In the picture, her sandwich was still wrapped beside the forms.
Evan asked for a copy. The following week, he made several calls I was not part of. He spoke with his cofounders, then with the local education foundation, then with Mrs. Carter’s former principal.
When he finally told me his plan, I had to sit down.
“Does she know?”
“Not yet. The foundation has everything ready, but I wanted her permission before we use her name.”
He and his cofounders had approved a three-year funding commitment for an annual
