Charlotte volunteered in a store that sold secondhand goods. People brought in things to1 . Some of them were stuffed toys(毛绒玩具). Charlotte could tell that the toys held sentimental(情感的) value. So she felt sad when they were sold 2 at a low price. Sometimes without any buyers, they were just 3 .
One night when she got home from work, Charlotte started doing research. She4 this wasn't happening only in her town. Worldwide, she learned, millions of stuffed toys become 5 é very year.
Day and night, Charlotte was 6 thinking about the problem." If we can change the 7 in people's mind that stuffed toys are useless once they are not loved," she says," then we can show people the toys don't lose their 8 if they are given to others." That's 9 the Loved Before toy- adoption program began.
People can donate toys 10 the mail, or by taking them to the company in the United Kingdom.
The 11 owner writes down the toy's name and a story about it, including the 12 favorite things to do and an adventure it has been on. Charlotte and her team like to share what makes the toy 13 . They think it helps the buyers understand its value.
Every Monday, toys are posted for adoption on the website. The company makes a14 donation from each sale. Nowadays, Loved Before has sold lots of stuffed toys. But the company's15 is more than" just trying to save some toys from landfills(垃圾填埋场)," Charlotte says. She explains that Loved Before hopes to teach kids" about the value of loving secondhand things again, in the hope that it will go far beyond the idea of teddy bears."
