“We had to fight for me to get involved,” she said, “because programs didn’t want to ___ kids during community service.”But with a lot of determination and hard work, she ___ persuaded charitable organizations to let her volunteer with them—and they recruited (招募) other young ...
They are very happy and proud of me.Ming: Finally, what’s it like being on TVLing: I feel not only excited but also nervous and shy. I didn’t know my head teacher made the video and sent it online. I think it’s nothing strange for a girl of my age to do some cooking in ...
Grand Old Partisan salutes Morgan Bulkeley, born in Hartford, December 26th 1837. His father established the Aetna Insurance Company. During the Civil War, he joined the 13th New York Volunteer Infantry and fought in the Peninsula Campaign. When his father...Read more → ...
I think that old plant was the builder of the row homes the kids called "Bedbug Row". BTW, the Park you mentioned is named for Henry Johnson, a really nice guy who was Mayor of Trainer back in the '70s. Thanks for the memories...
m a senior myself and while recently discussing the plight of so many oldsters in old-age homes with a friend, I quoted Roger Daltrey with a line from the Who’s classic song ‘My Generation.”“Hope I die before I grow old.” My friend smiled sardonically at me, much in the same ...
Jane is a soft-spoken volunteer for the local charity shop with zero sense of self-worth. These three women are strangers who have only one thing in common: They’ve all been stood up on the same day, the very worst day to be stood up–Valentine’s Day. And, unbeknownst to them, ...
Time has passed but perspective has not. The same question exists today as it did then. “What am I going to do about it”. How am I going to deal with the issues that cause me to admit my age and ability. How am I going to provide value. ...
【题目】There is an old saying about volunteer work that goes like this: No one can do everything, but everyone can do something. Today, many people volunteer their time and energy to help others. There are a lot of ways to meet other people’s needs. For example, some volunteers ...
Actor Steve Buscemi was a New York City fire fighter from 1980 to 1984. He showed up at his old firehouse the day after 9/11 in New York to volunteer, working twelve-hour shifts for a week, and digging through rubble looking for missing firefighters. ...
Over half the participants were living in the community, a further sixth lived in sheltered accommodation and a quarter in institutional care, mainly residential homes. The following findings describe the study's falls measures in terms of how common falling was amongst these over-90-year-olds (...