Good News Notes: “Nearly 1,000 elementary school students within the North East Independent School District had their lunchroom debt canceled thanks to an anonymous donation.” “During the summer, the district started to collect lunchroom donations by calling graduates who had positive account balances. Glosson said they called thousands of students and collected $3,000. So far this year,…
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PIZZA WITH A PURPOSE: Pizzeria eliminates school lunch debt at 3 Horry County schools
Good News Notes: “Every slice of pizza eaten by Main Slice customers in North Myrtle Beach helped to eliminate school lunch debt for children. The owners of Main Slice handed over donation checks on Tuesday to Riverside, Ocean Drive and Waterway elementary schools to pay off lunch debts at the schools.” “Handley’s Pub and Grub…
NFL Star Richard Sherman Makes $7,400 Donation to Wipe Out School’s Cafeteria Debt
Good News Notes: “Cornerback Richard Sherman of the San Francisco 49ers made a donation of more than $,7400 to cover Cabrillo Middle School’s cafeteria debts.” “CBS SF Bay Area reported that Sherman’s foundation, Blanket Coverage, the Richard Sherman Foundation, also sent a letter to the school’s nutrition department. The letter stated that the charity found that…
Act of kindness: Police officers pay off school lunch debt for students at Georgia high school
Good News Notes: “Officers from Cobb County in Georgia are being recognized for their act of kindness. According to WSB, the Fraternal Order of Police to pay off the lunch debt for students at Pebblebrook High School.” “Here’s the biggest thing about school nutrition: hungry kids can’t learn,” Emily Hanlin said in an interview. She is…
Churches raise money to anonymously wipe out $5.3 million of medical debt
Good News Notes: In Chicago, “thousands of local families burdened with medical debt are getting some much-needed relief ahead of the holiday season.” “A coalition of local churches worked with the nonprofit group RIP Medical Debt to raise $38,000, which is enough to purchase more than $5 million worth of debt belonging to close to…