今天听朋友说的故事 美国一个脱口秀 叫欧普拉 她十月的时候 给现场的来宾每个人三万多元台币(US $1000) 希望他们把钱捐给他们觉得有需要的地方 因为她觉得她能给现场的来宾最好的礼物就是 give back (what she calls "truly the best gift"…the gift of giving back.) 这是其中之一的故事 Minne 是现场来宾之一 想到John 他是他家里唯一的经济来源 脑部受伤不能工作 Minne 就把US $1000给他 她还多做一些 她找了她的朋友们跟整个社区一起募款 後来总共募了两百多万台币 (US $70000) 这些钱帮了John 买日用品 又付了医药费 还可以帮他小孩付大学学费 感想 上次避静 神父说的 喜乐 就是帮了别人 然後看到别人也很高兴 有时 当我们有需要的时候 有人帮忙 我们会觉得好像有天使在帮忙 其实说不一定真的就是天使在帮忙 底下是故事的英文 最後有欧普拉对我们可以做的事情的建议 http://www.oprah.com/presents/2006/pay/challenge/challenge_201.jhtml In October 2006, Oprah gave more than 300 audience members the opportunity to experience what she calls "truly the best gift"…the gift of giving back. During Oprah's favorite giveaway ever, each person in the audience received $1,000 to donate to a charitable cause of their choice. With only one week to fulfill the challenge, these amazing men and women hit the ground running. Armed with Bank of America debit cards and Sony DVD Handycams, which they used to document their good deeds, the audience members started making headlines from Connecticut to California. What began as a simple idea quickly snowballed into a national movement! For seven days, kindness swept the nation and Americans "passed it on" to perfect strangers, people in need and even a few four-legged friends. "We hope what started right here in our studios has only just begun," Oprah says. http://www.oprah.com/presents/2006/pay/challenge/challenge_202.jhtml John, the sole provider for his family, has a neurological disease that causes part of his brain to soften. "He is really disabled at this point," Minnie says. "I wanted to be able to help them. I know that this [money] will be put to good use." Determined to make a difference, Minnie enlisted the help of friends and strangers, who were anxious to get in on the giving game. Her community opened their hearts, and in just three days, Minnie's $1,000 multiplied. With the help of the entire town, Minnie raised more than $70,000 for the Newcomb family! The money will help buy groceries for the family, pay off John's mounting hospital bills and send his oldest son to college http://www.oprah.com/presents/2006/pay/involved/involved_ideas.jhtml Ideas to Get You Started Use these ideas to inspire you as you brainstorm ways to Pay It Forward. Remember, every little bit helps, so whether you buy someone lunch or buy them a car, you are changing lives! $0 - $25 It's amazing what a few dollars can do. These ideas won't weigh on your wallet, but will make a huge difference for someone else. ‧ Anonymously pay for gas for strangers ‧ Buy lunch for a homeless person ‧ Randomly give away a prepaid transit card for a couple of trips on a bus or train ‧ Volunteer—it costs nothing but means a lot. ‧ Buy flowers to cheer up a co-worker ‧ Write letters to troops serving in Iraq ‧ Clean up a neighborhood park ‧ Buy a board game for a local children's hospital http://www.oprah.com/presents/2006/pay/pay_main.jhtml --

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