ALT Gameday graphic featuring Sue Bird
ALT Lexie Brown signing basketballs for young fans
ALT Mackenzie Holmes signing a basketball for a young fan
ALT A flyer for the Backpack Drive hosted by BECU, Kate Ledbetter, and Destination Shoreline to support the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation, which helps Shoreline School District Students. It states the most needed styles, which include large backpacks for middle & high schoolers, backpacks with water bottle pockets, and neutral colored backpacks. The collection dates are July 15-August 16. The dropoff location is Ballinger BECU (20011 Ballinger Way NE, Shoreline WA 98155). The bottom text reads, "Thank you for supporting Shoreline students with your donation!".
ALT Quote graphic from Storm President and CEO Alisha Valavanis reading “Our names together on the BECU Storm Center for Basketball Performance represent more than a partnership—it illustrates our shared values and vision. For years, BECU and the Seattle Storm have stood side by side in our commitment to uplift our community. Now, with BECU CEO, Beverly Anderson and our collective teams, we launch a new chapter, one where purpose meets possibility. While the Center is already the city’s home for world-class basketball, it will now become one for our young people to nurture their dreams and fuel their confidence.”
ALT Quote graphic from BECU President and CEO Beverly Anderson reading "We are proud to fund this dream of a world class training facility to support the making of one of the WNBA’s most inspiring teams. Working alongside the Storm, our expanded partnership will bring financial health, inspire youth through sports and create opportunities for the community to thrive on and off the court."
ALT Quote graphic from Storm co-owner Ginny Gilder reading "We care enormously about partnering with companies that share our values regarding community. The Storm may look like we are all about basketball, and we are, and BECU may look like it’s all about money, and they are, but those are simply the tools that each organization uses in its quest to make a positive difference. We both seek to support the realization of real people’s personal dreams. That’s how we can fulfill our commitment to strengthen our communities. BECU consistently demonstrates that they care about the same value set that we do. We were not wrong when we chose them, and we are thrilled that they chose us.”
ALT Quote graphic from Nneka Ogwumike reading “Thinking back to earlier in my WNBA career, the idea of having my own space, having my own locker room, was always a faraway dream, but it’s certainly now a reality. I can’t express enough, not just how grateful I am, but also how inspired I feel to enter a space where this is the expectation. To be treated as the professional athletes we are here in Seattle, having a facility like this because they know that it’s not just what we deserve, but what we need, signals a huge change. I’m just happy that I’m experiencing it. For the Storm to be one of the earliest organizations to start this wave, it’s no surprise, but I think it was a way to inspire others.”
ALT White background with crimson text in the middle. Week of Welcome. In Gray reads Presented by and white letters with crimson outline reads B E C U.
