The West Seattle Bowl fundraiser event for West Seattle-raised Amanda Knox March 20 is sponsored by friends Al Semple who was born and raised in West Seattle, and Julie Rogers, of Sammamish. You may recall they threw a fundraiser last October at Shadowland.

“My heart goes out to Amanda’s parents, not being able to protect her from a distance,” said Rogers. “My condolences go to the Kercher family as well. The bottom line is closure, and the media doesn’t help the way they are portraying Amanda. It’s unfortunate, but the truth will come out in the end.”