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Help Is Just Next Door

What comes to mind when you think of volunteering? Most of us picture something that is grand , serious and time-consuming. That line of thinking makes it very easy to come up with excuses for not volunteering , saying , “ I don’t have the time. I don’t have the energy.” But volunteering does not have to be that difficult. It can be easy and even fun.

Here are Steve and Jiwoo ’ s stories about helping others in simple and fun ways.

Steve’s life

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. - Winston Churchill

I found the most interesting app today! It’s an app that connects the blind with sighted helpers through a video call. I installed the app, set the language to English, and waited.

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How It works

Having dinner with my family, I heard my phone ring. I realized / it was the app I had installed. I answered the phone with butterflies in my stomach. On my phone, I could see a man holding a bottle of milk. “Could you read the expiration date on this bottle for me?”He brought the camera close to the bottle. I could see the date —March 5. I said,

“That’s way too old. It’s three weeks past the expiration date.” He said, “No wonder it smelled funny. Off to the trash it goes. Thank you so much.”I replied, “You’re welcome.

Have a nice day.” He said smiling, “Thanks to you, my day is brighter already.”

Hanging up, I realized the joy of helping others. I could use the camera on my mobile phone not only to take pictures of myself but also to help people. How fascinating! I wonder if there are other ways I can help others through my mobile phone. Jaewon Thanks to you, I tried the app and described a family photo to a blind person. It felt so great! Linda You might also want to check out the following website: www.freerice.com.

They give English vocabulary quizzes, and for every correct answer, they donate rice to the needy!

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Jiwoo’s story

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others. - Audrey Hepburn

In the school volunteer club today, we made natural soap. We had so much fun making beautifully colored soap with oil, water, and other ingredients. I made yellow soap using lemons and some students used chocolate for brown soap. But what does making soap have to do with volunteering? I learned the answer from my teacher, Ms.Kim. Washing your hands with soap is one of the most effective and inexpensive ways to prevent the spread of diseases. In fact, in West and Central Africa alone , the simple practice of washing hands with soap could save the lives of about half a million children each year.

Yet, despite the health benefits, soap is very hard to come by in some regions since a bar of soap could cost more than a day’s wages!

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How can we deliver the soap we made to the people that need it? We can take the soap to local community centers that send it to countries that need soap. This way, we can get people to wash their hands at important times such as before eating or after using the bathroom. (Wait! Did I wash my hands after using the bathroom today?)

I hope our soap can help people in poor countries wash their hands, and in turn, improve their health.

Minho

Thanks for the lovely picture! On the UNICEF website. Mabe, we could start campaign about washing hands that day.

Jiwoo

love that idea! Let’s talk more about it in detail at school.

Minho

Sure! See you tomorrow.

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