Most of us have a list of things we would do if we won the Powerball prize. However, one recent Iowa winner astonished everyone by how she chose to spend her fortune.

Lerynne West shared a portion of a huge Powerball prize. West’s initial idea was not of a house or luxury automobiles. It also didn’t have any costly clothes or jewelry. West’s initial instinct was to start a nonprofit for American veterans. She immediately gave $500,000 of her money to this purpose.

The single mother appeared on Ellen, where she described her lottery victory and what she plans to do with the $350 million. West founded the Callum Foundation. The non-profit will help individuals in need, care for animals, and support veterans in the United States.

The nonprofit is named after West’s grandson, who died a day after his preterm birth.

West made the first half-million-dollar gift to the Travis Mills Foundation. The charity offers assistance and services to combat-injured military veterans. The West expressed concern about the fate of military veterans. She stated that three of her brothers are war veterans, and her father fought in Vietnam.

West attributes her decision to form her own charity to aid individuals in need to her family history and her love for people.

West faced several challenges during his life. She mentioned that she had to work many jobs to support herself and her three children. She tells how, at the age of 51, she was able to acquire her first house. She claims she bought the lottery ticket that would transform her life while moving into her new house.

She stated that the purchase occurred at a petrol station where she and her sister had stopped for a piece of pizza and a cup of coffee.

West claims she routinely plays the lottery and believes it is her destiny to win one day. As a result, she invariably chose computer-generated options. When she noticed she didn’t have her tickets, she claims a pal inquired whether she checked her numbers. Her sister’s automobile had the tickets. After realizing that one of the winners was from her home state of Iowa, she called her sister. And the rest, as they say, is history.