

"We've always held the belief that life's successes start with a good education, but recognize that access isn't always created equally for all," Wilson and Ciara said in a statement posted to the Why Not You Foundation's website. The outbreak paused the school's debut, causing founders Garth Reeves and Scott Canfield to contact the Super Bowl champion's Why Not You Foundation for help. In October 2020, Wilson and Ciara donated $1.75 million to Cascade Midway Academy, which, at the time, faced financial woes amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The choice had been selected by students through a vote. Also while they were there, the couple revealed the school's mascot would be a lion. The visit to the school, just south of Seattle, was a special occasion in more ways than one. They gifted unsuspecting students with a Dare to Roam antimicrobial backpack filled with goodies including a Starbucks gift card, a Human Nation beanie, a Human Nation/House of LRC T-shirt, a 3BRAND Why Not You Scarf, and a Spin Master's Aerobie Sonic Fin Football. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback, 33, and Grammy-winning singer, 36, recently stopped by their Why Not You Academy with gifts and surprises in tow to celebrate students completing the inaugural semester, according to a release shared with PEOPLE. Russell Wilson and Ciara's Why Not You Academy students finished their inaugural semester after the school opened in Fall 2021 Russell Wilson and Ciara are going all in for the season of giving.
