The Kansas City Chiefs tight end partnered with the breakfast company Kodiak.
Travis Kelce is once again flexing his generosity and kind heart. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end has partnered with the breakfast company, Kodiak, to donate 25,000 hot meals to the children of Kansas City.
Kodiak announced its partnership with Kelce on Thursday while adding that it'll distribute the hot meals via Operation Breakthrough, a non-profit organization whose mission is to "provide a safe, loving and educational environment for children in poverty and to empower their families through advocay, emergency aid and education."
According to the press release announcing the partnership, Kelce, who invested in the protein-packed breakfast company in 2022, aims to "fuel an active lifestyle and inspire more nutritious eating." The press release adds that Kelce and Kodiak "are committed to getting kids up and outside to pursue adventure, starting with a healthy breakfast packed with protein and 100% whole grains."
"Joining forces with my friends over at Kodiak to fuel the Operation Breakthrough families is a total privilege," Kelce said via the press release. "Alongside Kodiak, a brand I love, we will be making a meaningful difference in the day-to-day life of hundreds of Kansas City kids, and I couldn't be more excited to make this happen."
It's not the first time Kelce has formed a partnership benefiting Operation Breakthrough. Back in October, Kelce showed off his dancing moves for an event with the non-profit organization that began in 1971 by Sister Corita Bussamas and Sister Berta Sailer, who sadly died on the same day the partnership was announced. She was 87. For more than five decades, Sailer was a champion of children and families facing adversity. In lieu of flowers, the organization is asking for memorial contributions to her irrevocable trust for the care of her family or a gift to Operation Breakthrough in her memory.
Kelce, who founded his Eighty-Seven & Running Foundation shortly after the Chiefs drafted him in 2013 in the third round of the NFL Draft out of Cincinnati, formed a partnership with Operation Breakthrough years ago launching the Ignition Lab. The Ignition Lab was the subject of a Fox Sports feature highlighting the Ignition Lab in Kansas City, which houses a digital media lab, automotive and engineering lab and an on-site food truck run by culinary arts students. Its purpose is to create a safe space where teens can explore careers in STEM and launch their own entrepreneurial efforts.
The Ignition Lab was made possible after Kelce purchased a vacant muffler shop in Kansas City in August 2020 to get the ball rolling.
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