小胖遊學 無限空間 前天
作者James 梁，一個在美國學習、生活的15歲孩子。
今天我來介紹一個在美國已有二十五年曆史的慈善活動： “聖誕兒童行動”（俗稱“鞋盒禮物”），這是由美國教會發起、組織的依靠成千上萬的志願者每年聖誕節前募集和分發郵寄數百萬的鞋盒禮物給全世界貧困兒童作為聖誕禮物的慈善活動。
這些志願者在整個活動中擔當許多角色，有的是在每年十一月起向大家宣傳介紹這個活動；有的是向熟悉的朋友或陌生人募集鞋盒禮物（主要是各類學習用品、小玩具、生活用品等以裝滿一個鞋盒為限）；還有的就是前往鞋盒基地負責拆開、檢查、再包裝等工作。這個慈善活動有一個美好的目標：就是把聖誕老人的禮物帶給全世界有需要的貧困兒童手中。
Today I'd like to introduce a has 25 years history of charity in the United States: "Christmas children action" (commonly known as "gift box"), which is initiated by the American church, organizations rely on every year tens of thousands of volunteers collect and distribute mail millions of shoe before Christmas gifts for poor children around the world as a Christmas gift of charity activities. These volunteers play many roles in the whole activity. Some of them introduce the activity to the public every November. Have a plenty of to familiar friend or stranger collect shoe box gift (basically be all sorts of study things, small toy, daily necessities to wait with filling a shoe box to be restricted); What is more, I went to the shoebox base to take apart, inspect and repackage the shoes. The charity has a beautiful goal: to bring Santa's gifts to needy children all over the world.
在十一月三十日晚上六點我和我的朋友們也參與到了這個活動的最後一個環節中。當我們來到位於 Fullerton的鞋盒基地後就被分到了第22組，在這個組裡我們又被分工在了不同的崗位上。
有些人是負責拆開盒子檢查有沒有夾帶錢財的；有一些是負責檢查裡面的禮物是否符合衛生、安全要求的；還有一些是再重新打包這些盒子的；最後會有人統一負責把這些盒子都放進一個大箱子裡面，然後貼上封條並運到指定的位置。我開始時在負責把鞋盒放進箱子這一崗位，要求把每十六個鞋盒裝進一個箱子整齊擺放好。
後來我被換去了檢查鞋盒禮物這一崗位，在檢查中我發現最貴重的禮物是一雙嶄新的NIKE運動鞋；不過我們聽說其他組還真發現有愛心人士在禮物中夾帶了高達六百美元現鈔的信封。今晚通過我們流水線般的高效率，歷經四個小時的工作整個工廠25個小組共完成了3000多個鞋盒的包裝，同時我也獲得了四個小時的義工證明。
At six o 'clock in the evening of November 30th, my friends and I also took part in the last part of the activity. When we arrived at the shoebox base in Fullerton, we were divided into group 22, in which we were divided into different positions. Some people are responsible for opening the box to check if they have any money with them. Some are responsible for checking whether the gifts inside conform to hygiene and safety requirements; Some of them are repackaged; Finally, someone will be responsible for putting all these boxes into a big box, and then affix a seal and deliver it to the designated place. In the beginning, I was responsible for putting shoeboxes into boxes and required that every 16 shoeboxes should be put into a box neatly. Later, I was transferred to the position of checking the gift box of shoes. During the inspection, I found that the most expensive gift was a pair of brand new NIKE sneakers. But we've heard that other groups have actually found caring people with envelopes containing up to $600 in cash. Tonight, through the efficiency of our assembly line, after four hours of work, 25 teams in the whole factory completed the packaging of more than 3,000 shoe boxes. At the same time, I also obtained the certificate of four-hour volunteers.
