Just days after she was fired from her school lunchroom job for giving a student a free meal, Bonnie Kimball has been offered a job by renowned celebrity chef José Andrés.
Just days after she was fired from her school lunchroom job for giving a student a free meal, Bonnie Kimball has been offered a job by renowned celebrity chef José Andrés.
According to CNN, the New Hampshire native worked in the lunchroom serving the students meals every day.
Upon learning that the student had no funds in their lunch account, Kimball quietly told them to tell their mom they need money. She then gave the student a free meal.
She said she was shocked this happened since this was what she had been trained to do by her manager - discreetly tell the students they need more funds, but still provide them the meal.
"We weren't supposed to pull trays," Bonnie told the New Hampshire Union Leader.
Her former employer, Cafe Service, released a statement claiming this wasn't the reason she had been terminated:
"Fresh Picks Cafe, a division of Cafe Services, would not authorize an employee to not feed a student or a staff member a meal. When a student does not have the funds available to pay for a lunch there are set procedures to ensure the student is provided a meal."
Of her refusal, she told CNN, "they're not doing it for me. They are doing it to save face."
In a Twitter post, the chef encouraged "hero" Bonnie Kimball to apply to openings at his company, ThinkFoodGroup.
His nonprofit, World Central Kitchen, travels around the world to feed people in disaster areas, such as the first responders in the California wildfires.
But I for one hope she considers at least applying, because considering the size of her heart, this seems like just the sort of work she would be perfect for.