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Sometimes big ideas come in tiny packages. That’s true for Bryan Ware, the founder of the nonprofit organization The Crayon Initiative, which recycles the crayons children use at restaurants to give to children in need.

Ware, who has a background in producing and packaging, went out to dinner with his family one night when he took notice of a box of crayons on the table. The restaurant provided them and his boys used them to color on the paper tablecloth. There was nothing unusual about either of the two things. But Ware thought something more. Ware knew that most of the crayons at restaurants would be thrown away after their first use because people worried that germs on them might cause disease. While the wax of a crayon is easy to clean and doesn’t hold many germs, the wrapping paper is a different story.

So now Ware is trying to improve the situation. After speaking with a friend who works as a child life specialist at the University of San Francisco Medical Center, Ware decides to work with hospitals in the area to bring the crayons to their young patients. We know that child life specialists help sick children deal with the uncertainty of their conditions. They hold a child’s hand during medical treatment or provide food and clothing for his or her family members.

So far, The Crayon Initiative has donated over 20,000 packs of crayons to 38 hospitals in 17 states, but it’s the positive influence, not the number, that matters to Ware. Ware recently received a photo from a family whose daughter had unfortunately passed away. It was a picture of a plastic pencil box, and it was what the girl carried with her through her stay in hospital. Wherever she had to go, this was her little box of stuff to keep her happy. These kinds of stories make the effort all worthwhile for Ware.

21. What can we infer from paragraph 2?

A. Ware didn’t think restaurants should provide crayons.

B. Used crayons with wrapping paper hold fewer germs.

C. Restaurants usually provide crayons for kids free of charge.

D. Ware’s idea about his organization came to him by accident.

22. What do we know about child life specialists from the passage?

A. They help doctors look for cures for diseases.

B. They provide food and education for young patients.

C. They bring comfort to kids fighting against illness.

D. They need money to help poor kids pay hospital bills.

23. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. Ways of Achieving a Big Dream

B. Recycling Crayons for a Good Cause

C. A Successful Man and His Magical Crayons

D. Solutions to the Problem of Crayon Pollution