By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The 2021 Kansas Shrine Bowl is much more than a football game. In fact, the goal is to help those that can't help themselves.
"We were real excited to partner Wednesday and Thursday with the Cosmosphere and held our hospital experience event," said B.J. Harris with the Shrine Bowl. "They heard stories about our Shrine patients, what they went through, the impact Shriner's Hospital has made and at that moment, you start to see that flash, where perhaps they showed up at camp, thinking, hey, this is a great thing and I'm going to get better and this is going to make me the greatest athlete. That's true, but it's also about something else. So often, we don't give kids an opportunity to do things outside of themselves and for someone else. What I've told football players over the years is, this will be the one and only time this will not benefit you individually. This is not why you're playing football."
All the students participating, from the players to the cheerleaders to those playing in the band are all high character kids.
"We seek them out," Harris said. "We make it one of the requirements on our nominations is to find good character, have kids that are good in the classroom, know how to mind their Ps and Qs. Some of that's practical. We're relying on them to be good people when they are with us, but they are also a part of our brand. They are stewards of the mission which we are trying to move forward."
Tickets will be available at the gate on Saturday. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for kids.
Below is the Saturday schedule of events:
Saturday, June 26th
Mine Run 5K
Strataca/Underground Salt Museum
3650 E Avenue G, Hutchinson, Kansas
Start times available 7:15 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Kansas Shrine Bowl Parade
Downtown Hutchinson
Main Street - Avenue B to 12th
Parade Begins: 10 a.m.
Kansas Shrine Bowl / Sports In Kansas High School Combine
Gowans Stadium
500 Block East 11th Avenue
Registration @ 10 a.m. - Event Start Time: 10:30 a.m.
#ForTheKids Youth Cheer Clinic
Hutchinson Sports Arena
1300 N Plum Street
Registration @ 12:30 p.m. - Event Start Time: 1:00 p.m.
Jr. All-Star Challenge
Gowans Stadium
500 Block East 11th Avenue
Start Time: 1 p.m.
Farmers Fan Fest
Saturday, June 26th, 2021
3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Gowans Stadium
Hutchinson, Kansas
Join the Leah D. Smith Agency and the Kansas Shrine Bowl for Farmers Fan Fest, Saturday, June 26th at Gowans Stadium!
Free hamburgers for the first 200 people, delicious food truck treats, yard games, music and more!
No better way to kick-off festivities for the 48th Annual Kansas Shrine Bowl.
Kansas Shrine Bowl Alumni are encouraged to join Fan Fest and check-in for recognition during the game.
2021 Kansas Shrine Bowl
Saturday, June 26th at 7 p.m.
Gowans Stadium
Hutchinson, Kansas
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