Travis Kelce donates $100,000 to family of girls recovering from gunshot wounds at Super Bowl parade
Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The family of two girls who were shot at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday has started GoFundMe pages, and they received quite a donation from one of their hometown favorites.
Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce donated $100,000 to the Reyes family, whose two daughters are in the hospital recovering from gunshot wounds.
Kelce's donation was made under the name of his charity, Eighty-Seven & Running. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s passion for changing the plight of youth experiencing adversity is the inspiration behind the charitable organization Eighty-Seven & Running. (Michael Owens/Getty Images) The girls, ages 10 and 8, were also paid a visit by Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany, earlier this week. "On behalf of the Reyes Family, we are incredibly grateful for the love, support, and prayers during this difficult time.
Our family, along with the other families impacted by this senseless act, are still healing physically and emotionally," a statement from the family said. "We're happy to share that our daughters, ages 8 and 10, are making good progress in their recovery from their leg injuries.