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WATCH: 'We Day Seattle' Inspires Local Students to Give Back and Make a Difference
Students talked with Patch at We Day Seattle about how they're creating change through their community service efforts. Among those in the crowd: students from Lakes High in Lakewood.
KeyArena burst with excitement as 15,000 students from 400 middle and high schools across the state celebrated community service and helping others at Wednesday’s We Day Seattle.
Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and other celebrities acknowledged the efforts of the students at the rock-concert-like youth empowerment event, which also featured Jennifer Hudson, J.R. Martinez and Nelly Furtado.
Carroll and Connie Ballmer of Ballmer Family Giving served as co-chairs for We Day Seattle.
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“I liked how J.R. Martinez talked about how no one is actually normal,” said Kayla Arpin of Emerson K-12 school in Kirkland. “Everybody is normal in their own way.”
Among those in the crowd: students from Lakes High in Lakewood.
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Patch was at the event and spoke with students from schools around Puget Sound. Watch the video to hear how they're making a difference and what inspires them.
If you didn’t get to attend the festivities, We Day Seattle will be airing an hourlong special broadcast called “The Road to We Day” on Q13 FOX and JOEtv. The program airs April 12 at 8 p.m. on JOEtv and April 14 at 5 p.m. on Q13 FOX.
If you attended We Day Seattle on Wednesday, we encourage you to share photos and videos from the event.
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