EVERETT — The Snohomish County Council showed its support of the upcoming Buddy Bowl and North Cascade Youth Football League inaugural Pro Bowl with the passage of a resolution Wednesday.
The resolution acknowledges the work Preston Dwoskin’s Buddy Bowl has done to create positive and inclusive youth experiences while promoting bullying prevention and good sportsmanship.
This year’s Buddy Bowl will be the sixth since 2019, Dwoskin said during the county meeting Wednesday. It will kick off 9 a.m. Nov. 23 at Sedro-Woolley High School, 1235 3rd St. in Sedro-Woolley, and will include motivational speakers and activities designed to inspire youth, the resolution says.
It will also host the North Cascade Youth Football League Pro Bowl, which will bring together 20 youth football programs representing two tribal nations and five counties, including eight teams from Snohomish County, Dwoskin said during the meeting.
“Young people are suffering today,” he said. “My organization is stepping in and saying, ‘Hey, if you have a child being bullied, come to us because we’ll be able to provide mental health services.’”
Dwoskin — a motivational speaker and anti-bullying advocate — is vice president of The BeLegendary Movement, which recently established a scholarship and is raising funds to help parents pay for extracurricular activities and mental health or substance abuse care.
“Our goal is $10,000. We believe we can exceed that,” Dwoskin said.
A lifelong Marysville resident, Dwoskin told The Herald in 2021 that he has special needs and is 94% deaf. His experience with bullies as a child inspired him to become a public speaker.
In 2024, Dwoskin received the Everett Aquasox Hometown Hero award for his dedication to serving his community, his website says.
“Thank you for your work around young people and anti-bully,” Council member Sam Low said to Dwoskin during the meeting. “The amount of work that you’ve put in to get these teams together, to put inspiring messages in front of young people, is incredible.”
Taylor Richmond: 425-339-3046; taylor.richmond@heraldnet.com; X: @BTayOkay
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