Kansas City-area K-Staters turn out for the Wabash CannonBall gala each year to raise money for area high school students who plan to attend K-State. The black-tie gala is always a grand time for Wildcats.

To date, the gala has awarded more than 860 scholarships for Kansas City-area students totaling nearly $2.2 million. The Wabash CannonBall Kansas City also has funded a scholarship endowment fund totaling nearly $3.6 million.