One Roof Foundation, Climate Pledge Arena, and Amazon collaborate to provide grants to local nonprofits devoted to improved air quality, cleaner water, green spaces and much needed jobs in local underrepresented communities. By Bob Condor When Cesar Garcia first heard the term “environmental justice,” he didn’t know the definition. But he quickly realized he knew…
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“[Leah] Cupps believes making hockey more inclusive in Seattle will be supported by the Kraken, whose financial investments and partnerships, she says, can help bring attention to groups providing inclusive opportunities and help ease the financial cost of hockey…This month, [One Roof Foundation] also launched a partnership with Refugee Women’s Alliance Early Childhood Learning Center…
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“It would take a separate story to list all the initiatives the club is taking on through the One Roof Foundation. Professional and high-level sports teams always have a charitable foundation, but it’s rare that teams take on polarizing issues. Some fans might say hockey teams don’t belong in politics, but the Kraken view these…
Collaboration will combat harmful effects of pollution, lack of healthy activities for youth. By Bob Condor Boosting wellness in Seattle’s challenged South Park neighborhood is the goal of a new partnership between the Seattle Kraken’s One Roof Foundation and Tegria, the healthcare technology and services company founded by Providence. Projects led by residents and supported…
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“One Roof Foundation and Climate Pledge Arena, in collaboration with Amazon, are providing $500,000 in funding to nonprofits in the Seattle area to advance environmental justice and positive social change. The nonprofits largely represent Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities and underserved areas.” — Read the full story here….
If you’re looking for tickets to the Kraken’s Oct. 23 home opener at Climate Pledge Arena or attending the Oct. 22 grand-opening Coldplay concert in style, you’ve come to the right place–for both fun and a good cause! By Bob Condor The inaugural Kraken Training Camp opened Thursday, signaling an NHL regular-season start that is…
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“While head coach Dave Hakstol has been busy drafting the most skilled players for the sport, the philanthropic branch of the Kraken, One Roof Foundation, has been focusing on ways to help unhoused youth. Over the next decade, the foundation, along with Climate Pledge Arena, has committed $10 million to YouthCare to fight youth homelessness in Seattle….
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“Before the Kraken take the ice for their first NHL season this fall, [Kyle] Boyd and the team have already started introducing the basics of hockey to schools and youth programs in the area. But they’re doing it differently from what other teams have done in the past…Boyd went searching for a school-based ball hockey…
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“During the week of the recent NHL Expansion Draft, [Kraken TV analyst JT] Brown was in town for the live fan event at Gas Works Park. He made sure to find the time to attend a “floor ball” camp session at Fairwood Elementary School in Renton as part of summertime “Multi-Sport and Hockey Sampler Program”…
One Roof Foundation presents ‘Land and Peoples Acknowledgement’ statement at gathering of Native leaders, announces commissioned art for Kraken Community Iceplex and Climate Pledge Arena By Bob Condor In the same space where Kraken General Manager Ron Francis learned via NHL lottery that Seattle would be picking second overall in this summer’s amateur draft, leaders from Salish…
