From the Seahawks Summer Reading Program to our honoring of graduating high schoolers in our Senior Spotlight, our involvement with the NFL’s Play 60 campaign and a myriad of other campaigns and initiatives aimed at bettering the lives of local youth, youth empowerment has clearly long been one of the hallmarks of the Seahawks’ involvement with the community. The Seahawks Spirit of 12 fundraising program has been one of the key components of the organization’s youth empowerment efforts, and the team is pleased to announce its return for 2021. Since the program’s launch in 2004, over $5 million has been raised for Spirit of 12 Partners.
Each year, the Seahawks team up with a number of organizations that have programs to support local youth for the Spirit of 12 program. 12s are encouraged to donate to these organizations, and throughout the season volunteers will be distributing programs on gameday, keeping 100% of the proceeds that are then matched by The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. This year, the four organizations serving as Spirit of 12 Partners are Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound, Outdoors for All, Special Olympics Washington, and Treehouse. Like most businesses and organizations, these groups have all been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and are all in need of donations and volunteers at this time.
