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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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An industry profile of One Roof Foundation’s Executive Director, Mari Horita. — Read more here….
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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…
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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…
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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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When: Saturday, February 12 at 3pm – 4:30pm Where: Climate Pledge Arena Cost: $10 per person (net proceeds to benefit One Roof Foundation) Tickets on sale Monday, January 31 at 10am PT We believe hockey is for everyone and are excited to share the talents of our team outside of nightly matchups. This will be…
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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….
Environmental Justice
“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.”…
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“Although October 22, 2021, was promoted as the official opening date of Climate Pledge Arena (CPA), local music fans previewed the new 740,000-square-foot arena three days earlier when Foo Fighters and Death Cab for Cutie played a sold-out benefit concert on October 19…Called ‘A New Way Home,’ the benefit concert helped support the Northwest Immigrant…