Our Mission
Our mission for the kids – Make their hearts beat stronger
“To build stronger hearts by fully funding the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Seattle Children’s Hospital”
One out of every 100 children is born with some form of cardiac irregularity making heart problems the number one birth defect in our country. When major surgery is performed on an infant or small child the impact on the patient’s entire system can be traumatic. However, that impact can be greatly reduced by the use of systems and procedures pioneered at the pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Thanks to the efforts of Team Seattle supporters (and other generous donors) non-invasive surgery is now conducted on a regular basis at the Kami Rene Sutton Heart Center, named for long time Team Seattle fan and Seattle Children’s patient, Kami Sutton. Because of these breakthroughs, the patients can recover more quickly and with less stress. The Team Seattle mission – each and every year – is to increase the more than $4,000,000 raised thus far for the Heart Clinic.
Our mission for the supporters – Make your hearts beat faster
“To create a community of support which shares excitement and accomplishment as a part of Team Seattle ”
There are few endeavors more challenging, more exciting, or more dramatic than endurance sports car racing. It takes a tremendous amount of preparation and planning, and yet almost anything can happen. This intensity makes everyone’s heart beat faster: whether they are a driver, an active team participant, an observer at the event, or a supporter back at home cheering the team on to victory. The similarity with the spectacular work done at the Heart Clinic is obvious; it’s all about the team and victory. That’s why we involve as many people as possible at all different levels of donation and/or participation. Team Seattle is a community organized around the Team Seattle Guild at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Making your heart beat faster so a child’s heart can beat stronger
