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Join the Crohn’s & Colitis Flag Football Tournament at CenturyLink Field on September 16, 2017
http://www.centurylinkfield.com/event/flag-football-tournament-crohns-colitis/
Crohn’s & Colitis Flag Football Tournament
Join the Crohn’s & Colitis Flag Football Tournament at CenturyLink Field on September 16, 2017!
Opportunities to participate include registering a team of 7-14 players, joining as a corporate sponsor, or individual players can join the Free Agent team.
- 24 teams will come together at this unique charity event to support a great cause while playing football on CenturyLink Field—the day before the Seahawk’s home opener.
- Local celebrity appearance have included Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, ESPN’s Kenny Mayne, former Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagen, and Michael Wansley.
- Friends and family are invited to cheer on teams and enjoy stadium tours, kids crafts, field goal kick competition, kids 40 yard dash and end zone dance, raffle/auction & more.
- The goal is to raise over $170,000 to support those living with Crohn’s and colitis.
- For more information and to register, go to ccfootball.org or contact Emma Croston at ecroston@crohnscolitisfoundation.org
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http://www.seahawks.com/news/2015/09/10/pearl-jam’s-mike-mccready-headlines-ccfa-flag-football-tournament-centurylink-field
Thursday, September 10, 2015 11:43 AM PDT
By John Boyle
The Seahawks will open their 2015 season in St. Louis on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean fans can’t watch a little bit of football at CenturyLink Field this weekend.
For the second straight year, the Seahawks’ home will host a flag football tournament Saturday benefiting the Northwest chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America.
And while ESPN’s Kenny Mayne throwing a pass to Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready might lack the grace of Russell Wilson to Doug Baldwin, the event promises to be a good time for a good cause.
For McCready, this is a very personal cause having lived with Crohn’s for almost his entire adult life. He has been involved with various fundraisers for CCFA for years, and when Chris Adams, a member of the Board of trustees for the NW chapter of CCFA, proposed a flag football game, McCready was quick to lend his name to the event. And in Seattle, when a member of Pearl Jam gets involved, people pay attention. Last year’s inaugural CCFA flag football tournament raised more than $105,000, and this year they’re projecting to raise more than $126,000.
The list of participants includes McCready, Mayne, Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament, former Seahawk Joe Tafoya, several local TV and radio personalities and members of the local business community. A total of 14 teams will participate, each of which met a fundraising goal of at least $3,500 to be a part of the 7-on-7 tournament. Fans can purchase $10 tickets for the event here.
“It was a different way to do something instead of just doing a 5K or a walk,” McCready said. “It seemed very inspired when (Adams) brought up the idea. The fact that the Seahawks let us use CenturyLink Field, that’s huge too. When that all came together, we were very honored to be there.
“The event was really fun last year. We had a lot of teams. It’s just getting out there and raising awareness while playing football, and hopefully raising more money. That’s it, money and awareness. We’re out there trying to do something positive and try to raise money and awareness for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation.”
As important as the money raised in this even will be, awareness is just as significant for someone like McCready, who kept his disease a secret for years. Crohn’s and Colitis, which are both classified as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, can be awkward to discuss. Too often, McCready says, people with Crohn’s and Colitis, and kids in particular, are too embarrassed by the symptoms of the diseases, which can include persistent diarrhea and rectal bleeding, to seek help.
“I got Crohn’s when I was 21—I’m 49 now—and I didn’t know anybody that had it back then in 1986,” McCready said. “It was embarrassing and shameful and awkward and messy and awful… When I see kids that have it and kind of the pressures they have to go through in terms of school and social pressures—it’s a mess, it hurts, it’s embarrassing—it sucks.
“There are kids who have it far worse than I do, and I’m just a whiny rock star about it. If there’s a kid at school who has to go to the bathroom 25 times a day and the teacher doesn’t believe him and it’s super painful, I feel for that kid. That’s why I’ll always want to go to bat for that kid.”
Awareness about Crohn’s is also an important issue for former Seahawks cornerback Will Blackmon, whose mother died when he was 6 due to complications from surgery to treat her Crohn’s disease. Blackmon has been involved with various chapters of CCFA in different cities where his career has taken him, including a fundraising walk in Jacksonville and lending his support to this flag football game.
“More awareness is important,” Blackmon said. “Crohn’s is a silent killer, you’ll meet someone who you never knew had it… No one talks about it until they feel comfortable.”
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Mr. RK signed up to play again this year, but then we realized it's the same day as the Foos show at the Gorge, so I won't get to see my favorite bassist play.
- Christopher McCandless
@MikeMcCreadyPJ @PearlJam CCFA
Reigning champs #TeamPJ is ready to go bright and early at the @ccfanw flag football tournament! Tim Bierman, Kenny Mayne and Pearl Jam
There was supposed to be a Team Ten Club, which I signed up for and raised about $160 in donations. Originally the rules stated that the "TOP 12 DONORS" would be on the team and guaranteed to play in the tournament. At the time I was the 2nd highest donor on the team, one other guy had about $225 in donations.
Then about a week before the deadline, they changed the rules to state "If you don't raise at least $250 then you will NOT play in the tournament". Only 1 person was even eligible to play, under their NEW rules, on Team Ten Club, so we were not invited. What a crock.
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Taken at CenturyLink Field
CCFA Flag Football Tournament at CenturyLink Field including the Celebrity Game featuring Mike McCready & Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam & more. More info on Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) http://www.ccfa.org/
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Flag Football Tournament for Crohn’s & Colitis
http://www.centurylinkfield.com/event/flag-football-tournament-crohns-colitis/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73AggxQyCB0
Crohn’s & Colitis Flag Football Tournament
Join the Crohn’s & Colitis Flag Football Tournament at CenturyLink Field on September 16, 2017!
Opportunities to participate include registering a team of 7-14 players, joining as a corporate sponsor, or individual players can join the Free Agent team.