Photo Of Two Girls Using Restaurant Wifi To Do Homework Goes Viral, Local Community Raises Funds
The two schoolgirls have since been identified as students of Salinas City Elementary School District - one of the largest districts in Monterey County. After their photograph went viral on social media.
Two dedicated young girls, forced to use a fast-food
joint's WiFi to do their homework while sitting outside, have received a
funding for their education.
An online fundraiser has managed to raise more than $1,40,000 (Rs 2,990,892) for the two schoolgirls in the US who were photographed using a fast food restaurant's free WiFi to do their homework.
Instagram/ms_mamie89
The photograph of the girls went viral after it was shared by Instagram user Ms_mamie89. It shows the two girls sitting cross-legged in the parking lot of a Taco Bell outlet in California.
They sat outside a TacoBell outlet in Salinas, California, so they could connect to the restaurant's WiFi and complete their homework.
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¡°These 2 young girls were looking for a place with WiFi to do their school work so they sat near Taco Bell to connect to the free WiFi. A lot of us don¡¯t have to worry about having a proper WiFi connection or a quiet place to work from home. Every student from preschool through college should have free access to reliable WiFi especially now,¡± the post read.
The user requested her followers to share the picture and tag their friends and relatives, so everyone could offer help to the girls.
"Our district became aware of a post that is circulating on social media," said Richard Gebin, public relations officer for the Salinas City Elementary School District (SCESD).
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A local resident, Jackie Lopez, set up a GoFundMe page to support the girls' family and their education. Thanks to generous contributions from the local community, the fundraiser has now raised more than $1,40,000.
GoFundMe
"We immediately identified the students belonging to SCESD, and since then, have provided the family with a hotspot so that our students can safely access classroom instruction from home. We are aware of connectivity concerns and we have placed additional orders for hotspots to address the digital divide."
According to The Californian, the two schoolgirls have since been identified as students of Salinas City Elementary School District - one of the largest districts in Monterey County.
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After their photograph went viral on social media, district officials provided an Internet hotspot to their family.
Salinas resident Jackie Lopez set up a GoFundMe campaign to help support the girls and the family. In the campaign description, Lopez explained that the girls¡¯ mother is a migrant worker called Juana, an essential worker and single mother to three daughters. Lopez soon learned that Juana and her children were facing eviction from the rented room they were sharing.
