Feeding the Front Lines KC
Cerner and First Hand launched Feeding the Front Lines KC to show support for the healthcare professionals and first responders who are working around the clock to care for patients and save lives. The Front Lines initiative partnered with local restaurants to help bolster their businesses and provide delicious meals to essential workers.
Feeding the Front Lines KC is wrapping up its deliveries and closed to new donors. You can read more about First Hand’s other contributions in support of COVID-19 relief and recovery here.
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Delivery Locations
AdventHealth Shawnee Mission and 3 community hospital locations Belton Regional Medical Center Brighton Gardens of Prairie Village Brookdale Wornall Place Carnegie Village Senior Living Community Cerner Kids Learning Centers Children's Mercy Hospital Adele Hall Campus Children's Mercy Employer Clinic Children's Mercy Home Care Team City of Lenexa Employer Clinic Fitzgibbon Hospital Forest Creek Memory Care Healthe Clinic (WHQ and Innovations Campus) Kansas City EMS Division Kansas City Fire Department Kansas City Hazmat Division Kansas City Hospice House Kansas City VA Medical Center Lee's Summit Medical Center Liberty Hospital McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Menorah Medical Center Miami County Medical Center Mission Chateau Senior Living North Kansas City Hospital Olathe Medical Center Operating Engineers Employer Clinic Providence Medical Center Research Medical Center - 3 locations Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City Saint Luke's East Hospital Saint Luke's Hospital Saint Luke's North Hospital (Barry Road and Smithville) Saint Luke's South Hospital and 7 community hospital locations Sprint Employer Clinic St. Mary's Medical Center Stratford Commons Rehabilitation & Health Care Truman Medical Centers Health Sciences District Truman Medical Centers Lakewood Unified Government of Wyandotte County Employer Cinic University of Kansas Health System - 14 locations
Restaurant Partners
Above and Beyond Catering Aladdin Café Banksia Big Momma's Bloom Baking Co. Blue Pot Catering Brancato's Catering Brewbaker's Bar & Grill BurgerFi Caffetteria Modern Cafe Chicken N Pickle DeVine Catering and Events Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue Goodcents Deli Fresh Subs Hawaiian Bros. Island Grill Jackson's Catering Jersey Boyz Deli & Subs Jimmy John's K-Macho's Longboards Wraps & Bowls Manny's Mexican Restaurant McAlister's Deli Meshuggah Bagels Minsky's Pizza The Mixx Neighborhood Café Paola Country Club Quiznos Smokin' Guns BBQ Snead's BBQ Spin! Pizza Sohaila's Kitchen Twisted Fresh Ugly Joe's Sports Bar & Grill Waldo Pizza Lee's Summit Wrap it Up Tex Mex Grill Zarda BBQ
Thank You!
First Hand provided an initial $25,000 match for individual contributions. Thanks to our supporters’ inspiring generosity, we quickly surpassed our initial fundraising goal.
