horita, the Kraken’s VP of Community Engagement and Social Impact and Executive Director of One Roof, about the strategies and tactics that could help make a positive difference on the environment and climate — which will in turn improve health and economic conditions — in marginalized communities in the Seattle area.”…