Harvester's Fundraiser

July 10, 2011

Harvester's Fundraiser

Two Baseball Hall-of-Fame Legends, Tommy Lasorda and George Brett, joined Meat Mitch during the Harvester’s fundraiser. It was a night we will never forget – so many great stories, right smack in the middle of my driveway. We sold over 300 racks of ribs and raised over $16,000 for the kids BackSnacks program!

Read the Kansas City Star Magazine story here.





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