{"id":12241,"date":"2018-08-11T18:01:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-11T23:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/?p=12241"},"modified":"2025-12-16T18:02:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T23:02:56","slug":"2018-blue-kc-sporting-samaritan-honoree-mark-messner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/community-and-culture\/sports-partnerships-community-and-culture\/2018-blue-kc-sporting-samaritan-honoree-mark-messner\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Blue KC Sporting Samaritan Honoree Mark Messner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On August 18, 2018,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wve.lsr7.org\/2013\/11\/08\/building-front\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Westview Elementary School<\/a>&nbsp;sixth-grade teacher Mark Messner was honored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) and Sporting KC as the August Blue KC Sporting Samaritan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMark is making an incredible impact at Westview,\u201d said Christina Lively, Department Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Blue KC. \u201cHis desire to make a difference in the lives of students through the Westview Run Club is truly worth recognizing, and we are pleased to honor him as a Blue KC Sporting Samaritan program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Six years ago while serving at Westview, Messner was inspired to use his personal passion for athletics to help his students develop character skills. 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