Just one catastrophic illness can leave a family in financial ruins. A couple of bold and savvy teenagers are drawing attention for their efforts to wipe away some of that burden.
“I was on YouTube and I was watching a video on John Oliver. He had done a similar process in New York where he had raised $60,000 and relieved $6 million of medical debt,” said Samir Boussarhane.
Enter the Pensacola Debt Sharks. Pensacola High International Baccalaureate student Samir Boussarhane called on classmate Falen McClellan to write their own chapter from John Oliver’s success. Their service project: raise enough money to retire $1 million worth of medical debt for some local residents.
Samir …
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