12 Tour: Blue Friday Rallies

During the holiday season the Seahawks players were busy in the community giving back and brightening the spirit of people throughout the area.

The Seahawks are raising funds for families experiencing homelessness and asking fans to join them in supporting the Mount Baker Family Housing & Resource Center. Through the end of December, fans are encouraged to give by texting HOME12 to 44321. All donations made will be matched up to $20,000 by the Seahawks.

Family bonds propel Seahawks running back Chris Carson both on, and off, the football field.

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Rookie Seahawks linebacker Shaquem Griffin hosted dads and their sons who have overcome adversity for a special day of appreciation and inspiration. Courtesy Matt Lorch & Q13 News

Seahawks wide receiver David Moore joined 24 youth from the Auburn Valley YMCA for a holiday shopping spree.

Linebacker K.J. Wright is the Seahawks' 2018 nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, which recognizes players for their excellence on the field and in the community.

Bridge Music Project, one of the selected Legion of Youth powered by Boeing organizations, visited VMAC to watch the team practice. The 'Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing' program seeks to empower youth in Washington by providing Seahawks game tickets to community organizations that serve kids throughout the Northwest.

The Seattle Seahawks Women's Association invited military families of deployed service members for a fun and festive evening at CenturyLink Field.

Fans at Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Chargers, or from anywhere else supporting the team, can donate any amount to the Tackle Hunger campaign by simply texting TACKLEHUNGER to 41444. For more information on how to donate or engage with Northwest Harvest, please visit www.northwestharvest.org or call 800.722.6924.

The 'Change of Command' ceremony honors the service of 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) and thanks them for representing the 12s across the world, while welcoming a new honorary unit for 2018, 62nd Air Lift Wing – Air Force.

Seahawks safety Bradley McDougald partnered with Microsoft to host a school supply giveaway for 100 local students.

Nerdy Girls, one of the selected Legion of Youth organizations, showed off their newest robot at 2018 Training Camp. The 'Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing' program seeks to empower youth in Washington by providing Seahawks game tickets to community organizations that serve kids throughout the Northwest.

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and associates from the Why Not You Foundation, Virginia Mason, and Safeway, present a check to support the Strong Against Cancer initiative before the preseason week 4 matchup against the Oakland Raiders at CenturyLink Field.

The Seahawks and CenturyLink in partnership with KIRO Radio announced the 2018 CenturyLink High School Athlete of the Week program to recognize outstanding student athletes from across the state of Washington. Nominate a student athlete today at Seahawks.com/highschool

Former and current Seattle players send personal thank you messages and well wishes to Seahawks employee Sandy Gregory, who retired Friday after 42 years of dedicated service to the club.

The Seahawks 12 Tour, presented by Safeway visited the Warrior Zone at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, where military members and their families will be treated to a watch party for one of the team's games later this fall.

The Seahawks 12 Tour, presented by Safeway visited Snohomish, Washington for the first Gatorade Junior Training Camp of the season. Defensive end Marcus Smith teamed up with area coaches and the Boys and Girls Club to lead the camp, and the club was surprised with an invite to attend a practice during the Seahawks’ offseason workout program.

The 12 Tour headed to Almira Coulee Hartline High School to celebrate the school's 8-man football championship season. Safeway surprised the team with a VIP invite to a day of Seahawks training camp this summer.

The Seahawks 12 Tour surprised deserving P.E. teacher Mrs. Winn at Hamilton elementary in Port Angeles, where she was gifted a $2,000 Play 60 grant and $500 worth of groceries from Safeway.

Seahawks punter Michael Dickson joined the 12 Tour crew to help bring the team’s gameday experience to an NFL Flag Football event at Kelso High School, where a team of girls was invited by the club to attend Seahawks training camp later this summer.

The Seattle Seahawks celebrated the Olympic Peninsula Sea Hawkers as part of the annual 12 Tour, stopping in Port Angeles to help the booster club chapter secure a new location to watch Seahawks games. Two 12s used the unique setting to renew their wedding vows to each other.

On June 7, the Seattle Seahawks partnered with Wounded Warrior Project to host military and their families for a night of entertainment at the Tukwila Family Fun Center.

The Seahawks 12 Tour stopped by the annual Sea Hawkers banquet, where Seattle cornerback Shaquill Griffin surprised guests and was presented with the booster club's 'Rookie of the Year' award. Hear from Sea Hawkers members on what makes the group so special to the Seahawks community.

The 12 Tour, presented by Safeway brought the Seattle Seahawks gameday experience to locations around Western Washington, holding rallies and raising the 12 Flag in Olympia, Bremerton, and Shelton.

Seahawks offensive lineman George Fant boarded the 12 Tour bus to help surprise Special Olympics soccer athlete and Eastgate Safeway employee Kevin Lyons, who received a swag bag from the club and tickets to watch training camp this summer.