Seattle Storm and Microsoft partner to honor achievers in girls' and women's sports
August 12, 2004 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Seattle Storm News Release
SEATTLE â The Seattle Storm today announced a partnership with Microsoft in the search for achievers in girls' and women's sports in the Pacific Northwest athletics community. The online nomination contest tips off today and runs through Tuesday, Aug. 31.
Individuals from the Storm and Microsoft organizations will select five honorees based on the following criteria: impact on the advancement of girls' and women's sports, commitment to girls' and women's sports, athletic capacity in which the individual has served and effectiveness of the application submitted.
"The Storm is thrilled about this new partnership with Microsoft as we join them in saluting distinguished members of our community who continually serve as advocates for women's athletics," Storm Chief Operating Officer Karen Bryant said. "We encourage Storm fans to nominate those individuals who have had an impact on the athletic development of girls."
"Microsoft is proud to team with the Seattle Storm in the recognition of outstanding athletic leaders in our Northwest communities," said Lisa Brummel, Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Home Products.
Nomination applications can be found by visiting storm.wnba.com and Microsoft.com.
Nominees must be available to attend the Storm vs. L.A. Sparks game on Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. at KeyArena.
All five honorees selected will receive two tickets to the Storm vs. L.A. Sparks game, a recognition plaque, a Microsoft product and Storm merchandise.
The Storm will return to action on Wednesday, Sept. 1 when they host the Sacramento Monarchs for the final time during this WNBA regular season at 7:30 p.m. at KeyArena. Tickets can be purchased by visiting any Ticketmaster location including the Sonics & Storm Team Shop, by logging on storm.wnba.com or by calling 1-877-WNBA-TIX.
The Seattle Sonics & Storm manages the Puget Sound region's professional basketball franchises â the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics and the WNBA's Seattle Storm. The organization oversees all sales, marketing, finance, public relations and basketball operations for the teams. The Basketball Club of Seattle LLC owns both teams.
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