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FSogol

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14. At my son's elementary schools, the PTA set up a fund to cover lunches for kids who forgot

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue May 16, 2017, 04:35 PM

May 2017

Last edited Tue May 16, 2017, 07:09 PM - Edit history (1)

their money or couldn't pay. It was a nice supplement to a lot of families. If some kid consistently couldn't pay, they'd send someone to their house to help them sign up for free/reduced price lunches. Whenever I was in the office for something, I'd dump whatever I had in my wallet into the fund.

PTAs in other areas need to step up.

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Couple pays $5,495 owed for lunches at Marysville schools [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2017 OP

Thanks republicans! Initech May 2017 #1

Hope he gets to travel as he has wished. He deserves a dream! lunasun May 2017 #2

Cool. jeffreyi May 2017 #3

This is trending. Another man raised $24,000 and now a local Phentex May 2017 #4

How sad is it that this country has to rely on random people doing these kind of things? progressoid May 2017 #5

Imagine if schools didn't charge for lunch? WoonTars May 2017 #6

Message deleted by DU the Administrators LiberalArkie May 2017 #8

The liberal states in India do exactly that IronLionZion May 2017 #9

That's what's so weird... Phentex May 2017 #11

I completely agree with you on this one. LisaM May 2017 #18

Since they don't vote, who cares WhiteTara May 2017 #20

That's crazy talk! progressoid May 2017 #10

Whenever I see a jar on a store counter elmac May 2017 #17

Thanks for posting this story...k and r...nt Stuart G May 2017 #7

Lots of big-hearted people in Washington . . FairWinds May 2017 #12

Wrong. There are plenty of good hearted people in DC DFW May 2017 #13

At my son's elementary schools, the PTA set up a fund to cover lunches for kids who forgot FSogol May 2017 #14

Thanks for the post. Very heart warming in this day and age. iluvtennis May 2017 #15

Good for the couple. Fuck republicans. Jakes Progress May 2017 #16

Imagine if the schools had all the money they need, and the Air Force had to hold a bake sale ... Hekate May 2017 #19

Thank you to the Lees and all those who Cha May 2017 #21