Christmas you get presents and birthday you get a present and a cake
圣誕節(jié)你會(huì)收到禮物 生日有禮物跟蛋糕
and these kids don't get that.it's huge it's huge self-esteem,it's who you are
這些孩子沒有那些 這很重要 這關(guān)乎自尊 這讓你肯定自己
so I decided to do it I decided to get them those things
所以我下定決心要讓他們擁有這些
I made a deal with families,I ask them that if you give me your child
我跟這些家庭訂下協(xié)議 我請(qǐng)求他們 如果給我們的孩子
I will give you whatever you need,I'll pay your electrical bill your utilities
我會(huì)提供你們所需要的 我會(huì)付你們的電費(fèi) 水費(fèi) 生活雜費(fèi)
I'll give you food or clothes whatever you need,as long as you give me your child and then help raise that child as a person of character
我會(huì)提供所有你們需要的食物和衣服 只要給我你們的孩子 我會(huì)將孩子養(yǎng)育成擁有健全人格的人
It's started out with me actually going to every person I knew
一開始我給每個(gè)我認(rèn)識(shí)的人打電話
and calling them up and saying hey I have this school and I need help,that's how I started the donations
告訴他們我的學(xué)校需要幫助 那是我最初接受捐贈(zèng)的方式
almost everyone who donates to Whitney is an inpidual or small business
幾乎所有給惠特尼捐贈(zèng)的都是個(gè)人或個(gè)體戶
we take everything,we take everything because when you're in poverty,you need everything
我們什么都收 我們什么都收 因?yàn)槿绻阆萑胴毨?你會(huì)需要一切
Ms.Gahn got me a new bed and my new apartment,that she got me and family too
Gahn女士使我擁有了自己的房間 新床子 我的家人同樣也得到了這些
when my daughter came to school she mentioned our water and electricity were off
當(dāng)我女兒在學(xué)校提到我們的水電被停的時(shí)候
and they got a hold of us and they can help us and they paid off our electricity and water complete twice
他們聯(lián)系到我們 說可以幫我們 他們幫我們付了兩次水電費(fèi)
when we're about to lose our house we didn't know she paid almost everything go bill
當(dāng)我們差點(diǎn)失去房子的時(shí)候 我們都不知道她幫我們付了幾乎所有費(fèi)用
Whitney elementary gave me jeans and shoes and some food,I knew he needed glasses she took care of that,came back and a big old smile in his face
惠特尼小學(xué)給了我褲子鞋子還有吃的 我知道他需要眼鏡 校長幫我解決了 他從學(xué)校回來 臉上帶著燦爛的微笑
my kids wouldn't have had Christmas idea if it wasn't for this school thank God
我的孩子從來沒有過圣誕節(jié)這個(gè)概念 如果不是因?yàn)檫@個(gè)學(xué)校 感謝上帝