{"id":111,"date":"2025-06-23T12:46:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T12:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/?p=111"},"modified":"2025-06-23T12:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T12:46:12","slug":"lerynne-west-a-resident-of-iowa-gained-national-attention-after-claiming-a-share-of-a-record-breaking-687-million-powerball-jackpot-rather-than-concentrating-on-luxury-or-self-indulgence-west-cho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/?p=111","title":{"rendered":"Lerynne West, a resident of Iowa, gained national attention after claiming a share of a record-breaking $687 million Powerball jackpot. Rather than concentrating on luxury or self-indulgence, West chose to use her fortune to create a significant difference\u2014starting with a $500,000 contribution to aid U.S. veterans."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a nationwide interview on <em>The Ellen DeGeneres Show<\/em>, West discussed how the unexpected fortune transformed her life and what motivated her future plans. She talked about establishing the Callum Foundation, a nonprofit organization named in memory of her late grandson. The foundation\u2019s purpose includes assisting individuals facing poverty, promoting animal protection, and offering support to military veterans and their loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/509361869_122291668706007122_2557450097560892733_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/509361869_122291668706007122_2557450097560892733_n-1.jpg 510w, https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/509361869_122291668706007122_2557450097560892733_n-1-239x300.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy initial reaction was to give back,\u201d West said, reflecting on the principles that influenced her choice. Coming from a family with a proud tradition of military involvement\u2014including a father who fought in the Vietnam War and three brothers who are former service members\u2014West felt a strong obligation to assist those who have served the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a nationwide interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, West discussed how the unexpected fortune transformed her life and what motivated her future plans. She talked about establishing the Callum Foundation, a nonprofit organization named in memory of her late grandson. The foundation\u2019s purpose includes assisting individuals facing poverty, promoting animal protection, and offering support&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/?p=111\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Lerynne West, a resident of Iowa, gained national attention after claiming a share of a record-breaking $687 million Powerball jackpot. Rather than concentrating on luxury or self-indulgence, West chose to use her fortune to create a significant difference\u2014starting with a $500,000 contribution to aid U.S. veterans.&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=111"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":120,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111\/revisions\/120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}