T-Birds make gesture in Lakewood officer deaths

The Seattle Thunderbirds organization appreciates all that the law enforcement community does to keep citizens safe and secure. The entire Thunderbirds organization was shocked and saddened by the tragic events that unfolded in Lakewood Nov. 29.

  • BY Wire Service
  • Wednesday, December 2, 2009 8:40pm
  • Sports

The Seattle Thunderbirds organization appreciates all that the law enforcement community does to keep citizens safe and secure. The entire Thunderbirds organization was shocked and saddened by the tragic events that unfolded in Lakewood on Sunday.

The Lakewood Police Independent Guild will be in attendance at the game against the Everett Silvertips Dec. 5, at ShoWare Center accepting monetary donations for the guild. All donations and proceeds that the guild obtains go to the children of fallen officers in a trust.

To show the team’s appreciation, the T-Birds are offering all police officers four free tickets to Saturday’s. Police officers who show acceptable identification at the ShoWare Center box office will receive their tickets. The ShoWare Center Box Office is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday game days at 10 a.m.

“We were deeply saddened about what happened on Sunday in Lakewood,” said T-Birds owner and general manager Russ Farwell. “We would like to show our support to the Lakewood department and all police officers who put their lives on the line every day. We hope that by providing officers with a chance to see a game and also asking our fans to help the Guild we will be helping in some small way.”

T-Birds single game tickets to the game on Saturday are available online at the T-Birds Web site and at the ShoWare Center box office.




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