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Antifar 03/04/18 9:44:48 AM #1:	https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/03/03/us/philando-castile-lunch-debt/index.html One by one. That's how Philando Castile, who was killed by a police officer during a 2016 traffic stop, used to help kids who couldn't afford lunch. The school nutrition supervisor would dip into his pocket and pay the bill. Now a charity run in his name has multiplied his mission by thousands, wiping out the lunch debt of every student at all 56 schools in Minnesota's St. Paul Public Schools, where Castile worked. "That means that no parent of the 37,000 kids who eat meals at school need worry about how to pay that overdue debt," according to a post at the YouCaring fundraising page Philando Feeds the Children. "Philando is STILL reaching into his pocket, and helping a kid out. One by one." Pam Fergus, the Metro State University educator who runs the fund with her students, dropped off a check for about $35,000 this week at the school district's office, she told CNN. The money will clear every cent families owe for school lunches. That's important because until the debt is paid, students' caregivers cannot submit paperwork to request free to reduced-price lunches, based on need, Fergus said. "They just keep accruing the debt, every day getting (further and further) into debt," she said, adding that some families owed as much as $1,000. 'The pocket's gotten pretty deep' Even after a dramatic expansion of lunch subsidy programs, many students cannot afford -- or don't know about -- reduced-price lunches. And when students can't pay, many districts often give them cold sandwiches in lieu of their peers' hot meals. Some schools deny them any lunch at all. The Philando fund has far surpassed its $5,000 goal. It stood at $107,000 before this week's check cleared, with about 3,000 donations ranging from $1.50 to $1,000 each. "The pocket's gotten pretty deep," Fergus said. In an open letter to Castile in December, when the kitty hit six figures -- just 124 days after it launched -- Fergus vowed to "continue to honor your integrity and spirit." "Across the country, people are discussing 'lunch-shaming,' " she wrote. "We are discussing the embarrassment a child suffers when parents cannot afford lunch. Your spirit is moving to change that issue." As for a new goal, Fergus hopes the charity campaign ends only when no family struggles to pay for school lunch and when Castile's legacy of love -- rather than his violent death, the aftermath of which was broadcast in real time by his girlfriend on Facebook Live -- becomes the first thing people think about when they hear his name, she said. "I don't know how much it would take to help the whole state of Minnesota," Fergus said. "There is no end goal. Basically, I want a million bucks in there." --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:897152453] in Philando C... [t:76379580]...</cite> <quote>https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/03/03/us/philando-castile-lunch-debt/index.html <quote>One by one. That's how Philando Castile, who was killed by a police officer during a 2016 traffic stop, used to help kids who couldn't afford lunch. The school nutrition supervisor would dip into his pocket and pay the bill. Now a charity run in his name has multiplied his mission by thousands, wiping out the lunch debt of every student at all 56 schools in Minnesota's St. Paul Public Schools, where Castile worked. "That means that no parent of the 37,000 kids who eat meals at school need worry about how to pay that overdue debt," according to a post at the YouCaring fundraising page Philando Feeds the Children. "Philando is STILL reaching into his pocket, and helping a kid out. One by one." Pam Fergus, the Metro State University educator who runs the fund with her students, dropped off a check for about $35,000 this week at the school district's office, she told CNN. The money will clear every cent families owe for school lunches. That's important because until the debt is paid, students' caregivers cannot submit paperwork to request free to reduced-price lunches, based on need, Fergus said. "They just keep accruing the debt, every day getting (further and further) into debt," she said, adding that some families owed as much as $1,000. 