Gamers unite for kids impacted at Super Bowl rally

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - As the world comes together to help those impacted by last week’s shooting at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally, one local organization is focused on bringing joy back into the lives of children.

The Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of the Kansas City Pioneers, Sam Kulikov says the idea of helping children heal came easy.

“The idea we came up with is why don’t we bring joy to these kids through gaming,” Kulikov said. “We wanted to make sure we could help out in any way possible.”

The professional esports organization is on a mission to give children the opportunity to escape such a traumatic experience. In doing so, they are collecting gaming system donations for recovering kids. That includes but is not limited to consoles, computers, video games, gift cards, and much more.

“There are so many people out there that not only care about their well-being and care about their health and success,” Kulikov said. “But also care about their happiness and care about their moments of joy.”

With the help of local and national companies, the organization has already accumulated over 20 gaming systems and hundreds of dollars in gift cards.

The organization is still accepting gaming equipment donations to give to children in the coming weeks. Donors can reach out to Kulikov at sam@kcp.gg or click here.