DENVER Nearly 4,000 students in Denver will head back to class at the end of the month with a lighter load, they wont be carrying school lunch debt.
The KidsGiving365 organization answered the call from the FOX31 Problem Solvers to join the effort to pay off the nearly $14,000 in hot lunch debt, owed to DPS by parents who earn a little too much to qualify for federal assistance, but still cant afford a daily lunch for their kids.
10-year-old Jack Mandeville was the first to donate to the campaign and explains, my saying is somebodys heart can change somebodys life.
KidsGiving365 has run several campaigns to help kids in need, collecting 200 pairs of shoes, boxes of school supplies and even toys during the holidays. Th…
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