Seahawks general manager/president of football operations John Schneider and his wife Traci are set to host Prime Time, an event created to celebrate and support Ben’s Fund, an organization created to “provide financial support and guidance to children and young adults in the state of Washington who have autism.”
Ben's Fund was founded in 2012 by the couple to honor their son, Ben, who was diagnosed with autism when he was three. To date, Ben's Fund has raised over $5.2 million and the funds have been distributed across more than 4,000 grants since 2012.
On his weekly radio show, John said, "We started this for families that can't afford treatments, it's pretty awesome. I'm very proud of [Traci] and the ladies and everybody in the building that helps here [to] spread the word."
The event will be hosted at Lumen Field on April 17th, where there will be a silent and live auction, food and a conversation with John for an insider's perspective on this year's team and the upcoming draft.
John said, "a lot of cool stuff going on that night, pretty intimate deal. It's going to be some real fun stuff happening, cool items to auction off. It's not your normal charity event."
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"It's going to be fun," John said. "It's in the locker room, [Seahawks director of equipment] Erik Kennedy allowed us to have a dinner in the locker room."
Originally launched in 2019, the updated space will be renamed "Ben's Room" after the son of John & Traci Schneider, and continue to offer guests a calming environment on gamedays at Lumen Field. To oversee the renovation project, the Seahawks partnered with KultureCity, the nation's leading nonprofit on sensory accessibility and acceptance for those with invisible disabilities.
John and Traci Schneider helped cut the ribbon to "Ben's Room," a sensory room at Lumen Field, on September 23, 2022.
John and Traci Schneider helped cut the ribbon to "Ben's Room," a sensory room at Lumen Field, on September 23, 2022.
John and Traci Schneider helped cut the ribbon to "Ben's Room," a sensory room at Lumen Field, on September 23, 2022.
John and Traci Schneider helped cut the ribbon to "Ben's Room," a sensory room at Lumen Field, on September 23, 2022.
John and Traci Schneider helped cut the ribbon to "Ben's Room," a sensory room at Lumen Field, on September 23, 2022.
John and Traci Schneider helped cut the ribbon to "Ben's Room," a sensory room at Lumen Field, on September 23, 2022.
John and Traci Schneider helped cut the ribbon to "Ben's Room," a sensory room at Lumen Field, on September 23, 2022.
John and Traci Schneider helped cut the ribbon to "Ben's Room," a sensory room at Lumen Field, on September 23, 2022.
John and Traci Schneider helped cut the ribbon to "Ben's Room," a sensory room at Lumen Field, on September 23, 2022.
John and Traci Schneider helped cut the ribbon to "Ben's Room," a sensory room at Lumen Field, on September 23, 2022.
John and Traci Schneider helped cut the ribbon to "Ben's Room," a sensory room at Lumen Field, on September 23, 2022.
John and Traci Schneider helped cut the ribbon to "Ben's Room," a sensory room at Lumen Field, on September 23, 2022.
John and Traci Schneider helped cut the ribbon to "Ben's Room," a sensory room at Lumen Field, on September 23, 2022.
John and Traci Schneider helped cut the ribbon to "Ben's Room," a sensory room at Lumen Field, on September 23, 2022.
John and Traci Schneider helped cut the ribbon to "Ben's Room," a sensory room at Lumen Field, on September 23, 2022.
John and Traci Schneider helped cut the ribbon to "Ben's Room," a sensory room at Lumen Field, on September 23, 2022.
John and Traci Schneider helped cut the ribbon to "Ben's Room," a sensory room at Lumen Field, on September 23, 2022.
Seahawks mascot Blitz tours the updated sensory room at Lumen Field on September 21, 2022.
Seahawks mascot Blitz tours the updated sensory room at Lumen Field on September 21, 2022.
Seahawks mascot Blitz tours the updated sensory room at Lumen Field on September 21, 2022.
Seahawks mascot Blitz tours the updated sensory room at Lumen Field on September 21, 2022.
Seahawks mascot Blitz tours the updated sensory room at Lumen Field on September 21, 2022.
Seahawks mascot Blitz tours the updated sensory room at Lumen Field on September 21, 2022.
John and Traci Schneider helped cut the ribbon to "Ben's Room," a sensory room at Lumen Field, on September 23, 2022.
