共同努力，改变生活，重燃希望 你的社区

问题的核心

You’re more than
a good samaritan;
you’re a HERO!

克里斯汀·伍德
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I’ll bet you didn’t know this but in my book, YOU ARE MY HERO!

当你给温德米尔基金会捐款时，你给很多受伤的人的生活带来了巨大的改变。 Men, women, teens and even families who are barely hanging on are finding hope — and it’s all because your kindness is giving them the strength and courage to move their lives forward.

悦博体育制作了这份通讯，“变革的代理人”，因为悦博体育想让你知道你的慷慨是多么的好。

当你读到大卫、艾利森、乔希、海蒂·莱内韦伯、康斯韦洛和她的家人的故事时，请知道，是你的付出把他们从绝望中拯救出来，让他们现在能够看到充满积极的未来。

在某些圈子里，这会让你成为一个见义勇为的人。 But to me you’re more than that. 你做了一件英勇的事。 面对难以置信的困难，你们挺身而出，因为你们关心人民，关心你们的社区。

谢谢你!

Christine Wood
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You've got the power!

你帮他们付水电费是这个家庭的救命稻草

对于年轻的家庭来说，生活可能是不堪重负的，尤其是当意外发生的时候。 感谢上帝，有像你这样慷慨的人，总是准备好来拯救他们。

许多低收入家庭只是经济崩溃的一个紧急情况。

That's where David and 所有ison found themselves after complications from the birth of their second child forced 所有ison to take six weeks off of work without pay.

甚至在他们的儿子出生之前，这对努力工作的年轻夫妇就勉强维持了一个月到下一个月的生活。 后来，他们的小男孩出生时患有先天性心脏病，从平常的两天住院变成了六周的重症监护。

没有两份收入，大卫和艾利森很快就拖欠了账单，并收到了电力公司的通知，说他们的电力即将被切断。

Making the shut-office notice doubly serious: their newborn required around-the-clock monitoring on several pieces of home medical equipment — including an energy-draining infant oxygen machine.

有一段时间，一切似乎都完了。 然后你出现了，在其他有爱心的朋友的帮助下，帮助这个家庭还清了他们的电费，那时他们的电费已经攀升到近600美元。

Eighteen months later, we’re happy to report that the family is doing better, and their young son no longer requires around-the-clock monitoring. “He’s a fun little guy,” his mother beams.

It wasn’t so long ago that this family was facing the real possibility of losing their electricity and ending up on the streets. 但你的仁慈在关键时刻救了他们。

感谢你用你的同情心照亮了他们的世界！

Reporting from SEATTLE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

毒品失去了乔什的控制，多亏了你

一个聪明的举动带来了全新的生活

乔希需要一个新的开始。

年仅18岁的他就已经对海洛因和冰毒上瘾了。 他试图在犹他州进行康复治疗，但事实证明他很难戒毒。 That’s when he headed for Las Vegas in search of a new start — and was introduced to the organization Street Teens.

Homeless and addicted, Josh knew he didn’t have many options. 所以他放下自尊，寻求帮助，并得到了帮助，感谢你们和悦博体育在南内华达州的社区伙伴。

“街头少年”为乔什做的第一件事就是让他离开街头。 一旦他知道自己一天有三顿营养丰富的饭，晚上有一个安全的地方睡觉，他就把注意力转向重返学校，找一份稳定的工作。

如今，乔希有一份兼职工作，是一名全日制学生，也许最重要的是，他正在重新掌控自己的生活。

因为是你让他成功的，乔什想让你知道，

“I will never forget you. The love and support you gave me will forever stay in my heart.”

It’s because of your generosity that Josh is living drug-free, and care-free. Isn’t it amazing the difference your kindness makes?

内华达州拉斯维加斯街头少年报道

Without your support, these students’ hands-on cooking class would have been eliminated.

How you became this teacher's best friend

Heidi Leineweber is a school teacher who’s not afraid of a fight…at least when that fight has to do with the education her students receive.

For Leineweber, who is constantly faced with dwindling school budgets, it’s not about cutting the core classes like math, English and science. It’s more about how to keep important electives that give kids real-world experience, like food programs and auto and metal shop.

“Hands-on learning is one of the most effective methods of teaching,” Leineweber says.

“For many vulnerable children, these classes provide skills they’ll carry with them throughout their lifetime.”

That’s one reason why Leineweber is so excited about the support you have offered her students at Franklin High School in Portland. 因为有了你，像她那档受欢迎的美食节目这样的课程不仅没有被叫停，而且欣欣向荣。

“Together, we are keeping children in school where they belong, we are continuing to raise the graduation rate, and we are developing children to be confident, self-reliant, and ready to tackle life in this ever-changing century we live in.”

今天的孩子是明天的领袖。 And because of your generosity, they’re being equipped to face the challenges of the future head-on, in both creative and innovative ways.

感谢你们巩固了家庭，向他们展示了一个充满希望的未来。

俄勒冈州波特兰市富兰克林高中报道

You came to their rescue … and turned this family’s despair into joy.

去年圣诞节，康斯韦洛和她的孩子们发现了一个新的节日英雄：你！

Imagine how difficult it would be if you couldn’t provide Christmas presents for your kids. 最重要的是，想象一下没有地方住，面对你的家人在你的车里度过圣诞夜的真实可能性，四个孩子挤在后座上。

That was the horrible prospect Consuelo and her husband, Carlos, were facing last December…until you came to their rescue and turned this family’s despair into joy, just in time for Christmas morning!

Your kindness not only provided them with a week’s stay at a local motel — so they had a warm, dry place to enjoy the holidays — but also armloads of toys for the kids.

康斯韦洛和卡洛斯现在已经回去工作，并开始养活自己。 但他们会永远记住2013年的圣诞节。 Because what could have been a disaster turned out to be a celebration they’ll never forget. 都是因为你的慈悲。

Reporting from THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN’S FUND, Mount Vernon, Washington

你的每一份贡献都让你的社区变得更美好。

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