Kent high school and middle school students and teachers will be selling tickets to the T-Birds only home exhibition game of the of the 2009-10 season, with a portion of the ticket sales going to each of the schools participating.

The T-Birds will play the Everett Silvertips on Saturday, September 12, at 7:05 p.m. at ShoWare Center. Tickets to the game range from $14 to $20.
Kent School District students and staff will direct those that want to support a specific high or middle school to purchase tickets to the game online at http://tickets.seattlethunderbirds.com. Those connected to a specific school will put in a special promo code to identify which school they are raising funds for. All Kent schools participating will distribute their special code to students, staff and families.

"The Kent schools appreciate the opportunity to partner with the Seattle Thunderbirds to raise financial support for our interscholastic teams and student athletes," said Dave Lutes, Director of Activities and Athletics for the Kent School District. "We look forward to supporting and kicking off the new home season for the T-Birds at the ShoWare Center."

"We are looking forward to helping the Kent School District raise funds at the game against the Silvertips," said T-Birds General Manager Russ Farwell. "We want to continue to have a presence in the Kent community and this program, coupled with other team initiatives, will only strengthen our involvement in the south Puget Sound community."

The tickets to the game against the Silvertips will go on sale Tuesday, May 12, at 10 a.m. online and at the ShoWare Center box office.

The high schools taking part are Kentridge, Kentwood, Kent-Meridian, Kentlake and the Phoenix Academy. The middle schools taking part are Cedar Heights, Mattson, Meridian, Mill Creek, Meeker and Northwood.

The T-Birds will open the 2009-10 exhibition season at the Everett Silvertips Preseason Tournament over the Labor Day weekend. They will play on Friday, September 4, Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6 against opponents to be determined. Game times are also still to be determined.

Season ticket holders who would like to purchase their seat to the exhibition game against the Silvertips should contact the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.

T-Birds season tickets for the 2009-10 season are currently on sale. Season tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-PUCK (7825).