Seattle Thunderbirds Hockey Challenge raises $190,000 for Ronald McDonald House

The Seattle Thunderbirds and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska announced that the 14th Annual Hockey Challenge Feb. 25-26 at the ShoWare Center in Kent raised more than $190,000 for the McDonald House

The Hockey Challenge has raised more than $4.2 million for the Ronald McDonald House in 14 years.

Hockey teams are formed by sponsors that raise money to play in the Challenge. All proceeds from the Challenge directly support operations of the Seattle Ronald McDonald House, which provides a “home-away-from-home” for children and their families receiving medical treatment at Seattle’s Children’s Hospital, making each day a little easier.

Last year the Seattle Ronald McDonald House provided accommodations for 700 families.

There were six games played during the Challenge on Feb. 25 and four games played Feb. 26.

“We are thankful for the participation of all the teams and their fundraising efforts,” said Dianna Finnerty, Executive Director of RMHC. “The House is thrilled with the success of the event. It’s been a great 14-year partnership and we couldn’t ask for better partners than the T-Birds.”

“We owe a big thank you to all the teams that took part, all the volunteers that helped put the event on and all the T-Birds alumni and local celebrities that took part in the Celebrity All-Star game,” said Ian Henry, T-Birds director of public and media relations. “We are very pleased with the amount of money that was raised for the RMHC this past weekend.”