4 . Anna Brown was an artist who believed that it was important to help others. When she heard of a summer camp for children with serious illnesses, she came up with an idea. It cost money for these kids to go to the camp, so Anna decided to see what she could do to help. It was impossible for her to donate (捐赠) a lot of money, so she had to think of another way.

She wanted to take advantage of her love of art. So she started making and selling beautiful cards to raise money for these kids. Because these cards were all handmade, it would take her a long time to make a lot of them. So Anna had another idea. She started inviting friends to her house to help her make the cards. At first her friends were hesitant. Many said that they were not artistic and didn’t know how to make cards. But once they saw the beautiful materials that she had in her workroom, her friends felt more comfortable doing things such as drawing and cutting in order to make a new card.

But the materials were expensive. To make money without spending money, Anna asked for and got donations of paper, glue, scissors, and other things from nearby stores. She sold her cards for three dollars each in different art markets during the year. Anna raised more than $30,000 in her 10 years making cards.

Every Saturday, Wang Fokun travels 40 minutes to “watch” a movie with his friends. He became blind in his early 50s. However, he can still enjoy movies in a “talking movie” club-Xin Deng Theater. The club is in Kunming, Yunnan. A group of volunteers there describe movies to blind people.

“I listened to a movie for the first time in the summer of 2019, and it was amazing. The volunteers did a great job.” said Wang.

Describing movies to blind people can be challenging (有挑战性的). The volunteers must watch a movie three or four times to know everything in the movie. This way, they can describe the movie very clearly.

Zhou Quan started the club in 2017. “Movies are for everybody,” said Zhou. “Xin Deng Theater hopes to share movies with blind people and help to light up their lives.” Thanks to the special club, many blind people go out of their homes and their lives are more interesting.

Now many blind people come to Xin Deng Theater to “watch” movies every week. “They can enjoy the movies here. I’m so glad that I bring enjoyment to them.” said Zhou.

“It’s meaningful for us to spend our free time volunteering.” said one volunteer.

9 . Do you know who Zhang Guimei is? Now follow me to know something about her.

In 2000, Zhang Guimei worked in a Children’s Home in Yunnan province, she saw many poor countryside families without any education. She hoped to set up a free girls’ high school that would completely solve the problem in mountain areas. In 2007, Zhang became a delegate (代表) of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. She told the public about her dream, which has got tons of attention in the society.

In 2008, Huaping High School for Girls was set up, which is the first girls’ public high school in China for girls from poor families to read. Ever since then, more than 1,800 girls from the huge mountains have gone to university to complete their studies and made contributions (贡献) in all walks of life (各行各业). When Huaping High School for Girls has made good achievements, Zhang Guimei’s body is getting worse and worse. She was examined more than 10 kinds of diseases.

Zhang said, “When I hear that students can contribute to society after graduating from universities, I think it’s worth it, it’s pleased to see them live better and happier than me, which is the greatest comfort to me.”

Zhang Guimei was honored the title “Role Model of the Times (时代楷模)” in recognition (认可) of her devotion to the education for girls from poor families in 2020.