Local USNA Midshipman donates autographed Chiefs football to help other leaders

Briana Chiodini donated a Super Bowl Champion autographed Chiefs football to help support current, future military leaders

MAKING US ALL PROUD.BRIANNA TOD KNEE IS ATTENDINGTHE U.S.NAVAL ACADEMY AT ANNAPOLIS ANDLAST DECEMBER.SHE GOT A FOOTBALL SIGNED BY THECHIEFS.THERE IT IS THEN GAVE IT BACKAFTER THEY WON THE SUPER BOWL TOBE AUCTIONED AND JOINING ME ISHER DAD CHRIS TOD NEED TOEXPLAIN CHRIS.HE MUST BE PROUD.TELL US ABOUT YOUR WONDERFULYOUNG DAUGHTER, BRIANNA.THANKS ROB OUR DAUGHTER.SHE’S A PLEBE AT THE NAVALACADEMY.SHE’S IN THE CLASS OF 2020 THREELIVE IN HARRISONVILLE AND JUSTREAL QUICKLY.SHE WANTED TO GO TO THE NAVALACADEMY WHEN SHE WAS A SOPHOMORETHE REASON WANTED TO GO WAS HERDAD BUNCH OF SERVICE ACADEMY ANDSHE WANTED TO HAVE A CAREER AS ANAVAL OFFICERAND THE OTHER THING SHE SAID WASREALLY INTERESTING.SHE SAID DAD DAD.I WANT TO BE A PART OF SOMETHINGGREAT.THAT’S BIGGER THAN MYSELF.WELL, THAT IS AWESOME.SHE’S A WONDERFUL YOUNG THEYWERE PROUD OF HER NOW.TELL US CHRIS.HOW DID SHE GET THIS FOOTBALL?AND WHY DID SHE GIVE IT BACKAFTER THE CHIEFS WON THE SUPERBOWL TO BE AUCTIONED OFF ANDTELL US ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY ISGOING TOWARDS SURE SO SHE GOTTHE FOOTBALL AT IN DECEMBER.WE DO AN ALL-SERVICE ACADEMYACADEMY BALL BETWEEN ALL THEFIVE SERVICES.AND WE HOLD IT AT CHIEFSARROWHEAD STADIUM THIS YEAR THENAVAL ACADEMY PARENTS CLUB WASIN CHARGE OF PLANNING IT SO ONEOF THE THINGS THAT THEY GAVE USWAS A SIGNED FOOTBALL FROM THECHIEFS.AUCTION IT OFF AS DOOR PRIZESJUST FOR THE MIDSHIPMEN IN THECADETS WHEN MY DAUGHTER WON THEFOOTBALL AFTER THE EVENT.SHE SAID THAT I DON’T LIKEFOOTBALL BECAUSE I DON’T NEEDIT.SHE HAS YOU CAN HAVE IT.OKAY, SO WE’LL FAST FORWARD ACOUPLE OF MONTHS THE CHIEFS WINTHE SUPER BOWL.SO I TEXT HER I SAID, YOU KNOWTHAT BALLS WORTH SOME MONEY.YEAH, AND I SAID, WELL, LET’SJUST AUCTION AT ALL.SO THAT’S KIND OF HOW WE GOTHERE.WE SAID WE’D AUCTION IT OFF ANDWE SAID WHATEVER MONEY WE RAISEWE WILL DONATE IT TO THE UNITEDSTATES NAVAL ACADEMY MO CANPARENTS THAT’S REALLY HOW WE GOTHERE.WE’RE JUST OUT OF THAT OUT OFTIME KRISHNA.TELL US REAL QUICK.THE MONEY GOES TO THE CLUB.TELL US ABOUT THE CLUB.AND WHAT DO YOU DO RIGHT.THE CLUB IS COMPOSED OF PARENTSOF FOLKS THAT, YOU KNOW PARENTSTHAT HAVE KIDS THAT ENABLEACADEMY AND PARENTS THAT HAVEHAD THEIR KIDS GRADUATE FROM THENAVAL ACADEMY AND WE ARE THERESOLELY SUPPORT THAT THEMIDSHIPMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES.THAT’S REALLY WHAT WE DOAPPRECIATE ALL YOU DO VERY MUCHBECAUSE BY THE WAY, WE’LL HAVETHAT LINK UP THE AUCTION THEEBAY AUCTION AS WELL AS MOREINFORMATION IF YOU LIKE TOVOLUNTEER SUPPORT WHAT YOU DO.THANK YOU SO MUCH AND IAPPRECIATE EVERYTHING BRIANA’SDOING TO SUR