Seattle Storm at White House

The WNBA champion Seattle Storm came to the White House on Wednesday to help Michelle Obama in her effort to promote a healthy and active lifestyle. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke – a former two-term Washington governor – Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Washington Sen. Patty Murray and Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ron Sims joined President Barack Obama in a Rose Garden ceremony to congratulate the team on its 2010 championship season in a Rose Garden ceremony. Afterward, the team shared some basketball pointers with children from the Washington metro area in a FIT Clinic, part of a league-wide initiative encouraging kids to be active and eat well.

– Medill News Service