Generous Donors$50,000 Special thanks to Kessinger Hunter and partners who combined their efforts to feed our heroes in health care with the Feeding the Front Lines KC initiative. With the Kessinger Hunter and partners contribution, we will be able to extend our impact throughout the community. Kessinger Hunter's partners include Atwood & Palmer, Atterbury Family Foundation, Country Club Bank and the Paul Denzer and Sue Bernstein Fund. $5,000–$49,999 Ben Hilmes Brent & Lisa Shafer Clay & Carrie Patterson Dick Flanigan $1,000–$4,999 Anonymous Bill Graff Cam & Shana Williams Dan Eakin Dwight Sloan Ed Enyeart EPR Properties Eva Karp Kevin Sabacky Kimberly Gerard Luciara de Souza Mark Schonhoff & Sara Charlson Michael Hanska Randy Sims $250–$999 Adam Cherpitel Adam Christmann Anne Belsito Anonymous Bharat Sutariya Bryan Black Bryan Muilenburg Candy Barth Chris Timko Dan Aycock Dane Montgomery Daniel Salloi Darin Rezac Dell Technologies Erika Ford Eva Karp matching the Cerner COVID-19 Taskforce for Nurses Day! Experitec, Inc Gary Robinson Greg Green Jamie & Michael Gibson Jay Linney Jennifer & Eric Geis Josh Evans Justen McKee Katelynn Thompson Kavish Munjal Kelly Ethington Kent Scheuler Kevin and Tiffany Seaman LA Smith Lary Ippolito Laura Hale Laura Hoffman Lewis Rice LLC Lisa Gallagher Lisa S Schaberg Liv & Suz Brown Lori Cross MALS Medical Equipment LLC Marc Elkins Mark Embry Misti Preston Mitchell Clark Nathan Lewis Rhae & Chris Burt Richard & Lekha Martin Richard Kallay Rick Thompson Roberty Bailey Ryan McKenna Ryan Owings Sara Meinhard on behalf of Eva Karp and all of our Cerner nurses Sara Watkins Sarah Clevenger Scott Coulson Scott Dikeman Tao Zhong Tiffany Rice Todd Downey Travis Dalton Tricia Geris Under $250 100+ Women Who Care, KC Abby Doyle Abigail Tibbles Adam Williams Akhter Khan Alan Yuelkenbeck Alex Fagen Alexa Straws Alisha Sharp Alissa Walters Allison Thilges Alyssa Crawford Amanda Campbell Amanda Ehrhard Amanda Huffman Amanda Lovell Amanda Wilson Amber Paul Amy Fincham Amy Freeman Pierce Amy Hamilton Amy Henry Amy Macey Amy Merritt Amy Sanchez Anand M Andrea Beyer Andrea Blackman Andrea Fox Andrew Linafelter Angela Crowley Anna Davidson Anna Nelson Anna Peterson Anne Aytes Annē Wermedal Anonymous (91) Anthony Mittan Anuradha Gunuganti Arielle Bogorad Ashley Danielsen Ashley Hoover Avikal Parikh Ayesha David Barbara Svuba Beth Graham Beth Terhune Bethany Miles Bill Vega Brad Allen Brenda Popp Brenda Rayla Brendan Emmel Brenden Benjamin Brett Moffitt Brian Holden Brian Moore Brianna Glazier Brooke Chonko Brooke Moore Bryan Brown Caitlin Wallace Camella Gunnell Cara Anderson Carie Lawrence Carmen Conn Carol Cogley Caroline Prueitt Carrie Anderson Carrie Evans Carrie Tennissen Casey and Melissa Sansale Catie Smith Chad Johnson Chad Pugh Chelsea and Matt Bressers Cherri Fuchs Cheryl McHenry Cheryl Skram Chip Gibson Chloe O'Brien Chris Brooks Chris Hodge Chris Runquist Christine Beck Christine Park Christine Schweiger Chuck Hunt Cindy Vogel Clara Schuerman Clare Holahan Clayton Anderson Cole Curry Colette Hunt Connie Hagemann Cory Woods Courtney Newell Courtney Wiese Cynthia Quackenbush Dale Owens Damon Manderscheid Dan Smith Dana Peterzalek Daniel Hink Daniel Jones Danielle Bisignano David Duello David Dvorak David Kovarik Debbie Heard Derek Kenyon Devendra Kalia Diana Dermond Diana Dodd Diane Lewis Dominique Greer Donna Bateman Doug Porter Dustin Rheuport Dustin Scholz Elaine Nick Elise Comiskey Elizabeth Conrad Elizabeth Dyer Elizabeth Heintz