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**Members of the Kansas City Chiefs offensive line visited the local Harvesters in Kansas City Tuesday afternoon in order to prepare holiday meal boxes for those in need. The event officially kicked off this year's Chiefs Kingdom Food Drive.

"I think any chance you get to help out the community, it's your civic duty, and we love reaching out to the community," Chiefs center Mitch Morse said. "The community does so much for us as players and it's good to help out. It's in the holiday season—this is really when people start really needing some food and really needing some good tidings, and it's our duty to kind of give back as much as we can."

Annually during November, the Chiefs have made hunger relief a key focus, and through their partnership with Farmland, Hy-Vee and Harvesters, the club is able to aid in food donation benefitting local families in need.

"When you look at the amount of individuals in this community that are food insecure, it's one of the most important primary needs," Chiefs CFO Dan Crumb, who also serves on the board of directors for Harvesters, said. "We have been very actively involved in this fight to eliminate hunger for a number of years."

Throughout the month, from November 12-23, fans are invited to help the cause by making non-perishable food donations at local area Hy-Vees.

This Sunday's contest against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will serve as the official Chiefs Kingdom Food Drive collection day. Fans attending the game are encouraged to donate to the cause. Last year alone, the Chiefs were able to provide 205,410 meals, setting the record for the largest food drive of its kind in the NFL.

This year, Crumb added it's the organization's goal to break that record.

"We've done it the past two years, and we're going to keep on trying."