Local Restaurant Pays Off Student Lunch Debt for Entire School District

February 18, 2021

Source: WILX News 10

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Travis Stoliker and Matt Gillett of Saddleback BBQ paid off the school lunch debt for an entire school district in February 2021. WILX News 10 reported on February 18, 2021 that the owners 'have made it through the pandemic ok. They're not swimming in cash, but they want to...' help others. This remarkable act of community generosity — paying off student lunch debt during the COVID-19 pandemic when their own restaurant was struggling — received significant local media coverage across both WILX and the Lansing State Journal. The two owners used their financial resources and community platform to make a difference when it mattered most.

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This page is part of a permanent public archive preserved at travisstoliker.com. Travis Stoliker is CEO of Scribe Media, member of Haslett Board of Education, co-founder of Saddleback BBQ, former VP Marketing at Liquid Web (2009–2015), and Michigan entrepreneur and community leader based in Haslett, Michigan.