Walk for the Riverside Community Fund — Sunday 9 November
The money raised goes to after-school classes for disadvantaged children in our district. Last year 1,400 walkers raised enough for two full classrooms.
Please register online before 2 November. Late entries are accepted on the day, but we cannot promise you a T-shirt.
為河濱社區基金而走——十一月九日（週日）
募得的款項將用於本區弱勢兒童的課後輔導班。去年有 1,400 位參加者，募得的款項足夠支應兩間完整的教室。
請於十一月二日前線上報名。當天亦接受現場報名，但無法保證有 T 恤。
Dear Mr. Yang,
On behalf of everyone at the Willow Street Center, thank you for your contribution last month. The sixty chairs you donated arrived on Tuesday and are already in use.
Our evening classes had been turning people away for lack of seats. Because of you, twenty more residents can now join the free computer course.
We would be glad to paint your company's name on the hall door. If you would rather not be named, just tell us and we will say nothing at all.
With warm thanks,
Ruby Kao, Center Manager
楊先生您好：
謹代表柳街中心全體同仁，感謝您上個月的捐助。您捐贈的六十張椅子已於週二送達，現在都已投入使用。
我們的夜間課程原本因座位不足而必須婉拒學員。因為有您，現在可以多讓二十位居民參加免費電腦課程。
我們很樂意把貴公司的名字漆在禮堂門上。若您希望不具名，只要告訴我們一聲，我們就完全不會提起。
謹致謝忱
中心主任 高露比
Ask people why they give nothing to charity and most answer the same way: they are not wealthy enough to make any difference. The figures disagree.
In one city, a fund run by Christian and Buddhist volunteers asked 9,000 people for the price of one coffee each month. Nobody gave much. Together they paid for a night clinic that now treats about forty patients a week.
The lesson is not that small gifts work magic. It is that poverty is seldom ended by one rich donor, and often eased by many ordinary ones.
問人們為什麼不做慈善捐款，多數人的回答都一樣：他們不夠富有，捐了也改變不了什麼。數字卻不這麼認為。
在某個城市，一個由基督徒與佛教徒志工經營的基金，向九千人募集每月一杯咖啡的錢。沒有人捐很多。但這些錢加起來支應了一間夜間診所，如今每週約可看四十位病患。
這件事要說的不是小額捐款有什麼魔力，而是貧窮很少靠一位富有的捐助者終結，卻常常因為許多平凡的捐助者而得到緩解。
How the Riverside Community Fund spent its money last year (total NT$4.8 million).
| Program | Share | People served |
|---|---|---|
| After-school classes | 42% | 620 |
| Meals for older residents | 28% | 410 |
| Job training for immigrants | 19% | 155 |
| Office and staff | 11% | n/a |
All the figures were checked by an outside accountant in June.
河濱社區基金去年的經費運用情形（總額新台幣 480 萬元）。
| 方案 | 比例 | 服務人數 |
|---|---|---|
| 課後輔導班 | 42% | 620 |
| 長者供餐 | 28% | 410 |
| 移民就業訓練 | 19% | 155 |
| 辦公與人事 | 11% | 不適用 |
所有數字均已於六月經由外部會計師查核。