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[Cision] SEATTLE KRAKEN ANNOUNCE FUND TO HONOR COMMUNITY EXCELLENCE
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[Cision] SEATTLE KRAKEN ANNOUNCE FUND TO HONOR COMMUNITY EXCELLENCE

“Today, the Seattle Kraken announced that they will honor and celebrate a community hero and a non-profit of their choice with a grant of $32,000 at every Kraken regular season home game, starting next season…Fans will be asked to nominate people who exemplify the values of the Kraken’s non-profit, One Roof Foundation, are inspirational leaders in their…

May 4, 2022
Air Fair
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Air Fair

Marking Earth Month, One Roof Foundation and partners launch environmental justice initiatives to address pollution in South Park and Duwamish Valley — by Bob Condor The quest for a sustainable planet is a worldwide issue but the impact is undeniably local. We all want fresh air and clean water. For Seattle’s South Park neighborhood, it’s…

April 11, 2022
Leading with ‘Pride’ and Purpose
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Leading with ‘Pride’ and Purpose

YouthCare’s Ravenna House and ‘Independence, Security, Initiative, Success’ program serves LGBTQ+ homeless youth via teamwork and leaders intent on changing lives — By Bob Condor Any fan who studies a hockey game, looking beyond the score, will quickly surmise basic tenets required for team success. You notice multiple shifts of players skating on and off…

April 8, 2022
Punctuate with a Skate
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Punctuate with a Skate

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…

March 11, 2022
Proven Leadership
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Proven Leadership

U.S. District Court Judge Richard A. Jones has been giving back to the community since his early days of law school, now adding his guidance to the One Roof Foundation — By Bob Condor In the late 1960s, the Honorable Richard A. Jones didn’t name a specific career or job when asked to state his…

February 16, 2022
[KING 5] Diversity is a continuing challenge in hockey
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[KING 5] Diversity is a continuing challenge in hockey

“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…

February 16, 2022
Hockey, Hoops and Life Skills
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Hockey, Hoops and Life Skills

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…

February 7, 2022
[U.S. Figure Skating] Bridging the Gap
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[U.S. Figure Skating] Bridging the Gap

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….

February 1, 2022