Seattle @Seahawks are @Starbucks baristas today to benefit youth. Players and locations here: http://t.co/4JtcUDmHJ5 pic.twitter.com/0UGACUMRBE
— Starbucks News (@Starbucksnews) September 22, 2015
On Tuesday, Bobby Wagner and some of his Seattle Seahawks teammates took to various Starbucks around the Seattle, Bellevue and Renton area in order to work as employees to benefit Seattle’s youth.
I met a @Seahawks player today! Nice to meet you @Bwagz54 👋 pic.twitter.com/TPkpn1ezDe
— Jessica Conradson (@jessconradson) September 22, 2015
Cooper Helfet, Garry Gilliam, Brock Coyle, Cliff Avril and Ricardo Lockette joined Wagner in the Seahawks’ effort to ” raise awareness of A Better Seattle’s efforts in support of YMCA of Seattle’s Alive & Free street outreach workers” which works with at-risk youth in the area.
Although he wore the apron well, served drinks and signed autographs, Wagner told Starbucks afterwards that he personally didn’t make any of the orders that came in:
“They started me at the bottom,” he joked, adding that he thought he’d done all right for himself given he was new to the job.
On the other hand, it seems that Garry Gilliam was able to help make a drink at his Starbucks:
Can't get enough.
#GarryGilliam 🏈 or #Caramel ☕️🍫
#GoHawks pic.twitter.com/sUUD05grXf
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) September 22, 2015
Still, no matter the task that the players were given, it looks like Starbucks customers were pretty happy getting the chance to meet some of their hometown stars.
Selfie with Cliff Avril! Thanks @Seahawks and @Starbucks 😁 #GoHawks #Seahawks pic.twitter.com/swBHWzS0Rn
— James Alexander (@jamesalx30) September 22, 2015
@RicardoLockette @Seahawks Thanks for the picture with "us" !!! From a super 12 in Florida!!! #12s #GoHawks #homesick pic.twitter.com/M5OZFw4gX7
— Jessi Vance (@Jessi_vance) September 22, 2015
TE @CooperHelfet crushin' it at the Russell Investment Center @Starbucks 'til 3pm! 🏈☕️👻 pic.twitter.com/CVe61VEhei
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) September 22, 2015
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