Elizabeth Ong Emily Bishop Skinner Emily Bowman Emily Ebert Emily Pennington Emily Tucker Eric Busch Eric Raine Erica Rudoff Erin Lane Erin McFarland Erin Schulte Erin Tuck Filip Landsberg Flora Chen Francine Pivonka Frank James Gae Lennan Garrett Gerleman Gaurav Ravetkar Gayla Benson Georgia Brown Geri Seavey Ginger Nedblake Glenda Grant Grace Zhou Graham Gerjerts Greg Gallagher Greg Isaacson Gregg Barr Hafiz Haq Hal Patchen Hannah Clarkson Hayley Staten Heather Campbell Heather Fry Heidi Mead Hilary Wheeler Holly Dinnella Ian Echlin Isaac Singer Jackie Marquardt Jacob Fletcher Jacob Hale Jake and Julle Ellis Jake Goodman James Clark James Poteet Jan Gavin Janelle Ward Janice Barron Jeanne Werth Jeannie Hsu Jeannine Midgett Jeff Dias Jeff Hannawald Jeff Kolb Jeff Lampson Jenel Brock Jenifer Muir Jenifer Parks Jennifer Brunkan Jennifer Johnson Jennifer Myers Jennifer Ohler Jennifer O'Neal Jennifer Page Jennifer Smith Jennifer Truta Jessi Majors Jessica Jungk Jessica McClain Jessica Wass Jessica Wentworth Jessica Williams Jill Nebel Jillian Pellicano Jim Poteet Joann Gascich Joe Evans Joe Goldwasser Joe Nickell Joel Nespory Joel Nickel Johanna Hicks John Hines John Travis Jolie Monroe Jonathan Fewins Jonathon & Sadie Nadolny Jordan Adams Josie Modrell Jude Hagenmaier Judy Sorio Julie Harris Julie Magee Julie Shuss Julie Zajic Kaitlin Anderson Karen Kruger Kari Taube Karla Fennick Karol Biery Kate Koenig Kate Seiwert Katherine Aldrige Katherine Raymond Kathleen Sanders Kathy Ford Kathy Kellerman Kathy Wright Katie Barttrum Katie Crean Katie Stoven Katy O'Con Katy Smith Kaylee Rauso Kelsey Boeding Kelsey Gibbs Kelsey Hague Kevin Dubberstein Kevin Heiman Kim Hill Kim Spicer Kimberly Letcher Kirsten West Kirti & Vivek Chandra Kol Kheang Kris Ray Krista Macken Kristen Doerr Kristen Schwede Kristi Duke Kristi Kunze Kristin Brokenbough Kristin James Kristy Steigerwalt Kyle Santoro Larry Meybell Larry Skalicky LAUGHH Foundation Laura Ward Lauren Butler Laurie Poteet Lawrence Burger Leah Bradley Leah Cardaci Leigh Doney Leslee Murphy Libby Zohner Lili Chen Lindsay Patterson Lindsay St Germain Lindsay Warning Lisa Kraxner Lisa Nelson Lisa Pastine Lisa Rosenkoetter Liz Greenspan Liz Noland Liz Wise Lopa Desai Lorelei Modrell Loren Gray Lovetta Miles Lupfer Family Lynn Sander Lynn Stoltz Maddy Wright Mallory Murray Mandy Thompson Margaret Cusack Maria Wingrove Marilyn Wiesehan Mark Brewer Mark Kelly Marshall Dwyre Martha Gerling Mary Bennett Mary Laughlin Mary Mize Mary Pfaff Mary Zeller Mason Hilty Matt McKenna Matt Ruesler Matthew Kizaric Matthew Moore Meagan Maher Megan Burns Megan Cicero Megan Folken Megan Kliewer Megan Roberts Megan Strzelecki Meghan Fagan Meghan Fessler Mei Wang Melinda Curtis Meredith Morris Michael Abla Michael Farrell Michael Gochis Michael McClanahan Michael Paine Michael Polich Michael Svoboda Michelle Hill Michelle Johnson Michelle Peters Michelle Plante Michelle Sommers Mike & Rebecca Nelson Mike Allison Mike Kane Misty Collins Mitch Allison MJ Kang Mollie Robinson Molly Amey Molly Willman Monica Hoover Mrudula Mansani Nancy Harper Nancy Holloway Natalie Marsee-Long Nate Kelly Nathan Kerns Nathan Loveless Nathan Schnabel Nick Berry Nicole Ignacio Norman Todd Paige Badgett Paine Family Palmer Taul Pamela Gunter Patricia Brooks Patricia Lampton Patricia Nepote Patricia Roane Paul Ronjak Paul Stark Paula Dobesh Philip Chen Phoebe Modrell Prachi Gotkhindikar Preet Singh Rachel Cooper Rachel Cunningham Rachel Greene Rachel Skonecki Rajat