Selena Gomez + Kat McNamara Play a Game of Softball for Charity

Selena Gomez and Katherine McNamara played a game of softball to help raise money for Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.

Since 2010, Big Slick Celebrity Weekend is a celebrity-hosted event that raises money for Children’s Mercy. According to the foundation’s website, it has raised more than $8 million since its creation. The foundation was initially started by Ant-Man actor Paul Rudd and former SNL cast member Jason Sudeikis. The two put on a successful poker tournament to raise money for the hospital and since then many celebrities have added their name on the list of Big Slick Celebrity Weekend.

Let the game begin! #BigSlick10 #bigickkc @BigSlickKC @selenagomez pic.twitter.com/QwT0tjIj2d

— Katherine McNamara (@Kat_McNamara) June 7, 2019

One of those celebrities is singer and actress Selena Gomez. On June 7^th, after she met and greeted with some young patients of the hospital, she participated in a game of softball to raise money for pediatric cancer research. The game included her playing with some other famous celebrities too like Katherine McNamara, Eric Stonestreet, and Cobie Smulders.

 

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A win for @ChildrensMercy. A win for @BigSlickKC. A win for the @kcroyals. A win for #KansasCity. #BigSlickKC raised $2.5 million last night for a total of over $10 million since its inception. Thank you so so much to everyone who donated their time and money, bid on the auction, came to support, and made #BigSlick10 possible. Another huge thanks goes out to the 5 KC natives who started it all @robriggle @ericstonestreet @davidkoechner #jasonsudekis and #paulrudd. You are heroes. This weekend was a joy, a breath of fresh air, and a testament to the power of hard work, community, and the human spirit. Can’t wait for #BigSlick11! 💙 #theresnoplacelikehome #seriousfun

A post shared by Katherine McNamara (@kat.mcnamara) on Jun 9, 2019 at 4:05pm PDT

The event was a huge success because the foundation helped raise over $2 million dollars.