a thrill of hope in a dark winter. everything seems depressing and money is becoming tighter and tighter. so i think that might be what maybe prompted people to try and help somebody who was even, struggling even more than than they are, really. just blown us away, really, the generosity of people. it s absolutely amazing and we really, genuinely can t thank you enough. and that money will be going directly to families who really, genuinely need it. lunch costs £2.10 for each child. now, because of the money donated, every family has been offered free school meals until next summer. when we told the story ofjust one little girl at this school, i had no idea what the response would be. some of the messages i read moved me to tears. like the man who just lost his job but still wants to give money. and as a result of your generosity, all of these children
after we reported working parents like ali raza struggling to pay for school meals, which meant eight year old alicia got one hot lunch a week. in the office, hundreds of emails and calls started arriving. donations of money for the children s school food. a thrill of hope in a dark winter. everything seems depressing and money is becoming tighter and tighter. so i think that might be what may be prompted people to try and help somebody who was even struggling even more than they are really. that money will be going directly to families who really genuinely need it. lunch costs £2.10 for each child. now, because of the money donated, every family has been offered free school meals until next summer. when we told the story ofjust one little girl at this school, i had no idea what the response would be.
families really struggling. it has just blown us away, really, the generosity of people. it is absolutely amazing and we really, genuinely, cannot thank you enough. one of the many who contacted the school is rick, who i spoke to today. it s very relatable, the situation. the very fact that there is a hard working parent that clearly loves his daughter, couldn t even afford £2.10 for a meal, in this day and age, that s just really resonated. b, e, d, bed! bed! the youngest already get free government funded meals. only one in five older pupils here qualify for free school meals, which means a family income of less than £7,400. thanks to our bbc audiences, the children at this school will get hot food every day, all the way through to next summer. but there are so many other schools where working families are struggling
energy and joy filling the playground. this school is a safe haven in hard times. now it s wrapped in extra kindness. after we reported working parents like ali raza struggling to pay for school meals, which meant eight year old alicia got one hot lunch a week. in the office, hundreds of emails and calls started arriving. donations of money for the children s school food. a thrill of hope in a dark winter. everything seems depressing and money is becoming tighter and tighter. so, i think that might be what may be prompted people to try and help somebody who was even struggling even more than they are, really. that money will be going directly to families who really genuinely need it. lunch costs £2.10 for each child. now, because of the money donated, every family has been offered free school meals until next summer.
a week shared with her family. in the office, hundreds of emails and calls started arriving. donations of money for the children s school food, a thrill of hope in a dark winter. everything seems depressing and money is becoming tighter and tighter. so i think that might be what maybe prompted people to try and help somebody who was struggling even more than than they are, really. just blown us away, really the generosity of people. it s absolutely amazing and we really, genuinely can t thank you enough. and that money will be going directly to families who really, genuinely need it. lunch costs £2.10 for each child. now, because of the money donated, every family has been offered free school meals until next summer. when we told the story ofjust one little girl at this school, i had no idea what the response would be. some of the messages i read moved me to tears. like the man who d just lost his job but still wants to give money. and as a result of your generosity,