A student and his Socktober 襪子少年

李全忠

瑞安上三年級時遇到了一個無家可歸的人，在給了這個人一些錢后，瑞安想做的 更多了……

When Ryan Hill was in third grade， he met a man who was experiencing homelessness. After giving the man some money， Ryan wanted to do more about the issue. He came up with the idea of collecting socks. Now in seventh grade， he calls his annual donation drive Socktober.

Ryan's community in Westlake， Ohio， has embraced Socktober. After starting with one collection bin， he now has bins at several schools and the Westlake mayor's office. Donors from outof state use an Amazon Wish List， highlighting a ripple effect （連鎖反應(yīng)）：Friends and family members tell their friends and family members.

To date， Socktober has collected more than 10，000 pairs of new socks， which are donated to The City Mission in Cleveland. I asked Michael Parry， City Mission's major gift officer， why the simple act of collecting socks can be beneficial. #The impact of Ryan's project on our clients goes far beyond the value of the donated socks，$ Parry said. % These are practical， useful items that see immediate use by our clients and have a positive benefit right away. Most of us could reach into a dresser drawer right now for a clean pair of socks， but the same cannot be said for our clients."

Ryan thinks that more can be done. % If we can inspire more people to do these sorts of things，"he said， % the world will be much better."Ryan chose to work with The City Mission because of the charity's devotion to helping others. Founded in 1910， the nonprofit， faith-based organization provides food， clothing， shelter， and access to hygiene （衛(wèi)生）to people in need.

When Ryan Hill was in third grade， he met a man who was experiencing homelessness. After giving the man some money， Ryan wanted to do more about the issue. He came up with the idea of collecting socks. Now in seventh grade， he calls his annual donation drive Socktober.

Ryan's community in Westlake， Ohio， has embraced Socktober. After starting with one collection bin， he now has bins at several schools and the Westlake mayor's office. Donors from outof state use an Amazon Wish List， highlighting a ripple effect （連鎖反應(yīng)）：Friends and family members tell their friends and family members.

To date， Socktober has collected more than 10，000 pairs of new socks， which are donated to The City Mission in Cleveland. I asked Michael Parry， City Mission's major gift officer， why the simple act of collecting socks can be beneficial. #The impact of Ryan's project on our clients goes far beyond the value of the donated socks，$ Parry said. % These are practical， useful items that see immediate use by our clients and have a positive benefit right away. Most of us could reach into a dresser drawer right now for a clean pair of socks， but the same cannot be said for our clients."

Ryan thinks that more can be done. % If we can inspire more people to do these sorts of things，"he said， % the world will be much better."Ryan chose to work with The City Mission because of the charity's devotion to helping others. Founded in 1910， the nonprofit， faith-based organization provides food， clothing， shelter， and access to hygiene （衛(wèi)生）to people in need.

1. What's the attitude of Ryan's community to Socktober？

A. Supportive.

C. Opposed.

2. Why is collecting socks beneficial according to Parry？

A. Many people are in need of socks.

B. Socks are practical and helpful items.

C. Collecting socks can protect the environment.

D. Socks are convenient to be found in drawers.

3. Where does the operating support of The City Mission come from？

A. The local government. B. Public schools.

C. Private sources. D. Several charities.

4. What's the advice from Ryan for kids planning to start projects？

A. Take lights on doors into consideration.

B. Seek help from kind people.

C. Pay attention to people's health.

D. Focus on what people need.

Difficult sentence

Ryan has advice for kids who may want to start their own project.瑞安給那些想要開始自己項 目的孩子們提供建議。

【點石成金】該句中的who引導(dǎo)的是一個定語從句，先行詞為kids#