09-05-2025
KC restaurants raise thousands for Graham Hoffman Scholarship Fund
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Local restaurants raised thousands of dollars for a scholarship fund named after a Kansas City firefighter who was killed in the line of duty last month.
The Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association announced that a total of 17 restaurants came together May 3 for the 'Dining for a Hero' campaign and raised $30,000 for the Graham Hoffman Scholarship Fund.
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The campaign pledged 10% of the restaurants' total revenue from that day to the fund, which was established to support those who are pursuing accredited firefighter and paramedic training programs.
Hoffman, who was a firefighter and paramedic for the Kansas City Fire Department, died April 27 after he was stabbed in an ambulance while trying to take a woman to a hospital. The 29-year-old served KCFD for three years and before that was a firefighter in Belton.
Fire departments from all over the metro and members of the public paid tribute to Hoffman during a funeral last week and lined the procession route that spanned the city.
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In addition to restaurants, several donors also contributed last weekend to the Hoffman scholarship fund.
'We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the restaurants, diners, and donors who made thiscampaign a success,' Trey Meyers, a spokesperson for the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association, said in a statement Friday.
'This contribution will go a long way in supporting the next generation of leaders in Graham's honor.'
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