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NCAA championship game bet payoff means steak burgers at Lexington homeless shelter

The Hope Center provides emergency shelter, food and clothing 365 days a year to help the homeless and those with addiction and mental health issues.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 7, 2012) – On Tuesday, May 8 at 11 a.m., 440 Kansas steak burgers will be delivered to the new Jacobs Hope Cafeteria to feed the homeless.

Gov. Steve Beshear and Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback had some friendly competition during the NCAA Championship. If Kentucky won, Brownback would donate their famous Kansas beef to a Kentucky charity. If Kansas won, Beshear would donate famous Kentucky hams to a charity in Kansas.

On Tuesday, Beshear and his wife Jane will be at the new Jacobs Hope Cafeteria to receive, and then grill, 440 steak burgers from Brownback.

“We would like to thank Kansas and Governor Brownback for their sportsmanship and this gracious donation,” Beshear said. “Of course we also thank the UK team for thrilling us with their inspired play this season.”

Cecil Dunn, Hope Center executive director, said it is “great to see a national event bring two cities together and help the homeless. We are very grateful to (the) governors for their passion and generosity. This beef will make an immediate impact on the homeless that we serve and is a very creative way to show our clients that our community cares.”

This generous donation will help feed over 400 homeless men and women at the Hope Center.

The Hope Center provides emergency shelter, food and clothing 365 days a year to help the homeless and those with addiction and mental health issues, get off the street and stay off the street. It provides more than 25,000 meals, 10,000 nights of lodging, 700 healthcare services and 3,000 articles of clothing each month.

Visit www.hopectr.org for more information.