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Rookie members of the Kansas City Chiefs took their fifth annual holiday visit to The Children's Center Tuesday afternoon. The Chiefs have been visiting The Children's Center for more than 20 years.
"It's a heck of an experience just to interact with kids," defensive lineman Chris Jones said. "It kind of puts you in the situation when you were a kid back in those days playing with Play-Doh."
Tyreek Hill, Eric Murray and D.J. White, among others, joined Jones.
"It's pretty cool," Jones added. "All of us can come here and hang out with kids. We all can bond together and feel this together – it's a great experience."
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The Kansas City Chiefs rookies visited the Children's Center Campus for the annual holiday outreach visit.
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The Chiefs in attendance made cookies, read holiday stories and participated in a Play 60 event with the children at the center.
The Children's Center is broken up into three agencies— the Center for the Visually Impaired, the YMCA and Ability KC.
"This is pretty amazing for these children and their families getting an opportunity to engage with the players," the vice president of marketing and development with Ability KC, Amy Castillo, said. "It's an opportunity for them just to share some joy - playing games and different things with them. We're so appreciative, all three organizations here at the Children's Center campus benefit from this."
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About The Children's Center for the Visually Impaired:
The mission of the Children's Center for the Visually Impaired is to prepare children with visual impairments, including those with multiple disabilities, to reach their highest potential in the sighted world. For more information, visit http://www.ccvi.org. About Ability KC:
The mission of Ability KC is to provide therapeutic and educational services for children with disabilities in an environment which fosters their independence and celebrates their successes. For more information, visit http://www.childrenstlc.org/. About the YMCA:
Serving children six weeks old to Pre-K, the YMCA provides on-site daycare for children without disabilities, facilitating social interaction and assimilation with impaired children. Activities incorporate YMCA core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility. For more information, visit http://www.kansascityymca.org.
