Ten-year-old Orion Jean has always known that kindness is important. He often p    1     it by volunteering with his family. But last year, after entering the National Kindness Speech Contest, he became crazy about it. Now he works to s    2     kindness everywhere through projects that help others. He c    3     his campaign（运动） the Race to Kindness.

Spreading Hugs   

After a teacher told him about the contest, Orion had only 24 hours to w    4    , memorize（熟记）, and record his speech. In it, he talked about the importance of kindness—especially right now, when many are facing d    5     from the pandemic（疫情） and dealing with injustice.

“Kindness is like spreading hugs around the world to those who need it and those who may not know they need it.” Orion said. He e    6     listeners to join him in “the race of kindness” by doing small, kind acts for others.

Orion’s speech won the contest. He used his $500 prize to fund（资助） his first Race to Kindness project, a toy drive for a local children’s hospital. He collected 619 toys. After that, Orion wanted to make an even b    7     influence. Working with a nonprofit（非盈利）organization, he packed meal bags for people in need. He included a kind message for each recipient（接受者）. Orion also o    8     several events in his community. In all, he collected more than 100,000 m    9     !

Everybody Wins

Orion believes that everyone wins this race. He says, “If you’re kind to someone else, it can make their day b    10     and inspire（激励） that person to be kind to somebody else. And then it just grows and grows, and it can make the world a better place.”