A Staten Island deli manager started paying kids for better report cards 3 years ago; his fundraiser has now crossed $500,000 and he is giving school supplies to 3,000 students
- Wail Alselwi is encouraging kids to improve their grades.
- Wail “Wally” Alselwi, who manages the express deli on Staten Island and is known locally as "Island Ock", first became widely known online after sharing videos in which he gave students cash and let them choose anything they wanted from his store in return for
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- Wail Alselwi is encouraging kids to improve their grades.
- Wail “Wally” Alselwi, who manages the express deli on Staten Island and is known locally as "Island Ock", first became widely known online after sharing videos in which he gave students cash and let them choose anything they wanted from his store in return for
Sources: Times of India