Thousands of Kansas City students got a high-energy lesson in literacy Thursday, thanks to a visit from Patrick Mahomes.
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Mahomes encourages KC kids to read at Lead to Read KC event
Thousands of Kansas City students got a high-energy lesson in literacy Thursday, thanks to a visit from Patrick Mahomes.
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