Man Gives $1,000 to Students, Teachers of CA School Ravaged by Wildfire

Real-estate developer Bob Wilson, 90, gave students and staff at Paradise High School $1,000 each in a donation that totaled more than $1 million.

Smiles have been hard to come by for students ever since suffering through the most devastating wildfire in California history. About 900 of the 980 young people attending Paradise High School lost their homes, reports CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas. Wilson, who lives near San Diego, heard about the hardships these students were enduring, and he felt compelled to help.

“For me, high school … was an idyllic time of my life, you might say. And I thought about these kids, and I thought about my experience. And I said, you know, if I could just put a smile on their face,” Wilson said. “And so I decided on the spot I would do this.”

Wilson felt the best way he could have a personal, positive impact was through individual donations. He’s giving $1,000 checks to all 980 students and their 105 teachers and staff members.

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