In 2023, The Victory Project welcomed matchday honorees as special guests in the Victory Suite at Children's Mercy Park for all 22 of Sporting Kansas City's home matches.
The all-access VIP experience includes a stay at Great Wolf Lodge, a stadium tour, meet-and-greets with the team and a customized jersey.
In addition, each matchday honoree will now receive a special gift from The Victory Project this holiday season hand-wrapped by Sporting Kansas City associates. The club's front office teamed up this month to to spread cheer in the community by packaging presents, which all include the book Keep Smiling, My Cancer Story written by former honoree Jared Adams.
Name | Hometown | Diagnosis |
Dylan Mwaniki | Overland Park, KS | Kidney Cancer |
Taylor Hall | Kansas City, KS | Neuroblastoma/Esophageal Varices |
Ava Heide | Eudora, KS | Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
Kaylee Jones | Blue Springs, MO | Ovarian Cancer |
Elijah Ottison | St. Joseph, MO | T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
Nolan Turner Edison | Southgate, MI | Neuroblastoma |
Calvin Davis | Salina, KS | Myelodysplastic Syndromes |
Eli Shepard | Council Bluffs, IA | Wilms Tumor |
NaMyah Irvin | Blue Springs, MO | Wilms Tumor |
Gwendolyn Phelps | Overland Park, KS | T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
Leon Vargas | Wichita, KS | Pre B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
Cole Hanson | Urbandale, IA | Burkitt Lymphoma |
Nolan Anderson | Tecumseh, KS | Leukemia |
Jorge Mendez | Carthage, MO | Kidney Transplant |
Molly Stultz | Atchison, KS | Leukemia |
Hayden Ballou | Carlton, KS | Leukemia |
Owen Sarver | Kansas City, MO | Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
Matteo Rodriguez | Olathe, KS | Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma |
Jonathan Contreras | Lawrence, KS | Leukemia |
Cru Bennett | Oak Grove, MO | Pilocytic Astrocytoma Glioma |
Abby Fay | Lenexa, KS | Brain Cancer |
Philip Nichols | Bates City, MO | Leukemia |
Sporting Kansas City associates volunteered over 800 hours this year in support of The Victory Project, highlighted by involvement with the foundation's three major events - Victory Gala, Sporting Invitational and Kick Childhood Cancer theme match - and The Victory Project's partnerships with Special Olympics, Ronald McDonald House Charities and Junior Achievement, as well as MLS WORKS' Greener Goals Week of Service by planting trees at Ryogoku Academy in conjunction with Earth Day.
To learn more and to donate to The Victory Project, visit VictoryKC.org or follow and @VictoryProjectKC on Facebook and Instagram.
