1、Students at St. Peter's Lutheran School are helping fight hunger in Guatemala by volunteering with Love the Hungry, a non-profit (非营利的) organization.
The school's student body helped package 20,000 meals for the organization based in Louisville, Kentucky.
St. Peter's Lutheran has worked with the organization over the last few years. But this year it provided more help by asking a larger part of its students to take part, said Scott Krueger, a parent of three daughters who attend the school.
Students wearing gloves lined up on both sides of tables set up in the school's gym as part of the packaging step. The job required scooping (舀取) food such as rice and other food from a large box that were provided by Love the Hungry.
Krueger, who also was volunteering for Love the Hungry, said he felt it was important for students to take part in it and see the importance of their work during the Sept. 13 event.
“This is one way to try to give back,” Krueger said.
Love the Hungry, which was created in 2012, gives great attention to packaging healthy meals that can prevent malnutrition (营养不良) in young children, said Dale Oelker, the director.
Other than Guatemala, Love the Hungry also offers food to Nicaragua, El Salvador, Haiti and countries in West Africa such as Sierra Leone, Mali and Sudan.
Fifth-grader Sydney Johnson was among the hundreds of students who helped and said she felt it was important to make a difference for the hungry people.
“It makes me feel good how we all helped out,” Johnson said.
Love the Hungry plans to offer 100,000 to 150,000 meals to Guatemala before the end of the year, Oelker said.
“It's a part of the world that this type of meal can really help,” said Oelker. “We are glad to work with St. Peter's Lutheran School and it proves how volunteers of all ages can make a difference.”
1. What can we learn from Krueger's words?
A. The job of the students was a bit difficult.
B. The event attracted more volunteers from the school.
C. The students realized the importance of giving back.
D. Love the Hungry has a long history of helping the poor.
2. How does Love the Hungry help fight hunger in Guatemala?
A. By offering food to the country's kids.
B. By giving money to the country's people.
C. By teaching the locals how to grow rice.
D. By providing packaged meals to the country.
3. What did Oelker express in the last paragraph?
A. His worries about the problem of hunger.
B. His thanks to the school and its students.
C. His pity for poor people around the world.
D. His pride in working for Love the Hungry.
4. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To call on people to fight hunger.
B. To report a school's volunteer work.
C. To introduce a non-profit organization.
D. To discuss the problem of malnutrition.