下面我就簡要介紹一下在美國學生的義工制度，眾所周知美國的義工教育是從小抓起的：小學生可以為鄰居分發報紙、為他人照看寵物等；初中生可以在學校的組織下去往各類社會服務機構--博物館、圖書館、紅十字會提供力所能及的服務；高中生義工服務內容更多了，可以向困難家庭提供做家務、照看孩子或老人、粉刷房間以及去演出、比賽場館提供檢票、引座、發資料等服務。
學生們在做完義工後，都會得到一份憑證。在美國“誠信”是非常重要的品德，不能說謊，不作偽證是美國孩子從小就知道的“底線”，因此不必擔心憑證會被篡改。
Below, I would like to briefly introduce the volunteer system of American students. As is known to all, American volunteer education starts from childhood: primary school students can distribute newspapers to their neighbors and take care of pets for others. Junior high school students can go to various social service organizations -- museums, libraries, and the Red Cross to provide services within their ability. The content of high school students' volunteer services has increased. They can provide poor families with services such as doing housework, looking after children or the elderly, painting rooms and going to performances and competition venues to check tickets, guide seats and send materials. Students get a certificate after they finish volunteering. "Good faith" is a very important moral character in the United States, cannot lie, do not make perjury is the "bottom line" that American children know from an early age, so do not have to worry about credentials will be tampered with.
在美國只有高中時期對義工有明確要求：高中生能否獲得畢業證書，除了學分以及成績等級的要求外，還必須無償為社會服務滿60個小時，每做20個小時可以算1個學分。高中學校把為社區服務納入學生必修課程，也會為學生介紹做義工的機會。因此週末和各種假期就成了高中學生做義工的大好時機，在醫院、殘疾人康復中心、老年人活動中心等，隨處可見我們學生的身影。
我高興地告訴大家，在去年九年級時我就完成了學校認可的高達六十四小時的義工數。以下是我17年9月～18年7月在YIA（動感青年）組織內參加義工獲得的獎狀，因為這裡包括我暑假中義工時間，所以達到近74個小時。如果是美國籍學生的話，已經達到可以領取“總統獎”的標準。
In the United States, only high school students have clear requirements for volunteers: whether high school students can obtain the graduation certificate or not, in addition to the credit and grade requirements, they must also serve the society for 60 hours free of charge, and each 20 hours of work can be counted as one credit. High schools incorporate community service into their students' compulsory curriculum and introduce volunteer opportunities to their students. Therefore, weekends and holidays have become good opportunities for high school students to do volunteer work. We can be seen everywhere in hospitals, rehabilitation centers for the disabled and activity centers for the elderly. I am pleased to report that in ninth grade last year I completed 64 hours of volunteer work recognized by the school. The following is the certificate of merit that I participated in the volunteer work in YIA (dynamic youth) organization from September 2017 to July 2008. Since the volunteer work time in summer vacation was included here, it reached nearly 74 hours. If you are an American student, you are eligible to receive a presidential award.
據瞭解美國絕大多數醫科大學（碩士）招生有明文規定：如果申請入學的學生沒有在醫院或養老機構做過一定時數的義工，無論你成績多好，都不會予以考慮。因為學校認為學醫的人首先要有奉獻和服務他人的精神。有數據顯示，半數美國人平均每年花在做義工上的時間約有100小時，這相當於美國1.5億人，每三～四天就會去做1小時的義工。許多美國人認為“服務的責任始於個人而不是政府”。
It is understood that the vast majority of medical universities in the United States (master) enrollment has clear provisions: if the student who applies for admission has not done a certain number of hours of volunteer work in the hospital or pension institutions, no matter how good your grades, will not be considered. Because the school believes that medical students should first have the spirit of dedication and service to others. According to statistics, half of the americans spend about 100 hours a year doing volunteer work on average, which is equivalent to 150 million people in the United States who do volunteer work for one hour every three to four days. Many Americans believe that "the responsibility to serve begins with the individual, not the government."
小胖提醒您，如果有意於在美國深造下去的的朋友們，不妨抽出一點時間，放下書本，放下手機、電腦，去做幾個小時的義工吧！
Xiao pang reminds you that if you want to further your study in the United States, you might as well spare some time, put down your books, put down your cell phone and computer, and do a few hours of volunteer work.
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