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Giving Back: Chase Winovich erases lunch debt for students at Pittsburgh elementary school this holiday season
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New England Patriots defensive end and former Michigan star Chase Winovich is giving back to his childhood community this holiday season.
Recently, the West Jefferson Hills School District announced that Winovich is using his four-year, $3.8 million contract to give back to his former elementary school. This holiday season, the NFL rookie has paid off the free and reduced lunch debt for students.
The school sent out a message on Twitter to make the announcement and thank Winovich for his contribution.
Heartfelt thanks to TJ Alum & NE Patriots @Wino for paying off all of our students’ free and reduced lunch debt! According to Chase, “Growing up in TJ, the community has always been so important to me. It’s great to be able to give back during the holidays! #WErTJ pic.twitter.com/7yX43QVKid
— WJH School District (@wjhsd) December 20, 2019
“Growing up in TJ, the community has always been so important to me,” Winovich said, according to the Post-Gazette. “It’s great to be able to give back during the holidays!”
It’s always awesome to see so stars giving back to their community during the holiday season. Winovich is making an impact in an awesome way in his old Pittsburgh hometown.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB