"She never could understand why we lived in a world where there was so many riches, yet people were lacking. After the crash, police recovered Amodei's purse from the overturned car. Inside was a wad of about $100 in tip money from her waitressing shift. Ulmer held onto it, knowing she wanted to use it in a way that reflected her sister's lifelong concern for others."
"In 2018, Ulmer gave every student in her class a crisp $20 bill with a simple but open‑ended assignment: use the money to do something kind for someone else. She explained that the challenge was in honor of her late sister, and told students she wanted them to experience the joy of giving."
Kristina Ulmer, a Pennsylvania high school English teacher, lost her younger sister Katie Amodei in a car crash in 2014. Amodei was known for her compassion and concern for struggling people. Police recovered approximately $100 in tip money from Amodei's waitressing job from the accident scene. Four years later, Ulmer transformed this money into an educational initiative by converting it into $20 bills for each of her 9th-grade English students. Students received the money with an open-ended assignment to perform acts of kindness and report back. This classroom tradition has impacted 425 students and continues as an ongoing practice honoring Amodei's legacy of helping others.
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