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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just watched Walz speech at the DNC.

IMO, he epitomizes the All American guy -- military service, teacher, coach (multiple teams that he lead to championships), grew up on a farm, child of teachers; unassuming, yet ready to lend a helping hand.

I have zero in common with him. I'm a child of immigrants, non white, grew up in a city in CA, female, love spicy foods.  I could not be more different from him, but little me sees him as a hero.

When I found out that he had called around the school district to pick up extra jobs to pay for kids lunches, I was so touched. I often went hungry at school when I was in ES (I now make six figures and have a HHI NW of $4mil+).

Being a coach, he knows how to energize people, motivate them to be and do their best.   He is what the US and the world needs right now - a man of compassion, and true leadership.[/quote]

This choked me up.  I’m going to pay some kids’ lunch balances this year. Thank you for the idea. [/quote]

I have two children in school.  I keep their lunch balanced up-to-date throughout the year.  Every year at the end of the school year, I call the company that administers our lunch program and have them transfer the balance of our two accounts (down to $5 which keeps the accounts throughout the summer) to help pay off accounts that are in arrears (e.g. accounts that have negative balances).  At the start of the school year, I top the accounts off again.  I'm not positive, but I think a few years ago, the cordinator told me that they usually start with accounts have have had a negative balance for the longest time, but it's been a few years, and our school changed lunch account vendors, so not sure whether this is or ever was true or if it was wishful thinking on my part.[/quote]
I'm the first PP. This is a great idea.  My youngest is now a junior in HS, and they rarely eat school lunches, but I have money in the account just in case. Once DC graduates, I'll also tell them to use that money to pay  off the largest and longest in arrears.

Thank you.  This is what makes American great.   Walz championing of making sure no kids in school goes hungry sealed the deal for me.[/quote]

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