热衷公益忙不停的爱心人士

1、热衷公益忙不停的爱心人士Manny Abreu practices Benjamin Franklins famous saying, “If you want something done, ask a busy person.” Throughout his four years at Kellenberg Memorial High School in the US, Abreu made community service an important part of his life. “I dont know where he finds the time to do everythi

2、ng,” said Erin Ronan, Abreus math teacher. “Hes truly a class act (出色的人).” As an honors student, Abreu, 18, took part in different voluntary activities after school, during weekends and summer holidays. These included helping staff at the public library, doing landscape work at Kellenberg, and servi

3、ng customers at a local restaurant. But faced with a limited number of hours in a day, Abreu left his library job last summer to start working as an emergency medical technician a role that fits his passion for making a difference in other peoples lives. “My appreciation (喜爱) for service has guided

4、me into giving back,” said Abreu, who is setting his sights on becoming a doctor. “Its such a rewarding feeling to help someone.” During his three years at high school, Abreu devoted between 40 and 50 hours of his time each year to volunteer work more than double the schools annual (每年的) requirement

5、 of 20 hours. For all his hard work, Abreu was welcomed into a leadership club that organizes fellow students volunteer activities. St Martin de Porres Marianist School (Kellenbergs sister school) also benefited from Abreus devotion. Through his schools Smart Club program, he voluntarily provided ho

6、mework help and played games with the junior high school students. Abreu thanked his parents for inspiring him to do the right thing, saying they are “the most selfless people I know.” He remembered when he was about 6 years old, and his mother invited a disadvantaged neighborhood boy to have dinner

7、. Upon observing (观察) the boys happiness, Abreu came away with a sense of how he wanted to live his own life “I wont focus on my own desires (愿望). Ill help as many people as I can,” he said.1.practice经常做，养成的习惯throughout /ruat/ prep. 遍及，到处；自始至终community /kmjunti/ n. 社区，社会service /srvs/n. 公共服务系统，公共事业,

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