Last year a group of friends and I began a project called The World Needs You. Its aim is to show how 1 it is to make a positive difference in our community. Over the holidays, we collected hats, 2 and other cold-weather equipment for the "store" at an elementary school, where students can "buy" things with3 earned through good behavior. It was a 4 way to get these items to children whose families might not be able to 5 them.
"Do the children need anything else?" I asked the coordinator(协调人) when we sent our 6 to him.
"Umbrellas!" she said. "Most of our 7 have to walk to school, and when it rains they come in very 8."
Of course! I thought. It doesn't snow much here, 9 we do have a lot of cold rainy days. Parents who are poor might not buy 10. My friends and I began to 11: We sent e-mails, called people and 12 the project at social events. Everyone had the same 13: "I've never thought about that before!" We collected more than 50 umbrellas for the school 14 April showers. We were very satisfied. 15, the kids will be singing in the rain!