'The pocket's gotten pretty deep' Even after a dramatic expansion of lunch subsidy programs, many students cannot afford -- or don't know about -- reduced-price lunches. And when students can't pay, many districts often give them cold sandwiches in lieu of their peers' hot meals. Some schools deny them any lunch at all. The Philando fund has far surpassed its $5,000 goal. It stood at $107,000 before this week's check cleared, with about 3,000 donations ranging from $1.50 to $1,000 each. "The pocket's gotten pretty deep," Fergus said. In an open letter to Castile in December, when the kitty hit six figures -- just 124 days after it launched -- Fergus vowed to "continue to honor your integrity and spirit." "Across the country, people are discussing 'lunch-shaming,' " she wrote. "We are discussing the embarrassment a child suffers when parents cannot afford lunch. Your spirit is moving to change that issue." As for a new goal, Fergus hopes the charity campaign ends only when no family struggles to pay for school lunch and when Castile's legacy of love -- rather than his violent death, the aftermath of which was broadcast in real time by his girlfriend on Facebook Live -- becomes the first thing people think about when they hear his name, she said. "I don't know how much it would take to help the whole state of Minnesota," Fergus said. "There is no end goal. Basically, I want a million bucks in there."</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 03/04/18 8:11:49 PM #2:	Bump --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:897181367] in Philando C... [t:76379580]...</cite> <quote>Bump</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MuayThai85 03/04/18 8:13:29 PM #3:	Where he taught? Wasn't he a janitor? I'm not trying to be rude or anything but seriously, wasn't this guy a school janitor? Or am I mixing him up with another black guy who was killed by police? --- How can one person post so much stupid s***? <cite>MuayThai85 posted [p:897181441] in Philando C... [t:76379580]...</cite> <quote>Where he taught? Wasn't he a janitor? I'm not trying to be rude or anything but seriously, wasn't this guy a school janitor? Or am I mixing him up with another black guy who was killed by police?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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prince_leo 03/04/18 8:16:10 PM #5:	MuayThai85 posted... Where he taught? Wasn't he a janitor? I'm not trying to be rude or anything but seriously, wasn't this guy a school janitor? Or am I mixing him up with another black guy who was killed by police? nutrition services supervisor --- https://imgur.com/uHUvpSH http://error1355.com/ce/prince_leo.html <cite>prince_leo posted [p:897181550] in Philando C... [t:76379580]...</cite> <quote><cite>MuayThai85 posted...</cite> <quote>Where he taught? Wasn't he a janitor? I'm not trying to be rude or anything but seriously, wasn't this guy a school janitor? Or am I mixing him up with another black guy who was killed by police?</quote> nutrition services supervisor</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 03/04/18 8:16:31 PM #6:	Sorry, that was a mistake on my part. He worked in the cafeteria. --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:897181567] in Philando C... [t:76379580]...</cite> <quote>Sorry, that was a mistake on my part. He worked in the cafeteria.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MuayThai85 03/04/18 8:16:53 PM #7:	prince_leo posted... MuayThai85 posted... Where he taught? Wasn't he a janitor? I'm not trying to be rude or anything but seriously, wasn't this guy a school janitor? Or am I mixing him up with another black guy who was killed by police? nutrition services supervisor Ah OK. My bad then. Makes sense why they are using the charity for school lunches then. --- How can one person post so much stupid s***? <cite>MuayThai85 posted [p:897181582] in Philando C... [t:76379580]...</cite> <quote><cite>prince_leo posted...</cite> <quote><cite>MuayThai85 posted...</cite> <quote>Where he taught? Wasn't he a janitor? I'm not trying to be rude or anything but seriously, wasn't this guy a school janitor? Or am I mixing him up with another black guy who was killed by police?</quote> nutrition services supervisor</quote> Ah OK. My bad then. Makes sense why they are using the charity for school lunches then.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FLUFFYGERM 03/04/18 8:17:09 PM #8:	;( --- Do good. <cite>FLUFFYGERM posted [p:897181593] in Philando C... [t:76379580]...</cite> <quote>;(</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Paper_Okami 03/04/18 8:21:10 PM #10:	Good stuff --- "Conceit, arrogance and egotism are the essentials of patriotism"- Emma Goldman "Wimmy Wham Wham Wozzle!" -Slurms MacKenzie <cite>Paper_Okami posted [p:897181801] in Philando C... [t:76379580]...</cite> <quote>Good stuff</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Junkratprime03 03/04/18 8:23:10 PM #11:	Cool. --- If dumpster fires had dumpster fires, they'd be insulted to be compared with the Trump Administration [Socialist][15][Bisexual][Caucasian][Male][Proud American] <cite>Junkratprime03 posted [p:897181899] in Philando C... [t:76379580]...