Seattle-King County First Citizen

05/20/2024

What a fantastic night celebrating Tod Leiweke, CEO of Seattle Kraken, on May 16! Our 86th First Citizen is truly an inspiration who will leave a lasting mark on Seattle sports and the greater Puget Sound region. Thanks to everyone who attended, sponsored, and otherwise supported this event! Check out the photo gallery at https://claritynorthwest.pixieset.com/skcrfirstcitizenawardgala/

04/30/2024

There is just over a week left to reserve the few remaining seats at the 86th Annual First Citizen Gala on May 16 at The Westin Bellevue. We'd like to take a moment and thank Tinte Cellars who has donated their wonderful wine to this event for 3 years running!

www.seattlefirstcitizen.org

04/24/2024

As we're gearing up for the 86th First Citizen Award Gala, the committee would like to take a moment to thank another sponsor of the event, First American Title! Thanks for helping us celebrate Tod Leiweke on May 16! More information about the event at www.seattlefirstcitizen.org.

04/12/2024

Get your tickets while they last!

05/19/2023

A wonderful event for a wonderful person! We were so happy to honor a leader, athlete, advocate, and volunteer like Sue Bird. Thank you to everyone who made the event possible, the committee who planned it, everyone at the Sheraton, and all attendees. Here's a taste of the evening!

05/11/2023

Reserve your seat for the 85th award event by May 12 (that's tomorrow)! Help us celebrate this year's recipient Sue Bird, champion, advocate, and athlete. www.firstcitizenevent.org

05/02/2023

This award was started in 1939!

Statistics only tell a small part of the remarkable impact of this year’s Seattle-King County First Citizen Award recipient. “She’s a trailblazer in the community as well,” said one admirer.

04/11/2023

Sue Bird, former Seattle Storm point guard and community leader, will be the recipient of the 2023 First Citizen Award! Find out more about the event and get your tickets at firstcitizenevent.org.

08/02/2022

Thank you to all attendees for joining us at our 84th Annual First Citizen Award Event. Special thanks to our First Citizen Committee and all of our special guests who joined us on stage to shine light on the incredible work of Mary's Place, Champion for families experiencing homelessness.

Photos by Clane Gessel

Thank you to our Event Partners:
John L. Scott Real Estate and Windermere Real Estate

Thank you to our Sponsors:
Zillow
Tinte Cellars
1st Security Bank
Cornerstone Home Lending, Inc.

First Citizen recipients hail from humanitarian organizations, charitable and educational institutions, art groups, environmental causes and other civic endeavors. More about the First Citizen Award here: https://www.firstcitizenevent.org/