Travis Kelce Reveals Taylor swift Was The Main Reason He Donated 25,000 Meals to Kansas City Kids: 'I Couldn't Be More Excited'
 

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

 

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

The tight end is teaming up with Kodiak Cakes to give out 25,000 meals to Kansas City students. The pair will work with the non-profit, after school program Operation Breakthrough to donate the hot breakfasts. Back in 2022, Kelce, 34, invested in the food brand, which focuses on protein-packed, whole grain breakfast items. Plus, Kelce has worked with Operation Breakthrough over the years through Eighty-Seven & Running, a foundation that the NFL star founded in 2015 focused on mentoring underserved youth.

His mom Donna Kelce also donated proceeds from her cookie bake sale at Arrowhead Stadium in December to Operation Breakthrough. “Joining forces with my friends over at Kodiak to fuel the Operation Breakthrough families is a total privilege,” Kelce said 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.”

 

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

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 from Kodiak. The meals will be donated “immediately,” PEOPLE confirms. Plus, Kodiak, which counts Zac Efron as chief brand officer, will stock the pantries at Operation Breakthrough locations with snacks for the students.

Kelce’s friend and fellow Kansas City Chiefs player Patrick Mahomes recently confirmed that fame hasn’t changed Kelce. “Travis has always been Travis,” the quarterback said of his teammate, according to NBC Sports on 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 popstar Taylor Swift, his recent Saturday Night Live hosting gig in March 2023, and a cameo in October, Mahomes explained that Kelce has “just been himself the whole time.”

Jason Kelce Says Wife Kylie Kelce Was Not ‘Happy’ He Went Shirtless: She Said ‘Don’t You Dare’

Kylie Kelce accepted Husband Jason Kelce apology in Romantic Tribute: 'I Will Always Stand by You' ‘Thank You for Loving Me
 

Jason Kelce may have the internet calling for his portrait to hang in the Louvre, but his wife’s reaction to his shirtless antics wasn’t quite as enthusiastic.

 

Kylie Kelce Reveals She Was Disappointed At Her Husband Jason Kelce For Taking Off His Shirt Even After Telling Him To Be "On His Best Behavior"

On Wednesday’s episode of New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce, the brothers debriefed Sunday’s exciting playoff game — which saw the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Buffalo Bills to secure a spot in the AFC Championship — and Jason gave fans what they really wanted: a breakdown of his shirtless moment at Highmark Stadium. “I wanted to take everything off and be out there with the fans,” he revealed of his mindset on Sunday. “I don’t know if I’m wrong in my head, but I feel like taking your shirt off is a Buffalo Bills thing, right?”

Travis agreed, with Jason, 36, adding that he wanted “the full experience.” His wife, Kylie Kelce, who was also in attendance at the game, wasn’t quite as thrilled with the show Jason put on, though. “I don’t think she was happy about it, to be honest with you,” he admitted after Travis said he wanted to see more of his sister-in-law’s reaction to the scene “so bad.” “There was not enough cameras on the suite where you can see Kylie,” the tight end, 34, complained.

 

Jason Kelce says he never regretted taking off his shirt to celebrate his brothers win "I wanted to take everything off and be out there with the fans."

Jason did share, though, that Kylie, 31, who he shares three daughters with, was warned ahead of time about the plan. “I’m not going to lie, I gave Kylie a heads-up. The moment we get into the suite I said, ‘I’m taking my shirt off and jumping out of that suite.’ And she said, ‘Jason don’t you dare,’ ” the Philadelphia Eagles center recalled, adding that he was “not asking for permission.” “Once a Kelce man’s determined, there’s no f—— stopping him,” Travis agreed.

Kylie was “already telling me to be on my best behavior cause we were meeting Taylor [Swift],” Jason continued, before referring to their first date — when he fell asleep at the bar and his friends had to carry him home — to defend his choice of actions. “I was like ‘Kylie, when I met you, the first day I met you I was black-out drunk and fell asleep at the bar. This is part of the charm. This is part of the Jason Kelce charm,’ ” he said. Travis said it was “a moment that I’ll never forget” — even though he was only made aware of it after the game ended.

“Dude, that picture is… I mean everybody’s saying put that thing in the Louvre. Honestly, I might get somebody to f——- make that portrait,” he joked, referring to the viral content that the shirtless moment inspired — and the calls from fans who jokingly said the photo should be hanging in the famous art museum in Paris. “That is epic.”