</cite> <quote>Cool.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HBKick18 03/04/18 8:24:46 PM #12:	thug --- Proud fan of the worst team in American professional sports history: the Chicago Cubs. <cite>HBKick18 posted [p:897182010] in Philando C... [t:76379580]...</cite> <quote>thug</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JxOxNxIxCxS 03/04/18 8:27:41 PM #13:	iirc the cop who shot him was acquitted murica --- http://i.imgur.com/vcAEBhO.jpg <cite>JxOxNxIxCxS posted [p:897182161] in Philando C... [t:76379580]...</cite> <quote>iirc the cop who shot him was acquitted murica</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Axiom 03/04/18 8:30:54 PM #14:	JxOxNxIxCxS posted... iirc the cop who shot him was acquitted murica Yep. This was a case where even a lot of people that usually take the cops side thought it was wrong. Such bullshit but this is pretty nice <cite>Axiom posted [p:897182341] in Philando C... [t:76379580]...</cite> <quote><cite>JxOxNxIxCxS posted...</cite> <quote>iirc the cop who shot him was acquitted murica</quote> Yep. This was a case where even a lot of people that usually take the cops side thought it was wrong. Such bullshit but this is pretty nice</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 03/04/18 8:35:11 PM #15:	that and the hotel shooting where they made the man crawl, are the 2 biggest fucked up cases. and they both got away with it. <cite>Zikten posted [p:897182579] in Philando C... [t:76379580]...</cite> <quote>that and the hotel shooting where they made the man crawl, are the 2 biggest fucked up cases. and they both got away with it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darklit_Minuet 03/04/18 8:45:07 PM #16:	Axiom posted... JxOxNxIxCxS posted... iirc the cop who shot him was acquitted murica Yep. This was a case where even a lot of people that usually take the cops side thought it was wrong. Such bullshit but this is pretty nice Which hopefully showed them that the system is broken so that they stop taking the cops side in the future <cite>Darklit_Minuet posted [p:897183115] in Philando C... [t:76379580]...</cite> <quote><cite>Axiom posted...</cite> <quote><cite>JxOxNxIxCxS posted...</cite> <quote>iirc the cop who shot him was acquitted murica</quote> Yep. This was a case where even a lot of people that usually take the cops side thought it was wrong. Such bullshit but this is pretty nice</quote> Which hopefully showed them that the system is broken so that they stop taking the cops side in the future</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FLUFFYGERM 03/04/18 8:45:37 PM #17:	JxOxNxIxCxS posted... iirc the cop who shot him was acquitted murica wtf why? --- Do good. <cite>FLUFFYGERM posted [p:897183141] in Philando C... [t:76379580]...</cite> <quote><cite>JxOxNxIxCxS posted...</cite> <quote>iirc the cop who shot him was acquitted murica</quote> wtf why?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bkkorps 03/04/18 8:51:17 PM #18:	FLUFFYGERM posted... JxOxNxIxCxS posted... iirc the cop who shot him was acquitted murica wtf why? JxOxNxIxCxS posted... murica --- Minnesota is like having sex in The Boundary Waters. ****ing close to Canada. <cite>bkkorps posted [p:897183441] in Philando C... [t:76379580]...</cite> <quote><cite>FLUFFYGERM posted...</cite> <quote><cite>JxOxNxIxCxS posted...</cite> <quote>iirc the cop who shot him was acquitted murica</quote> wtf why?</quote> <cite>JxOxNxIxCxS posted...</cite> <quote>murica</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 03/04/18 8:51:45 PM #19:	FLUFFYGERM posted... JxOxNxIxCxS posted... iirc the cop who shot him was acquitted murica wtf why? because 9 times out of 10 the cop always gets off scott free. its very very VERY hard to put a cop in prison for a shooting. <cite>Zikten posted [p:897183465] in Philando C... [t:76379580]...</cite> <quote><cite>FLUFFYGERM posted...</cite> <quote><cite>JxOxNxIxCxS posted...</cite> <quote>iirc the cop who shot him was acquitted murica</quote> wtf why?</quote> because 9 times out of 10 the cop always gets off scott free. its very very VERY hard to put a cop in prison for a shooting.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NES4EVER 03/04/18 8:52:40 PM #20:	Lol at the guy who donated $1.50 --- *nu-horsemen 4evar* [A GameFAQs Moderator was deleted by this message] <cite>NES4EVER posted [p:897183523] in Philando C... [t:76379580]...</cite> <quote>Lol at the guy who donated $1.50</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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