After watching their team crush the hopes and dreams of Buffalo Bills fans Sunday, Kansas City Chiefs fans are giving back to the “Bills Mafia” by donating over $173,000 to a local hospital in Buffalo, New York.
The effort was started Monday when a Facebook page called “Chiefs Kingdom Memes” posted a link to donate funding to the Patricia Allen Fund, according to reports.
“Out of HUGE respect for Josh Allen, I’m donating $13 to his foundation which supports the Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. Hope some of y’all join this too,” the post read.
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Hundreds quickly responded to the link helping Oishei Children’s Hospital.
Much ❤️? and respect to #BillsMafia from the #ChiefsKingdom. Looking forward to a decade of great battles with the new age Brady/Manning rivalry we’ve got going on! ❤️?? https://t.co/VAtjud4DQA
— Chiefs Kingdom Memes (@ChiefsMMZ) January 25, 2022
At least 9,500 donors have donated more than $173,000, as of Wednesday.
The donations are “a great reflection of sportsmanship,” Andrew Bennett, the vice president of the Children’s Hospital of Buffalo Foundation, said.
“Our hearts are warm this morning waking up to $13 donations coming from @ChiefsMMZ @Chiefs fans! Thank you all so much, your support helps ensure great care for the kids and families in WNY,” Oishei Children’s Hospital posted to Twitter.
The money donated will be allocated to the hospital’s trauma program, emergency department, and pediatric intensive care unit, Bennett told local TV station WGRZ.
Count us in for $1,300! ❤️@OCHBuffalo @OxfordPennant https://t.co/N4guFzfVAW
— Charlie Hustle (@CharlieHustleCo) January 25, 2022
“Each of those parts of the hospital require continuous improvements on equipment, talent, training, staying up to date with the very best in practice, ways to care for families,” Bennett said. “Our patient family experience as well, which includes many different resources in the hospital that we support on an annual basis, because they’re not eligible to be reimbursed or covered by insurance.”
“A huge thank you to all the folks in Kansas City, and really throughout the country, for thinking about the hospital and thinking about Josh [Allen] during this time,” Bennett said. “We’re very, very grateful, and those dollars will be put to good use.”
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The Chiefs defeated the Bills in overtime 42-36.
