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Chobani Donates $85,000 to Pay Off Student Lunch Debt of Yet Another Thankful School District

Chobani Donates $85,000 to Pay Off Student Lunch Debt of Yet Another Thankful School District
When Chobani discovered that there was a mountain of school lunch debt that had accumulated in their own backyard, they donated thousands to pay it off.

Just one month after Chobani made national headlines for paying off thousands of dollars in unpaid school lunch debt, the yogurt company is repeating their good deed for yet another school district.

Chobani has just announced that they are donating $85,000 to the Twin Falls School District in Idaho as a means of paying off its outstanding cafeteria debts.

The donation will help to wipe out the debts of 900 students with unpaid cafeteria account balances over the course of the last year.

The company says that they were inspired to pay off the district's lunch debt since Idaho also happens to be the home of Chobani's massive yogurt facility – which is reportedly the largest yogurt factory in the world.

Twin Falls School District spokeswoman Eva Craner says that the district has racked up so much debt over the years because their schools will always give away free, healthy meals to their students regardless of their account balance.

She told CNN: "If a student gets in the lunch line and wants lunch, they'll be fed."

"From year to year, students often accumulate debt that the district is forced to cover and cannot spend in other ways to improve education," Craner added in a statement. "Chobani recently learned of the debt owed in its own backyard and wanted to relieve this burden to the community."

Access to better food is a right, not a privilege. Together, we have the ability to see that no child in America goes hungry or is shamed if they can't afford a school lunch. We're stepping up, starting with the schools in Warwick, Rhode Island, to clear the slate on unpaid debt from low-income students who rely on lunch assistance programs. Are you going to help us #FillUpTheirPlate? Urge Congress to pass the Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2019. If you're a business owner or leader, step up today and help tackle food insecurity across the U.S.

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