Upon hearing that a kindergarten student in Indiana was forced to return her school lunch due to lack of payment, Ryan Kyote Kirkpatrick immediately went to his Mom to express his burden and ask what he could do to help those who face the same situation.
After a bit of brainstorming, Kyote — pronounced "coyote" — decided he would use six months' worth of allowance he had saved up to pay off the lunch debt of his entire class at West Park Elementary School. The tab came up to $74.50.
Though Kyote had been eyeballing a new pair of basketball sneakers, this was far more important to him. So, on May 24, he happily donated his six months of savings to the Napa Valley Unified School District food services department.
Did this child’s act of kindness encourage you to help others as well?
Photo Credit: Kylie Kirpatrick
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What kind of [bleep]ed up society are we that can spend hundreds of billions on "defense" but can't even feed our children?
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Kudos to this kid, but stories like this make me nauseated...A kid pays the little money he has so his classmates can eat? That's a sad example of how broken our system is.
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No, but it does make me want to b*tchslap the people who think it's OK to take food away from a kid because they can't pay. Why should this kid have to take care of something the grownups shouldn't be doing in the first place???
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yeah, especially the part about kindergartners not being able to get lunch. As if Napa CA can't find $75 behind the filing cabinet.
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Yes! This re-affirms my faith in humanity.
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