Lunch debt in Edmonds School District
Former Seahawk Richard Sherman pays off school lunch debt for Tacoma kids
The San Francisco 49ers cornerback paid $20,000 of debt for kids on the free and reduced lunch program. Former Seahawk Richard Sherman paid $20,000 of lunch debt for students in the Tacoma School District, according to the NFL Players Association. He also helped cover debt for students in Santa Clara, California. This comes just more than a week after Sherman helped re-stock the shelves of the Maple Valley Food Bank and two others in Washington state through his Blanket Coverage Foundation. Sherman is known for his rapid response charity acts, like sharing and donating to a Compton Pop Warner football team’s GoFundMe page in order to help them raise enough money to attend the National Youth Football Championship in Florida. He was recently honored for his volunteer work with a Week 11 NFLPA Community MVP award. Sherman’s charity organization, Blanket Coverage, aims to help students achieve their full potential by donating school supplies across America.
Raiders pledge $500K to eliminate school lunch debt in Nevada
The Las Vegas Raiders have pledged $500,000 toward eliminating meal debt in Nevada schools, which accrues when families who do not qualify for free or reduced-priced breakfasts and lunches cannot pay for their food. Nevada schools that participate in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs are working with the Raiders and Nevada Community Foundation to erase the existing debt. The contribution, allocated through the Nevada Community Foundation, is expected to fill the gap between schools and families who cannot afford to pay their school meal debt, according to the team. Raiders owner Mark Davis said the six-figure contribution to the meal service program was made Wednesday. “We are hoping to eliminate the debt that the entire state of Nevada has to do that project, and in that regard we are donating $500,000 to the program,” Davis said in a statement.
Raiders pledge $500K to eliminate school lunch debt in Nevada
The Las Vegas Raiders have pledged $500,000 toward eliminating meal debt in Nevada schools, which accrues when families who do not qualify for free or reduced-priced breakfasts and lunches cannot pay for their food. Nevada schools that participate in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs are working with the Raiders and Nevada Community Foundation to erase the existing debt. The contribution, allocated through the Nevada Community Foundation, is expected to fill the gap between schools and families who cannot afford to pay their school meal debt, according to the team. Raiders owner Mark Davis said the six-figure contribution to the meal service program was made Wednesday. “We are hoping to eliminate the debt that the entire state of Nevada has to do that project, and in that regard we are donating $500,000 to the program,” Davis said in a statement.
GoFundMe Heroes
Although she enjoys putting smiles on the faces of her thousands of followers, she wanted to use her audience to tackle an important issue that she affected by when she was younger: access to healthy school lunches. When she was in school, Grandma Pat received government-provided breakfasts that included a single graham cracker and a carton of milk – what would now be known as a or reduced lunch. She remembered that the kids who received that lunch, including herself, were made to feel different by being separate from the rest of the group. Inspired by Seattle dad Jeff Lew’s campaign to end lunch debt in Washington, Patricia decided to raise money for Grant Elementary, a school with one of the highest school lunch debts in the Los Angeles area. Patricia says, “I’m a firm believer in being the change that you want to see in the world.”
GoFundMe Heroes
Although she enjoys putting smiles on the faces of her thousands of followers, she wanted to use her audience to tackle an important issue that she affected by when she was younger: access to healthy school lunches. When she was in school, Grandma Pat received government-provided breakfasts that included a single graham cracker and a carton of milk – what would now be known as a or reduced lunch. She remembered that the kids who received that lunch, including herself, were made to feel different by being separate from the rest of the group. Inspired by Seattle dad Jeff Lew’s campaign to end lunch debt in Washington, Patricia decided to raise money for Grant Elementary, a school with one of the highest school lunch debts in the Los Angeles area. Patricia says, “I’m a firm believer in being the change that you want to see in the world.”
Canvas Credit Union donates $60K to Aurora Public Schools lunch debt
A donor dropped off a massive check at Lansing Elementary School to help pay off unpaid lunch debt at Aurora Public Schools on Wednesday. Lansing is one of 18 Aurora schools qualified for Title I low-income funding. Principal Jennifer Murtha says approximately 6% of her students come from homeless families, so the surprise donation truly was a Christmas miracle. “They can’t feed or clothe their children right now, so they rely on this assistance to help get them through the day,” said Murtha,. On Wednesday, exactly a week before Christmas, the school received a holiday gift check of $60,000 from Canvas Credit Union. The credit union’s CEO, Todd Marksberry, presented the check to Aurora School Superintendent Rico Munn. The money will help pay off the lunch debt at all Title I schools in Aurora, freeing up desperately needed funds elsewhere.
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