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The Launch of Lunch Delivery

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By Jong Min Park
On Thursday, September 26, during Dalat High School’s weekly All Hands on Deck session, the entire high school was given the opportunity to get a taste of the senior lunch privilege.

The Eagle Express team, consisting of seniors Jordan Chang, Gloria Kim, Jerald Ooi, Philip Yeoh, and Jong Min Park, had announced the launch of the food delivery business. A three-minute video showcased the process the team would take to deliver the food. First, Jerald Ooi would call each of the vendors selling either chicken rice or fried rice with the order placed via a Google Form. Next, as soon as the lunch bell rang, the team would enter either Jordan Chang or Philip Yeoh’s speedy cars and retrieve the food – all with the promise of returning to school in under 20 minutes. The advertisement video, followed by a brief announcement, received enthusiastic applause from the high school crowd.

Inspired by alumnus John Cho – who used his senior lunch privileges to bring back lunch for his fellows, friends and underclassmen – the Eagle Express team sought to bring his legacy onto a bigger and official platform. When asked about the business, Jerald Ooi, one of the co-founders of the business, answered, “I was excited to launch Eagle Express as it has been months in the making. The team as a collective has spent many hours formulating a sustainable business plan that would not only see success but provide us the ability to give back to the community.”

Eagle Express has become an integral part of these seniors’ school days: with Kim and Yeoh handling orders, and Ooi, Chang, and Park handling delivery. But most importantly, Eagle Express was a reflection of the seniors’ willingness to give back to the community.

Who could’ve guessed that a delivery business would arise from a few light blue uniforms, a couple of driver’s licenses, and a heart for the community?

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