The Warren Avenue Pee Wee Football League in Bremerton, Washington says it has bounced back after being targeted by thieves.
Last fall, signed Seahawks memorabilia was stolen that was supposed to be sold to help pay for new uniforms.
Thieves broke into the storage facility where the goods were stored and swiped the memorabilia that was supposed to be auctioned off at a fundraiser.
"I just hope it was somebody who needed the money more than 130 kids," said Ryan Christian, president of the league last November.
A few weeks after KIROTV reported the incident, Christian said he was contacted by someone at Adidas.
"He said, 'We're going to be able to help you out. I want you to keep going with your fundraising,'" said Christian.
Two weeks ago, a week before the league's first game, Christian received 200 brand new uniforms and 130 pairs of shoes for his players.
"All the players were able to have brand new uniforms for their first game," he said.
Christian estimates the donated goods are worth about $23,000.
"Just incredible. They are going to last us for years, and they look sharp on the field," said Christian.
Adidas told KIROTV it came across the video of the original story online and reached out to the league.
"A colleague in the football department passed along the link to [the] original article. After reading the story, we knew we had to help out with making sure the kids could play football this season," said Jake Parks, Team Adidas Football.
Although the thieves were never caught, Christian is grateful for how things worked out.
"I just want to say thank you so much to KIRO 7 and Adidas. You guys, if it wasn’t for your news story, these kids wouldn't have these nice of uniforms," said Christian.
"We help teams and athletes as often as possible. One of our tenets is to make the world a better place through sport, and we take it very seriously," said Parks.
"It's just huge what came about from this news story," said Christian.
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