ALVIN, Texas — A former Alvin ISD student is giving back to the district that helped shape him by helping students who, like him, once struggled to afford lunch.

Kelechi Iroegbu, a graduate of Alvin ISD, launched a GoFundMe campaign t o pay off about $17,000 in student lunch debt across the district.

He said the effort is about more than money.

“It messes with your self-confidence or self-esteem,” Iroegbu said, recalling the times he didn’t have lunch money as a child. “I think that as a community we can come together."

District officials say they’re touched by the effort.

“In Alvin ISD, we call people that donate money to pay off lunch accounts our lunch angels,” said Renae Rives.

She added that the district serves roughly 30,000 students, and lunch debt fluctuates daily.

“It re

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