The line around the block of Eagles fans waiting to enter The Ocean Drive in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, started more than an hour before the doors opened on a gorgeous beach Wednesday afternoon, and all of them had the same thought in mind: Bust out the Eagles green, get ready to party with center Jason Kelce, and support the Eagles Autism Foundation.
It couldn't have gone any better, with a total of $100K raised ahead of the August 21 Eagles Autism Challenge presented by Lincoln Financial Group, the team's signature fundraising event. Eagles fans showed once again why they are the best, donating $50,000 to the cause. Kelce and his wife, Kylie, were so touched by the outpouring of support that they matched it to cap off a wonderful day.
For the fans who were so generous with their enthusiasm for the event and the overarching cause, it was a late afternoon and evening to get in some lusty "E-A-G-L-E-S, EAGLES" cheers and meet Kelce. The Eagles' center spent four hours working, and working hard, starting with a ceremonial carryout of a tray of shots to some heavy-duty action behind the bar pouring drinks, posing for selfies, slapping high-fives, and having a grand old time deepening a remarkable connection with the Eagles fan community.
"It's great, man. I was wondering how it would turn out," Kelce said. "It's Wednesday, middle of the day, who's going to show up? But there's a lot of energy out there and we're raising a lot of money, so it's a lot of fun."
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