James Gagliano is a special policeman. His job is 1 to solve serious crimes. But he also 2 much of his free time in helping the children of Newburgh.
3 he lives about ten miles away, Gagliano leaves his own family many nights and weekends to help the 4 there.
Whenever Gagliano is free after work, he will 5 the children of Newburgh to play basketball and do other sports.
6he takes the children to the bookstore. Other times, he helps them 7 their homework or takes them out to have lunch.
The children go to the Boys and Girls Club to 8 from him. They want to be a person who can fight bad people like him Kevin White, the manager of the Boys and Girls Club, said, "The kids know what he 9. He does what he says he is going to do and he hasn't let them down (失望) 10. "
Gagliano is quite modest when talking about what he has done. "11 you spend five minutes around these children, you'll understand," Gagliano said "I get far 12 from them than they can possibly get out of 13."
On his desk and the wall of his office, Gagliano 14 some photos of the children he has taught. Some of the children won matches; some even went to college; few of the children he15 taught have been arrested for crimes over the years.
