KC couple starts fundraiser to benefit hospital workers, local restaurant

KC couple starts fundraiser to benefit hospital workers, local restaurant

NEWS.ONE RESTAURANT WELL-KNOWN AROUND KANSASCITY HAD THEIR HANDSFULL DURING LUNCHTODAY.IT WAS PART OF ONEMAN'S MISSION TO HELPTHE HELPERS IN KANSASCITY.AS PART OF OUR WE SEEYOU K-S-H-B CAMPAIGN TOHIGHLIGHT THOSEHELPING OUR COMMUNITY--41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER EMMA JAMESTAKES US TO JACK STACK.EMMA JAMES, REPORTING"Workers here at Jack Stackare filling thousands of boxesof food and sending them offto local hospitals around themetro, the man who organizedthe fundraiser says he's raisedso much money he can servehospital workers for days."LUNCH TIME LOOKS ALITTLE DIFFERENT AT JACKSTACK'S FREIGHT HOUSELOCATION.IN THE KITCHEN - YOU'LLONLY SEE A HANDFUL OFWORKERS..BUT TODAY - THEY'REBUSY -GETTING AN ORDER READYFOR HOSPITAL WORKERS.BJ AND MEGAN KISSELCAME UP WITH THE IDEATO CATER LUNCH FOR THEPEOPLE ON THE FRONTLINES OF THE PANDEMIC.MEGAN KISSEL, STARTEDFUNDRAISER"I have friends that are nursesand I've seen some of theirposts on social media andeverything and it's just crazywhat they're dealing with andhow much they're helpingpeople."B-J PUT A CALL OUT ONSOCIAL MEDIA FORDONATIONS.HE DIDN'T HAVE TO WAITLONG.BJ KISSEL, STARTEDFUNDRAISER"More money kept coming inand more money kept comingin, and now it's blown up andit's amazing to see peoplecome together and try to dostuff to help."BEFORE HE KNEW IT - HERAISED THOUSANDS OFDOLLARS TO HELP THOSEWORKING IN HOSPITALSAND A KANSAS CITYSTAPLE TRYING TO STAYAFLOAT.TYLER BANKER, GENERALMANAGER, JACK STACKBARBECUE"Especially during our time ofstruggle as well it was great tobe able to facilitate someorders and get them out to thepeople that really need them."JACK STACK DELIVEREDLUNCH TO 6 HOSPITALSFRIDAY..THAT'S JUST THE START.WITH ALL THE MONEYRAISED - THEY'LL BE ABLETO SERVE HOSPITALS ALLOVER THE METRO.THE KISSEL'S ARE BLOWNAWAY BY THE SUPPORT.THEY SAY IT'S A REMINDER- IT ONLY TAKESSOMETHING SMALL TOMAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.BJ KISSEL, STARTEDFUNDRAISER"If everybody does a little bitand figures out a way to makeone other person happy, Ithink we'll all get through thisand I think everybody will feelbetter about sitting at homeand not being able to do a lotof things they're normally ableto do."IN KANSAS CITY, EMMAJAME