May 14, 2024 Sports Partnerships 2024 Blue KC Sporting Samaritan Honoree Mat Vleisides – month of May Blue KC and Sporting KC have announced Pleasant Lea Middle School teacher Mat Vleisides as the Blue KC Sporting Samaritan honoree for May For the first 22 years of his professional career, Mat Vleisides served as a charismatic, energetic, and optimistic teacher,…
May 9, 2024 Sports Partnerships Blue KC leverages sports partnerships to drive mental health awareness Heightening awareness and removing the stigma of mental health is an objective of many Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) initiatives, including our sports partnerships with the Kansas City Royals, the Kansas City Current, and Sporting…
May 8, 2024 Sports Partnerships 2024 Blue KC Coaches With Character Honoree Ken Johns – month of May Johns is the retired football coach at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) and the “C” You in the Major Leagues (CYITML) Foundation have announced retired Shawnee Mission Northwest High School…
May 5, 2024 Sports Partnerships 2024 Blue KC Answering the Call Honoree Reggie McKeithen – month of May McKeithen is a member of the Kansas City (Mo.) fire department The May recipient of the “Blue KC Answering the Call” award, sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC), is Reggie McKeithen, an assistant division chief…
May 1, 2024 Sports Partnerships Youth Sports Documentary “Not Good Enough” to Air on MLB Network and KCWE The Networks will feature the film during Mental Health Awareness Month in May The award-winning documentary “Not Good Enough,” a film that is a 45-minute look into the perspective of youth athletes and the toll perfectionism takes on their behavioral…