Tag: Travis Kelce

Travis Kelce and Operation Breakthrough student outside the future Ignition Lab, powered by Eighty-Seven & Running

Sneak peek: See the vision for Travis Kelce’s ‘safe haven’ for Operation Breakthrough teens

By Tommy Felts / May 21, 2021

When Operation Breakthrough’s new Ignition Lab opens in the fall, the former muffler shop on Troost Avenue is expected to offer hands-on, practical training to young people who have aged out of the early education center’s MakerCity program. Media members were offered a first look at plans for the space — powered by Chiefs Super…

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Melanie Hungerford, Jeremyah and Izayah Bradley Mary Esselman, Operation Breakthrough, at Maker Village

A maker reality TV series is transforming Travis Kelce’s gift to KC into a ‘fan experience’ on Troost

By Tommy Felts / January 19, 2021

While the Kansas City Chiefs run it back on the field — the impact of superstar tight end Travis Kelce continues to be felt through a new partnership with Make48.  Kelce’s ongoing work with Operation Breakthrough will see the non-profit realize it’s Ignition Lab later this year, but it won’t open its doors without some…

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Operation Breakthrough's future Ignition Lab

How Travis Kelce, Operation Breakthrough plan to turn this old muffler shop into a coworking space, lab for teens

By Tommy Felts / January 8, 2021

As organizers look to re-open the doors to Walt Disney’s historic Laugh-O-gram Studios, they’re introducing Kansas Citians to a new era along Troost — in-part ushered in by a Kansas City Chiefs star and one of the city’s highest impact non-profit organizations. Plans for Operation Breakthrough’s Ignition Lab were on full display Thursday night, as Thank…

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