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Mariners Players Help Kids Achieve Their Dreams with 19th Annual Visit to Seattle Area Schools

DREAM Team is a fun program that outlines the Moose’s keys to success in life: stay Drug-free, Respect for yourself and other, get a good Education, maintain a positive Attitude and stay Motivated to achieve your goals.

At Van Asselt Elementary School on South Beacon Hill, broadcaster Dave Sims led Norichika Aoki, Hisashi Iwakuma, Wade Miley, Taijuan Walker, Seth Smith, Chris Iannetta and manager Scott Servais through the program.

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Speaking with the aid of interpreter Antony Suzuki, Aoki told the kids that doing drugs is bad. He told them that it makes it hard for them to learn in school, and it “makes people around you sad.