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Man who helped pay Spokane school lunch debts looks to raise $600,000 to help more kids

Jeff Lew, of Beacon Hill, is looking to raise at least $600,000 after his initial efforts were successful with $21,000 raised through donations on GoFundMe, and an additional $17,000 through pledges from singer John Legend and TopGolf CEO Erik Anderson. The new campaign launched Friday.
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Jeff Lew, of Beacon Hill, is looking to raise at least $600,000 after his initial efforts were successful with $21,000 raised through donations on GoFundMe, and an additional $17,000 through pledges from singer John Legend and TopGolf CEO Erik Anderson. The new campaign launched Friday.

SEATTLE – A Washington father who raised nearly $100,000 to cover lunch debt at five Washington school districts, including Spokane, is expanding his effort with a new campaign to pay off lunch debt at more school districts across the state.

The Seattle Times reported that Jeff Lew, of Beacon Hill, is looking to raise at least $600,000 after his initial efforts were successful with $21,000 raised through donations on GoFundMe, and an additional $17,000 through pledges from singer John Legend and TopGolf CEO Erik Anderson. The new campaign launched Friday.

Lew says he and his team have called various school districts throughout the summer to calculate an estimate of school lunch meal debt at Washington schools. Lew says he wants to prevent students from feeling singled out or being bullied for not having lunch money.