Elementary school student raises money to pay off school lunch debt
@Deepizzaguy (122133)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
January 18, 2020 7:33pm CST
Keoni Ching who is a second grade student at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Vancouver Washington is doing his part to pay off the school lunch debts of students in his school district by making custom keychains with the help of his mother.
Keoni through his skills of salesmanship was able to raise his goal of raising over $3,000 during his school's Kindness Week project for selling the custom keychains at the price of $5 dollars each.
Keoni intends to raise more money from his custom keychains to reach the goal of getting $6,000 dollars where the money will be used to pay off the school debts of students that cannot afford to pay off the school debts for the near future of his school.
What made his kind deed great was that the Major League Soccer franchise the Portland Timbers sent Keoni a care package thanking him for being so generous to his fellow students who were a hard time paying off their school lunch debts.
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@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Jan 20
@just4him I like the way he uses his talent to raise money with the help of his mom.
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@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Jan 20
Keoni is an amazing young man.
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@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Jan 20
I agree with you since Keoni admits that he was inspired by the actions of pro football player Richard Sherman who donated money to schools in the Santa Clara area last year.
@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Jan 20
I agree with you since at such a young age, he is already making a positive impact in his hometown.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
19 Jan 20
Wow...this is just do good on his part
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@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Jan 20
For an eight year old child, he has a bright future ahead to be a great person who will be known for assisting others in need.
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@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Jan 20
@amitkokiladitya It is amazing that as his age he used his business smarts to raise money to assist his fellow students who needed to pay their lunch debts.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
19 Jan 20
@Deepizzaguy yes...just to think so much at this age is great
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@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Jan 20
Our nation has a money problem dealing with handling the money that is given to them by the public.
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@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Jan 20
@mrki444 I do not know about Canada having lunch food problems since the story came from Washington state.
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@mrki444 (15162)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
20 Jan 20
@Deepizzaguy I didn't know Canada have such problems, especially in schools.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
19 Jan 20
Keoni is a good boy. He has raised by his parents to be generous and helpful to his fellow students.
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@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Jan 20
Keoni's parents are raising a wonderful child that is making strides to make a difference in his community.
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@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Jan 20
@Nakitakona You are correct.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
20 Jan 20
@Deepizzaguy Here is a great example to all not only the kids but adults too.
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@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Jan 20
Since Keoni has felt the money pinch himself, he wants to make a difference in his community.
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@rakski (156374)
• Philippines
19 Jan 20
@Deepizzaguy he will be a good man someday
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@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Jan 20
@rakski He is taking the first right steps.
@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jan 20
It is nice to hear of children learning generosity at a young age. Much more when it requires effort to give to others.
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@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Jan 20
A lot of children today are learning how to assist other people in need.
@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jan 20
@Deepizzaguy that is good if it will be the norm for the children instead of wasting their time on video games.
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@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Jan 20
@Alexandoy I agree with you since the complaint from the news media is that playing too many video games cam be harmful to the video game player.
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
19 Jan 20
@Deepizzaguy
What a special young man what he is doing.
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@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Jan 20
Keoni is one amazing young boy.
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@LindaOHio (222310)
• United States
19 Jan 20
School lunch debt is getting to be a big problem. I"m glad Keoni was able to help.
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@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Jan 20
I have noticed that the lunch school debt seems to be a huge problem in the U.S.
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@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Jan 20
My pleasure to share these wonderful stories.
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@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
19 Jan 20
Kids are so thoughtful and good to see his mother also helping.
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@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Jan 20
It amazes me that young kids today are learning how to help others in need,
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@happylife1 (13403)
• Karachi, Pakistan
19 Jan 20
Very good boy.... Kind job and cool work
Life is name to live for other
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@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Jan 20
The best way to find happiness is to assist others in need.
@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Jan 20
Keoni is one amazing child who is using his talents of raising money to assist others in need.
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