A teacher raises money to feed her students in her school district
@Deepizzaguy (122336)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
December 19, 2021 4:24pm CST
Lakewood Elementary School library teacher Turquoise LeJeune Parker is one person who has compassion for students in the Durham Public Schools District by raising $106,000 dollars through her Mrs. Parker's Professors Foodraiser so that with the help of volunteers in her group will feed students in Durham for the holidays since many of her students come from poor neighborhoods.
Turquoise managed with the help of her assistants purchase, pack and distribute over 5,200 bags filled with food to students in all 12 schools in the local district this year.
The money will keep the price of food free or at low cost in the Durham School District for this year.
I wish that more school teachers would follow her example for students in need around our world by holding fundraisers to keep the costs of school lunches down for needy students around the world.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Dec 21
That is true since she backs up her words that she loves her students.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Dec 21
I agree with you since helping others in need will be repaid in the future.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
20 Dec 21
@Deepizzaguy Many of the teachers did the same. Some kids had nothing while others were well off. They don’t pay teachers enough as it is.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Dec 21
@DianneN I know what you mean that teachers do not earn the huge salary that they deserve.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Dec 21
That is very nice of you to do that.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
20 Dec 21
@Deepizzaguy
She is a very special person and we need more like that.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Dec 21
You are right since teachers have a huge task of preparing the students of today be our leaders of tomorrow.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Dec 21
@Hannihar You are welcome.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Dec 21
I agree with you since the blessings of helping others will work out in the future for the giver.
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@Caurfebri (292)
• Indonesia
21 Dec 21
Really good teacher. Hopefully there are other teachers who can imitate this good act.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Dec 21
I hope so as well since it would be great to see our education system be better than before.
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@popciclecold (40214)
• United States
19 Dec 21
That is really a great mission to be involved in. I agree, more teachers should do that.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Dec 21
I like the way she backs up her statements that she loves her students.
@RasmaSandra (98129)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Dec 21
That is wonderful and so good of her she deserves many blessing and thanks,
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Dec 21
I agree with you since helping others is the best way to be blessed in return.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Dec 21
There are many poor children in our nation who do not have a full meal to eat.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Dec 21
I agree with you since Turquoise is one person who says what she means to love her students by getting them their needs.
@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
20 Dec 21
That's a great work that the teacher is doing.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Dec 21
I agree with you since teachers have a huge task of preparing the students to be our leaders of tomorrow.
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@LindaOHio (222806)
• United States
20 Dec 21
That's absolutely amazing to raise that much money.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Dec 21
I agree with you that the feat that Turquoise was able to do is amazing.
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