CharityRx cares about the kids in our communities. When we learned that one in five children has school lunch debt and the U.S. government ended funding to the School Lunch Program after the Covid-19 pandemic ended, we had to get involved.
CharityRx is a prescription discount card company dedicated to making medication more affordable for Americans. Each time a prescription is filled at the pharmacy using the CharityRx card, a donation is made to our Charity of the Month. In January, the Charity of the Month was LIFT School Lunch Debt. Our reps had the opportunity to choose a school or district in their community to raise funds for and help pay down the school’s lunch debt for students. Here are some experiences they wanted to share about delivering the check they earned to the school they chose.
“I presented a check today to James Island Elementary in Charleston, South Carolina, to Lift School Lunch Debt! Their mascot is the Beacons–how cool is that? Many people have thanked CharityRx and me personally and through social media. It felt great to be able to do that and help families with this gift. Thank you for allowing me this opportunity! Everyone has been so grateful!”
“Thanks to CharityRx, I got to give a check to Satellite High School today.”
“Victor School District is the school district I researched to confirm the need. We have helped many families with this donation, and it’s possible we even saved a life.”
“I visited one of my Walgreens accounts today, and this particular Walgreens is next door to the Grand Prairie Independent School District home office. They were delighted to know that they helped reduce the school lunch debt for those kids.”
“BH Tharrington Primary School is the school my middle child attends, and I also knew there is a good amount of school lunch debt here. I thought it was a great charity idea and enjoyed getting to help a local school!”
“I chose Van Horn High School close to my home because I know the people in my neighborhood are struggling. I chose a high school because I know how hard it is to keep high schoolers fed. It was amazing to be able to raise funds to help my local community.”
“I was so honored to donate to the Iron County School District for our LIFT School Lunch Debt program. They were so kind and were very happy about the donation.”
“My friend is a school counselor at this school. There are only a few schools in this particular school district, and all the other surrounding schools are on lunch grants for free lunch for all, but her school is not. It felt great to deliver a check to Saraland Middle School! They were so excited and appreciative of the support. It was also great to tell the local pharmacy techs how they helped make this happen!”
“The schools in the Littleton School District are not in the greatest areas. I think it’s an excellent charity, and no child should go hungry.”
“The Socorro Independent School District has over $63,000 in school lunch debt alone. I am so glad we could do the school lunch debt fund because there’s so much need in our communities.”
“I grew up here and still know so many members of the community. It’s extremely rewarding to help the community that you live in. The head of nutrition for all P-T schools told me the donation would best be used at the Perkins-Tryon Elementary School. This may be my favorite charity we’ve done so far.”
We are so thrilled that our reps love to help their communities as much as we do. To get involved, use your CharityRx prescription discount card whenever you visit your pharmacy. In addition to saving up to 80% on your medicines, each prescription you fill will make a difference to our Charity of the Month. We also cover diabetic supplies and insulin. Click here to search for your medications and see how much you’ll save with the CharityRx card.
