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Uniting with our city\u2019s professional sports teams, we are now able to impact an even greater swath of our community by offering championship-caliber programs, many of which focus on normalizing behavioral health conversations. Take a look at the highlights from 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Royals\u2019 partnership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shut Out the Stigma&nbsp;<\/strong>This program aims to eliminate the stigma around behavioral health and bring awareness and normalize this important conversation. Blue KC donated $30 each time a Royals pitcher recorded a shutout inning during the 2022 season. For those counting, that\u2019s 986 shutout innings. In total, Blue KC donated nearly $30,000 to six behavioral health organizations in our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coaches with Character<\/strong>&nbsp;Blue KC teamed up with the \u201cC\u201d You In The Major Leagues Foundation to recognize six Blue KC Coaches with Character during the 2022 Royals\u2019 season. The program spotlights high school coaches who are helping to grow youth sports. At a year-end celebration, the coaches met Royals owner and CEO John Sherman and George Brett. As a tribute to each coach, their names and stories will be displayed on Kauffman Stadium pillars inside Gate D. Know a coach deserving of a nomination? Complete the nomination form for the 2023 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluekcforyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1118\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Royals Owner and CEO John Sherman with 2022 Coaches with Character honorees. Top row: Stu Reece, Rob James, Donnell Fletcher. Bottom row: Erin Nathan, John Sherman, Susan Mayberry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hometown Heroes Blue KC<\/strong>&nbsp;values and appreciates first responders. Hometown Heroes is a community program honoring those heroes who serve our Kansas City community. Ten first responders were recognized during the 2022 Royals season. One Hometown Hero, Sarah \u201cSmiley\u201d Nauser, served her community as a KCPD officer for eight years before her ALS diagnosis. As she fights the disease and advocates for others with ALS, Sarah radiates positivity in Kansas City and beyond. Watch Sarah\u2019s story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Blue KC Hometown Hero - Sarah Nauser\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bAhjxa9BORA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sporting KC partnership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingkc.com\/blue-kc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blue KC Sporting Samaritans<\/a>&nbsp;highlights students and teachers who make the KC community a better place to live, work, and play. Eight individuals who made significant impacts in the classroom were recognized during pregame festivities at 2022 Sporting KC home matches. Former Sporting KC and U.S. Men\u2019s National Team defender Matt Besler, who first participated in the program in 2016, served as the program\u2019s ambassador. You, too, can help have an impact.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingkc.com\/blue-kc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nominate<\/a>&nbsp;a student or teacher for Blue KC Sporting Samaritans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluekcforyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1119\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">KC Current partnership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a founding partner of the KC Current, Blue KC has used this platform to extend the focus on behavioral health in the community. 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