At 13 home matches this year, one supporter will recieve The Golden Scarf prior to first kick. Before each home match the Alliance Council will select five (5) finalists from a pool of fan-submitted nominees.

How long have you been a Sounders FC season ticket holder?
1990 to present. Siting up in Memorial Stadium and watching Linda Velie be the first women to referee a professional game!!

Tell us about your involvement in the soccer community
Playing soccer for 26 years, not starting until I was 30. Two National Championships at O-40 and O-50.

Administration: 42 years on soccer boards, including Snohomish County Adult Soccer, Washington Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Assn, county chapters for referees, and local youth.

Refereeing: 25 years, achieving Grade 5 and refereeing up to the professional levels, Copa Mexico Final in 2005, collegiage championships, National Veteran Cup championships. Current Instructor as well.

Coaching: 26 years of youth and some adult soccer. National C license, first varsity girls coach at Stanwood HS. Current U-14 boys select coach and O-50 women.

Tell us about your involvement within the community
Besides soccer, I volunteer in Stanwood schools at least once a week, if not more, for the PTO, Band Boosters, and at athletic events. Active in Stanwood United Methodist Church, currently trustee, but also have been a Sunday School teacher, Social Hour chair, Vacation Bible School leader, etc.

Why should you receive the Golden Scarf?
I have served soccer generously over many years at all levels including being a diehard Sounder fan.

How long have you been a Sounders FC season ticket holder?
2 years

Tell us about your involvement in the soccer community
Moderator on the soundersfc.com forum, member of ECS, participant with GFC and IF, active in online forum communities. Big with Immortal Flag Initiative, getting flags into the hands of hundreds for many Sounders games in Seattle, Portland, San Jose and Washington DC. I define a "Great Match" by how we do in the stands, as well as by how our Sounders do on the pitch.

Tell us about your involvement within the community
Active participant in ECS events, GFC fundraiser, MLS Cup Weekend. Always looking to bring a sense of history to the community and to the newer fans. Always looking for the positive spin, for a way to feel good and do good for our Sounders and our community.

Why should you receive the Golden Scarf?
The Flags-Up Guy, the Moderator-guy, all-around good guy, ready to help you Sing and Chant!

(nominated by Ken Storkson)

How long have you been a Sounders FC season ticket holder?
2 years

Tell us about your involvement in the soccer community
Erik played as a youth player and won several State championships. He then won a State CC championship with Green River CC. At 19 he walked on and made the Sounder team, ask Alan Hinton how good Erik is, he at 41 still better than Nate Jaqua for 45 minutes. He played for the Hibernian Saints and won 5 National titles with them.

He now works as a coach for The Crossfire Soccer club and plays for FTI's over fortys. I guess that puts him into Bernie Jame's camp but he is his own man, ask Dickie McCormick.

Tell us about your involvement within the community
Erik was a teacher and coach for 36 years in the Renton Schhool District. I might say with some success, taking 27 teams to state competition in 3 different sports, not including track where he had most of his real moments, including coaching 3 state champiion 800 meter runners. The best was John Cote who still owns the state record.

Why should you receive the Golden Scarf?
Erik was a good Sounder for years and still supports the team.

(Nominated by Guary O Walker)

How long have you been a Sounders FC season ticket holder?
10 years (since the USL years)

Tell us about your involvement in the soccer community
Craig Walker the nominee has been involved with the sounders since a youth in 1980 when he was selected by the sounders to participate in their training program by Bobbie Howe. Played select since age 6. Attended Olympic training sessions at Colorado Springs. Played for SPU. The player coach of the 1993 National Amateur Champiions.

Plays on mens teams and co-ed teams. Been a youth coach girls and boys select division for 15 years. Ticket sales and sponsor USL sounders. No bigger supporter of sounder soccer in the community.

Tell us about your involvement within the community
Big promoter of Scores, sponsering many fund raisers. Hosting many Sounder soccer functions to introduce players and fans. Active in many local charities.

Why should you receive the Golden Scarf?
No bigger supporter of Sounder soccer in the cummunity!

(Nominated by P. Scott Cummins)

How long have you been a Sounders FC season ticket holder
2 years

Tell us about your involvement in the soccer community
I want to nominate legendary youth coach Geoff Wall Sr. (father of former Sounder and Tacoma Stars player Geoff Wall Jr.). Before the SYSA, there was Geoff Wall organizing soccer games for kids. He ran a program called "Greenwood Soccer" - it was THE soccer league in northwest Seattle. He put together rag tag groups of kids and turned them into teams with his inimitable style. Several of his players, like his own son, went on to college and the pros (I was one of those kids). We learned many valuable lessons about life through soccer from Mr. Wall.

Tell us about your involvement within the community
Me? I grew up in Greenwood Soccer, Ballard High School, then Pacific Lutheran University varsity and in England. Then men's open league for many years. And today still play in GSSL.

I am an attorney working in philanthropy, founder of Seattle's National Film Festival for Talented Youth the nation's largest youth film festival. We have an action sports category - want to do some partnering on that to promote involvement of kids - maybe videos they could make on "what soccer means to me". I am involved with board work for many non profits including PATH and Seattle Pacific University.

Why should you receive the Golden Scarf?
I want to nominate legendary youth coach Geoff Wall Sr.