艾伦秀第225期:接受捐赠

Christmas you get presents and birthday you get a present and a cake

圣诞节你会收到礼物 生日有礼物跟蛋糕

and these kids don't get that.it's huge it's huge self-esteem，it's who you are 

这些孩子没有那些 这很重要 这关乎自尊 这让你肯定自己

so I decided to do it I decided to get them those things

所以我下定决心要让他们拥有这些

I made a deal with families,I ask them that if you give me your child

我跟这些家庭订下协议 我请求他们 如果给我们的孩子

I will give you whatever you need,I'll pay your electrical bill your utilities 

我会提供你们所需要的 我会付你们的电费 水费 生活杂费

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 

我会提供所有你们需要的食物和衣服 只要给我你们的孩子 我会将孩子养育成拥有健全人格的人

It's started out with me actually going to every person I knew

一开始我给每个我认识的人打电话

and calling them up and saying hey I have this school and I need help,that's how I started the donations

告诉他们我的学校需要帮助 那是我最初接受捐赠的方式

almost everyone who donates to Whitney is an individual or small business

几乎所有给惠特尼捐赠的都是个人或个体户

we take everything,we take everything because when you're in poverty,you need everything 

我们什么都收 我们什么都收 因为如果你陷入贫困 你会需要一切

Ms.Gahn got me a new bed and my new apartment,that she got me and family too 

Gahn女士使我拥有了自己的房间 新床子 我的家人同样也得到了这些

when my daughter came to school she mentioned our water and electricity were off 

当我女儿在学校提到我们的水电被停的时候

and they got a hold of us and they can help us and they paid off our electricity and water complete twice 

他们联系到我们 说可以帮我们 他们帮我们付了两次水电费

when we're about to lose our house we didn't know she paid almost everything go bill 

当我们差点失去房子的时候 我们都不知道她帮我们付了几乎所有费用

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

惠特尼小学给了我裤子鞋子还有吃的 我知道他需要眼镜 校长帮我解决了 他从学校回来 脸上带着灿烂的微笑

my kids wouldn't have had Christmas idea if it wasn't for this school thank God

我的孩子从来没有过圣诞节这个概念 如果不是因为这个学校 感谢上帝