Since
the beginning of the school year, she has been packing not one but two lunches
for Dylan… one for him and one for his friend.
Dylan
told Josette the extra lunch was for his schoolmate who never had enough lunch
money to eat anything other than a single fruit cup.
Josette
then learned that Dylan’s friend’s mother is a single mom who had recently lost
her job. As someone who was once homeless and living in her car, Josette was
immediately touched by Dylan’s request.
That’s
when Josette did something incredible — not just for Dylan’s friend, but for
all the kids at his school…
Josette
Duran lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with her young son Dylan.
Since
the beginning of the school year, Dylan has been asking her to pack an extra
lunch for him to take to school.
When
Dylan first asked Josette to pack him two lunches, she asked him why he needed
the extra.
On
Facebook, she says the conversation went something like this:
Dylan:
Mama can you make me TWO lunches today?
Me:
Are you not getting full boo?
Dyl:
Yes Mom, it’s for this boy. He only eats a fruit cup for lunch can you make him
lunch too? I don’t think he has lunch money.
Josette
then learned the heartbreaking truth. The mother of Dylan’s friend is a single
mom who had recently lost her job.
“This
hits home to me because a few years ago, me and my son were homeless,” Josette
says. “I was living in my car and I was washing him in bathrooms. And we didn’t
have food.”
After
getting into the rhythm of packing two lunches for Dylan, she received a phone
call from the school principal who requested her presence.
The
little boy’s mother discovered what Josette was doing.
The
two mothers met at the principal’s office. “I know this isn’t much, but I just
got a job, and I know you’ve been feeding my son,” she told Josette.
She
wanted Josette to accept her money.
But
Josette refused to accept it.
Instead,
the kindhearted mother who coaches girls’ volleyball worked with her team to
raise more than $400.
Josette
used that money pay off all past due accounts for all the kids at Dylan’s
school who need lunch.
In
a viral Facebook Live video, Josette told her incredible story to the camera
while holding back the tears.
“So
now, nobody in that school owes any money, and now everyone can eat,” she says.
What
an incredible gesture of kindness, from one mother to another. Please SHARE
Josette’s story with your friends on Facebook.
Source
:
littlethings.com