BRADY KRYSIEWICZ WILL BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SATURDAY’S SPORTING KC HOME MATCH
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Kelly Cannon
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KANSAS CITY, MO. (MARCH 13, 2025) — When Brady Krysiewicz (Chris-a-witz) moved to Kansas City in 2022 to join the Sporting Kansas City Academy, he not only brought his soccer skills but also his ability to help people with cancer through his non-profit “Keeper for a Cure,” which he founded when he was only nine years old. Now, the 15-year-old freshman at Lee’s Summit North High School will be recognized for his charitable efforts at the place where he dreams of competing someday.
This Saturday before Sporting KC hosts Minnesota at Children’s Mercy Park, Krysiewicz will be honored in a pre-match ceremony as a Blue KC Sporting Samaritan, which is an initiative that highlights local students and teachers who make Kansas City a better place to live, work and play. Former Sporting KC captain and U.S. Men’s National Team defender Matt Besler will team up with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) to recognize Krysiewicz as the Blue KC Sporting Samaritan for the month of March.
The partnership between Blue KC and Sporting KC will highlight other noteworthy students and teachers during the season, recognizing their contributions to our community. Blue KC Sporting Samaritans are nominated online at BlueKC.com/NominateSportingSamaritans and recognized on the field at Children’s Mercy Park during pregame festivities at Sporting KC home matches as part of a VIP experience that includes a customized jersey and four tickets to the match.
As a goalkeeper with the Sporting Kansas City Academy program, Krysiewicz has the opportunity to eventually compete for Sporting Kansas City. But he is also making a difference off the field through his nonprofit organization, “Keeper for a Cure.” Established in 2019 in Virginia where Krysiewicz first began his soccer journey, the organization has expanded to Kansas City. Krysiewicz has managed to raise more than $15,000 for various nonprofits in both Virginia and Kansas City.
Most recently, Krysiewicz successfully raised more than $3,000 for Gilda’s Club Kansas City, whose mission is to uplift and strengthen people impacted by cancer by providing support. Motivated by family members who have battled breast cancer, his efforts primarily focus on raising funds for cancer nonprofits. Known as the most vocal supporters of Sporting Kansas City, the Kansas City Cauldron has supported Krysiewicz to further amplify his impact in helping multiple cancer organizations. For more information on Krysiewicz’s inspiring work with “Keeper for a Cure,” visit www.keeperforacure.com.
About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, the largest not-for-profit health insurer in Missouri and the only not-for-profit commercial health insurer in Kansas City, has been part of the Kansas City community since 1938. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City provides health coverage services to more than one million residents in the greater Kansas City area, including Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas and 30 counties in Northwest Missouri. Our mission: to provide affordable access to healthcare and to improve the health of our members. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. For more information on the company, visit its website at BlueKC.com.
