The Champions of Change charity basketball game, a rookie event on the Seattle sports scene this year, brought out the local sports star power for sure, but didn’t really start to sizzle until co-organizer Michael Bennett took the mic. More on that in a few.
Bennett, Cliff Avril and Doug Baldwin, all teammates on the 2013 Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, founded Champions of Change recently with the stated intent of raising “awareness and support for organizations that serve our communities by sustaining pathways for families to have stable, healthy and loving homes.