一个在美国上班的同学, 前几天去做义工.从介绍可以看出, 国力超强的美国, 也有很多吃不饱的人.资本主义国家富裕, 但不是天堂.美国不是, 加拿大也不是. 期望不要太高, 就会满足一些,日子就开心一些.这的福利待遇听着好, 但都是得先个人奋斗了再说.这的政府是有钱, 但不是你的. 你的钱在你的钱包里.
来多伦多这前, 看过好多关于国内好还是国外好的评论, 总是将信将疑. 来到这里快两周了, 发现, 关于好或坏的感受都是真实的, 有些人是挺郁的; 有些不富但很踏实; 有些人过得滋润.
这里的好处, 在国内怎么也得不到; 在国内的好处, 这里怎么也得不到. 所以,过得好不好, 不见得一定是因为出国这件事.
IBM volunteer
前一段去做volunteer的照片和介绍。
Every day, there are 41,000 children under the age of 18 in Travis County who do not have enough food due a lack of financial resources. In Texas, nearly one in five adults go hungry each day. 56% of Austin Independent School District students are eligible for free or reduced lunch. At IBM, we do not often encounter the human face of hunger which exists in our community.
Austin continues to have the highest cost of living in the state of Texas. The annual income needed for a Travis County family of four to afford to live in the Austin area is $44,000. That's 233% above the Federal poverty level. And it's not getting any better - the skyrocketing gas prices are having a huge impact. The Capital Area Food Bank expects to pay nearly $78,000 more for gas this year than it did in 2005. That's almost 400,000 meals that will be sacrificed due to fuel prices.
Lorraine Herger, Director of the Austin Research Laboratory, decided it was time for lab employees to do their part and give back to the community. On Friday July 14th, Austin Research Lab Employees donated half a day of their time to volunteer at the Capital Area Food Bank. The team worked in the "Food Recovery" area. Tasks included inspecting, cleaning, sorting, weighing, and crating food. "It was a great team building experience" commented one lab employee. Another stated "this was a real eye-opener, I'll gladly do this again - people really need our help."
The tangible results of the effort amounted to the lab processing 5,200 pounds of food, equivalent to 4,160 meals. In addition, employees also donated 220 pounds of food to the food bank, which will provide 176 meals.
As a token of appreciation, the Capital Area Food Bank presented ARL with a certificate for outstanding volunteerism. Alison Cox, Volunteer Services Coordinator, added "we enjoyed teaching everyone about the Capital Area Food Bank and were glad to have the extra help in the fight against hunger in Central Texas. I look forward to working with you and IBM on future projects."
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