{"id":34124,"date":"2026-10-08T12:19:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T12:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=34124"},"modified":"2026-10-08T12:19:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T12:19:52","slug":"travis-kelces-mom-donna-kelce-helped-raise-4100-for-students-lunch-debt-with-her-famous-cookie-recipe-nfl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=34124","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce\u2019s mom Donna Kelce helped raise $4,100 for students\u2019 lunch debt with her famous cookie recipe | NFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134765116,imgsize-48896,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/travis-kelce.jpg\" alt=\"Travis Kelce\u2019s mom Donna Kelce helped raise $4,100 for students\u2019 lunch debt with her famous cookie recipe\" title=\"Travis Kelce and Donna Kelce (Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Travis Kelce and Donna Kelce (Getty Images)\">Travis Kelce and Donna Kelce (Getty Images)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2024, Donna Kelce\u2019s famous family cookie recipe became more than a beloved treat. It turned into a small but meaningful fundraising effort for Kansas schoolchildren struggling with lunch debt.<!-- --> A local business owner received permission from the mother of NFL stars Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce to place the recipe on handmade mugs, with part of every sale going towards school meal debt. What began with a simple idea had already raised $4,100 by February 2024, giving the project a bigger impact than its modest beginnings suggested.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Donna Kelce\u2019s cookie recipe helped raise $4,100<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The idea came from Annie Stowe, owner of Annie\u2019s Barn, a small business where she makes mugs in the basement of her Overland Park home. <!-- -->Stowe first crossed paths with Donna after Kelce purchased 20 mugs as Christmas gifts in 2023.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>After the purchase, Stowe contacted Donna with a charitable proposal. She wanted to feature the famous chocolate chip cookie recipe Donna Kelce had made for Travis and Jason on a new mug. Donna agreed, allowing Stowe to donate <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">$5 from every mug sold<\/span> to help clear lunch debt at local elementary schools.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The mugs were priced at $18 and featured the recipe alongside an iPhone Memoji-style image of Donna. The personal touch helped turn a piece of Kelce family history into a fundraiser with a practical goal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Stowe initially revealed that the sales had generated <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">$2,000 in 2023<\/span>. After a local television report highlighted the effort, another $2,100 came in, taking the total to <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">$4,100<\/span>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>\u201cWe sold enough mugs to raise $2,000 [in 2023],\u201d Stowe told PEOPLE.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The money went through Stowe\u2019s Out of the Red Friday initiative, which focuses on paying off school lunch debt.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Donna Kelce\u2019s charity effort gives her cookie recipe a new purpose<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The fundraiser came at a time when school meal debt remained a serious issue for families across the United States. Stowe\u2019s project offered a direct way for customers to contribute while buying a handmade item tied to one of football\u2019s best-known families.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>The campaign also reflected Donna\u2019s willingness to share something personal for a cause involving children. Her cookie recipe had already become part of the Kelce family&#8217;s public story after she became widely recognised for making the treats for Travis and Jason.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>Donna previously described the recipe as something especially meaningful to her.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>\u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018What has my life become?\u2019\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>She also explained why she hoped others would make the cookies themselves:<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/>\u201cIt\u2019s an absolute favorite for me and everyone in the family\u201d and that she hopes other people \u201cwill enjoy them as much as we have through the years and gather in the kitchen with their own families and friends to bake them, just as I do with mine.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"44\"\/>For Stowe, the next step was potentially delivering the funds directly to schools with Donna. She said she had invited Kelce to join her, although the Super Bowl schedule made the timing difficult.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"46\"\/>The fundraiser showed how a simple family recipe could take on a second life. In this case, every mug sold helped turn Donna Kelce\u2019s famous cookies into support for children who needed help with school meals.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/nfl\/news\/travis-kelces-mom-donna-kelce-helped-raise-4100-for-students-lunch-debt-with-her-famous-cookie-recipe\/articleshow\/134765081.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travis Kelce and Donna Kelce (Getty Images) In 2024, Donna Kelce\u2019s famous family cookie recipe became more than a beloved treat. It turned into a small but meaningful fundraising effort for Kansas schoolchildren struggling with lunch debt. 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