KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Mitch Schwartz plays football, of course. He also loves his wife, his dogs and cooking.
“My wife gets a little burnt out on barbecue I cook it so much,” he said. “You can’t really cook a small brisket, so when you cook a brisket, it’s going to be in the house for about a week or so.” And he’s not the only one who loves his dogs. “Our dogs have over 125,000 followers on Instagram, which is more than her Instagram, my Instagram and my Twitter combined,” the Chiefs offensive tackle said. After four seasons of living in Kansas City, it made sense for the Chiefs star to create a charity event that combined his passions. On Monday night, he hosted his second annual ‘Que for a Cause. Money raised will benefit AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, Britain Development and Midwest Animal ResQ. “Being able to see what they do for those kids and the families is really special,” Schwartz said. “Being able to obviously rescue dogs and keep the dogs out of adverse conditions is something that we really love, and so it just kind of came together.” He said it was easy to get his teammates to trade uniforms for aprons for the night. “A lot of offensive linemen are going to be in here,” he said before the event. “It’s not too hard to entice them with barbecue and good food, so we’re able to come and serve the guests. It’s something that’s fun. You get to meet a lot of the fans and you get to meet the people who are cheering you on on Sunday.” Just in case you’re an aspiring home cook yourself, he’s got some advice: “Just try it. Just have fun with it. You’re going to mess up, you’re going to overcook something, you’re going to undercook something. It’s all trial and error. It’s all fun. I mean, no one’s going to be too disappointed. You can always order a pizza if you need to at the end of the day!” The team travels to Nashville this weekend to take on the Tennessee Titans.
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RAYTOWN, Mo. — A Kansas City-area nonprofit nearly got scammed. They got lucky, because we’re told, other groups lost thousands of dollars.
The founder of Midwest Animal ResQ says someone tried to scam them out of $1,000, posing as a reputable company. She says it’s happening to nonprofits across Missouri and Kansas. Right now, the Midwest Animal ResQ in Raytown is taking care of Speedbump the dog and hundreds of others. Founder Erin Morse said about a week ago, a scammer tried to take advantage of the nonprofit. “It’s heartbreaking, because right now, it has been a difficult time for nonprofits in general,” Morse said. “This is especially despicable.” Morse said they got an email asking if someone could send a donation check in the mail. She was ecstatic to receive more than $2,600. The next day, the “donor” asked for a tax receipt. Then, they demanded a portion of the donation to be returned. Morse spotted the red flags, so she called the company listed on the check. Jimmy Stallings is the general manager of the car dealership in Texas. They’ve been in business for nearly 100 years. He said they did not send that check. In fact, he believes someone is reproducing fake checks in their name. “We’re all victims in this, the nonprofit obviously, we are and the bank as well,” he said. Stallings said a fake check showed up at their bank last week and the bank opened an investigation. “Hopefully they’ll get caught,” he said. “So it doesn’t surprise me if they did it once, they could do it multiple times.” KC Pet Project said that’s happened, they received the same check as Morse and the same thing happened. Morse posted a warning online. She said about 20 nonprofits responded, saying they were scammed, some out thousands. “Anywhere from a thousand dollars to tens of thousands of dollars,” Morse said. Morse said scammers are using other companies’ names. She encourages nonprofits to stay vigilant. “Every dollar that we have goes to help our communities,” Morse said. “So, you’re not just stealing from us, you’re stealing from the community as a whole. So, I know times are tough out there, but there are other ways to make a dollar, than to steal from those that need it most. “ https://puppytoob.com/best-pit-bull-rescues-in-missouri/
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