One man stepped up to help students in his community and raised more than $7,500 to pay off school lunch debt for high school students. Dustin Wright created a fundraiser on Facebook with the initial goal of collecting $1,000 towards the negative lunch account balances at Amherst County High School.
One man stepped up to help students in his community and raised more than $7,500 to pay off school lunch debt for high school students.
"After reading several stories of kids having to put hot lunches back because they didn't have enough money on their cafeteria accounts I thought maybe we could raise some money for kids in similar situations in our area," Wright wrote on the"Cafeteria Accounts for Local Schools" fundraiser page. According to ABC News Lynchburg affiliate WSET, Wright contacted the high school and learned there was a balance of more than $4,000 in negative accounts.
"Children should not be worried about their account balances; they just need to focus on school and getting food to feed their growing minds and bodies," he wrote."Thank you in advance for any donations." Regardless of a student's balance, Amherst County Public Schools did note that they can still receive a hot meal.
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