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A retired Missouri firefighter turns a woodcarving hobby into a fundraising effort, selling hand-carved wooden swords and donating the proceeds to erase students’ school lunch debts.
Published Sep 14, 2026, 5:50 PM EDT | LehighValleyLive
A retired firefighter’s hobby of hand-carving wooden swords has become an unlikely fundraiser, helping clear lunch debts for students at schools near his Missouri home.
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