Ashley D’Amico wanted to pay it forward because her soon-to-be adopted kids will attend school

A woman wanted to pay it forward this holiday season.Frederick County Public Schools officials said a woman called to ask about donating money to eliminate student meal charges in the schools.Ashley D’Amico told the school she wanted to donate money to the fund because she is in the process of adopting a brother and sister from Vietnam, and she wanted to "pay forward" to the school system that they will attend when the adoption is finalized, school officials said.D’Amico donated $3,469.96 to cover all of the outstanding student meals charges as of Dec. 19.FCPS Food and Nutrition Services Manager Robert Kelly said he is grateful for D’Amico’s extreme gratitude, the wonderful and kind gesture and her interest in the department, which uses local fruits from Catoctin Orchard.Kelly said D’Amico owns a real estate investment company in Pennsylvania.More than one in four students who attend a public school in Frederick County are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Yet, there are many children whose families miss the income-eligibility cutoff, but still struggle to meet basic needs.Last June, a GoFundMe account was started to help support FCPS students with lunches. According to the site, Jane Buckingham Beatty started the account on behalf of Jessica Sichert. The page has raised $5,595 of its stated $10,000 emergency lunch fund goal for students in need.Also on WBALTV.com:

A woman wanted to pay it forward this holiday season.

Frederick County Public Schools officials said a woman called to ask about donating money to eliminate student meal charges in the schools.

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Ashley D’Amico told the school she wanted to donate money to the fund because she is in the process of adopting a brother and sister from Vietnam, and she wanted to "pay forward" to the school system that they will attend when the adoption is finalized, school officials said.

D’Amico donated $3,469.96 to cover all of the outstanding student meals charges as of Dec. 19.

FCPS Food and Nutrition Services Manager Robert Kelly said he is grateful for D’Amico’s extreme gratitude, the wonderful and kind gesture and her interest in the department, which uses local fruits from Catoctin Orchard.

Kelly said D’Amico owns a real estate investment company in Pennsylvania.

More than one in four students who attend a public school in Frederick County are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Yet, there are many children whose families miss the income-eligibility cutoff, but still struggle to meet basic needs.

Last June, a GoFundMe account was started to help support FCPS students with lunches. According to the site, Jane Buckingham Beatty started the account on behalf of Jessica Sichert. The page has raised $5,595 of its stated $10,000 emergency lunch fund goal for students in need.

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