Srivastava Rajneesh Mehra Rebecca Anderson Rebecca Arbuckle Rebecca LaNasa Rebecca Spade Rebekah Grube Rita Rios Robert Martinez Rochele Lighthill Rose Albers Ryan Nystrom Sabrina Persinger Sai Swathi Sivarathri Sally Determan Sally Garibay Sam Grefrath Samantha Pennel Samantha Speer Sameer Deshmukh Sanghamitra Das Sara Brown Sara Meinhard Sarah Happ Sarah Pappanikou Scott Kirmer Scott Wright Sean Callahan Shana Richard Shanna Adamic Shannon Baker Shannon Grabbe Shannon Rose Shannon Sanders Sharon Johnson Shawn Geraghty Shelly Demesko Sherrie Stawinski Stacy Kern Stacy St. John Stephanie & Randy Rogers Stephanie Crawford Stephanie Greble Stephanie Johnston Stephanie Ridens Stephen& Katie Brand Steven Ellzey Sudeep Parameswaran Susie Green Sydney Anderson Tally Baker Tammy Babb Tammy Dugan Taylor Duncan Teresa McVey Teresa Starner-Crouch Terri Warning Terry Clevenger Terry Siebes Tim & Susan May Timothy Carter Timothy Orsund Tina Soehlig Tirhas Zereabruk Tosha Grotenhuis Tracy Reichert Tricia Claypool Troy Cox Trudi Taylor Tucker Martin Tyler Griffin Tyler Knust Tyler P Johnson Vicki Mueller Vigneshwar Padmanaban Vinayak Kandiah Vivek Chaturvedi Warren Crouse Whitney Fox William Bell Xinmei Zhang Zonglin Li
Looking Back
Week 1: April 6–10
2,100
Meals provided to Truman Medical Center's night shift, Kansas City, MO firefighters and North Kansas City Hospital's day and night shifts
$73,950
Raised by generous donors
Week 2: April 11–17
813
Meals provided to Innovations and WHQ Healthe Clinics, KU Medical Center, TMC-Lakewood, KC Hazmat and EMS division and St. Luke's Hospital employees
$60,091
Raised by generous donors
Week 3: April 18–24
3,024
Meals provided to employees at Children’s Mercy, Advent Health Shawnee Mission, Sprint Employer Clinic, City of Lenexa Employer Clinic, Children’s Mercy Employer Clinic, Operating Engineers Employer Clinic, Lee's Summit Medical Center, Providence Medical Center and Olathe Medical Center.
$3,190
Raised by generous donors
Week 4: April 25–May 1
5,058
Meals provided to employees at Kansas City VA Medical Center, Unified Government of Wyandotte County Employer Clinic, Fitzgibbon Hospital, Miami County Medical Center, Carnegie Village Senior Living, Saint Luke’s North Hospital (Barry Road & Smithville), Liberty Hospital, Menorah Medical Center, Saint Luke’s South Hospital (and seven community hospital locations) and Belton Regional Medical Center.
$2,145
Raised by generous donors
Week 5: May 2–May 8
6,625
Meals provided to employees at Children's Mercy Hospital, Research Medical Center, University of Kansas Health System (various campuses), Kansas City Hospice House, Saint Luke's East Hospital and Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation
$2,561
Raised by generous donors
Week 6: May 9–May 15
1,770
Meals provided to employees at St. Mary's Medical Center, Children's Mercy Home Care, AdventHealth Shawnee Mission and McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff
$625
Raised by generous donors
Week 7: May 16–May 22
1,105
Meals provided to employees at Research Medical Center and Cerner Kids
$2,085
Raised by generous donors
Week 8: May 23–May 29
1,501
Meals provided to employees at Truman Medical Centers Health Sciences District, Stratford Commons Rehabilitation & Health Care, Brighton Gardens of Prairie Village, Forest Creek Memory Care, Mission Chateau Senior Living and Brookdale Wornall Place
Week 9: May 30-June 5
30
Meals provided to families at Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City
