Travis Kelce Donates 25,000 Meals to Kansas City Kids: 'I Couldn't Be More Excited'

Mar. 15, 2025

Travis kelce at an Operation Breakthrough event in Kansas City in October 2023.Photo:Operation BreakthroughIn between scoring touchdowns for the Kansas City Chiefs,Travis Kelceis giving back to the city he plays for.The tight end is teaming up withKodiak Cakesto give out 25,000 meals to Kansas City students. The pair will work with the non-profit, after school programOperation Breakthroughto donate the hot breakfasts.Back in 2022, Kelce, 34,invested in the food brand, which focuses on protein-packed, whole grain breakfast items. Plus,Kelcehas worked with Operation Breakthrough over the years throughEighty-Seven & Running, a foundation that the NFL star founded in 2015 focused on mentoring underserved youth.His mom Donna Kelce also donated proceeds from hercookie bake saleat Arrowhead Stadium in December to Operation Breakthrough.Travis kelce at an Operation Breakthrough event in Kansas City in October 2023.Operation Breakthrough“Joining forces with my friends over at Kodiak to fuel the Operation Breakthrough families is a total privilege,”Kelcesaid in a 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.”Operation Breakthrough has programs for children as young as 6 weeks old through high school. They’ll receive options like breakfast bars, granola bars, pancakes, oatmeal and more fromKodiak. The meals will be donated “immediately,” PEOPLE confirms.Plus, Kodiak, which countsZac Efronas chief brand officer, will stock the pantries at Operation Breakthrough locations with snacks for the students.Kelce’s friend and fellow Kansas City Chiefs playerPatrick Mahomesrecently confirmed thatfame hasn’t changed Kelce.“Travis has always been Travis,” the quarterback said of his teammate, according toNBC Sportson Wednesday. “He’s still Travis Kelce.”“He still will walk through the stadium and treat every single person like they’re his best friend. And he’s going to be like that in the locker room every single day," he added.Despite Kelce’s new romance with popstarTaylor Swift, his recentSaturday Night Livehosting gig in March 2023, and acameo in October, Mahomes explained that Kelce has “just been himself the whole time.”

Travis kelce at an Operation Breakthrough event in Kansas City in October 2023.Photo:Operation Breakthrough

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In between scoring touchdowns for the Kansas City Chiefs,Travis Kelceis giving back to the city he plays for.The tight end is teaming up withKodiak Cakesto give out 25,000 meals to Kansas City students. The pair will work with the non-profit, after school programOperation Breakthroughto donate the hot breakfasts.Back in 2022, Kelce, 34,invested in the food brand, which focuses on protein-packed, whole grain breakfast items. Plus,Kelcehas worked with Operation Breakthrough over the years throughEighty-Seven & Running, a foundation that the NFL star founded in 2015 focused on mentoring underserved youth.His mom Donna Kelce also donated proceeds from hercookie bake saleat Arrowhead Stadium in December to Operation Breakthrough.Travis kelce at an Operation Breakthrough event in Kansas City in October 2023.Operation Breakthrough“Joining forces with my friends over at Kodiak to fuel the Operation Breakthrough families is a total privilege,”Kelcesaid in a 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.”Operation Breakthrough has programs for children as young as 6 weeks old through high school. They’ll receive options like breakfast bars, granola bars, pancakes, oatmeal and more fromKodiak. The meals will be donated “immediately,” PEOPLE confirms.Plus, Kodiak, which countsZac Efronas chief brand officer, will stock the pantries at Operation Breakthrough locations with snacks for the students.Kelce’s friend and fellow Kansas City Chiefs playerPatrick Mahomesrecently confirmed thatfame hasn’t changed Kelce.“Travis has always been Travis,” the quarterback said of his teammate, according toNBC Sportson Wednesday. “He’s still Travis Kelce.”“He still will walk through the stadium and treat every single person like they’re his best friend. And he’s going to be like that in the locker room every single day," he added.Despite Kelce’s new romance with popstarTaylor Swift, his recentSaturday Night Livehosting gig in March 2023, and acameo in October, Mahomes explained that Kelce has “just been himself the whole time.”

In between scoring touchdowns for the Kansas City Chiefs,Travis Kelceis giving back to the city he plays for.

The tight end is teaming up withKodiak Cakesto give out 25,000 meals to Kansas City students. The pair will work with the non-profit, after school programOperation Breakthroughto donate the hot breakfasts.

Back in 2022, Kelce, 34,invested in the food brand, which focuses on protein-packed, whole grain breakfast items. Plus,Kelcehas worked with Operation Breakthrough over the years throughEighty-Seven & Running, a foundation that the NFL star founded in 2015 focused on mentoring underserved youth.

His mom Donna Kelce also donated proceeds from hercookie bake saleat Arrowhead Stadium in December to Operation Breakthrough.

Travis kelce at an Operation Breakthrough event in Kansas City in October 2023.Operation Breakthrough

“Joining forces with my friends over at Kodiak to fuel the Operation Breakthrough families is a total privilege,”Kelcesaid in a 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.”

Operation Breakthrough has programs for children as young as 6 weeks old through high school. They’ll receive options like breakfast bars, granola bars, pancakes, oatmeal and more fromKodiak. The meals will be donated “immediately,” PEOPLE confirms.

Plus, Kodiak, which countsZac Efronas chief brand officer, will stock the pantries at Operation Breakthrough locations with snacks for the students.

Kelce’s friend and fellow Kansas City Chiefs playerPatrick Mahomesrecently confirmed thatfame hasn’t changed Kelce.

“Travis has always been Travis,” the quarterback said of his teammate, according toNBC Sportson Wednesday. “He’s still Travis Kelce.”

“He still will walk through the stadium and treat every single person like they’re his best friend. And he’s going to be like that in the locker room every single day," he added.

Despite Kelce’s new romance with popstarTaylor Swift, his recentSaturday Night Livehosting gig in March 2023, and acameo in October, Mahomes explained that Kelce has “just been himself the whole time.”

source: people.com