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I've never thought that a money raiser could have had such a huge influence on my life. Back in the 5th grade,our school announced a money raiser and each class would get a box to fill it up with small 1. ______. To make my class come to the first place in the money raiser,I took two fifty-dollar bills 2. ______ to school and put them into the box.
Two weeks later,my parents asked me about the money. They said they had discovered it and weren't 3. ______,but I must do something to make up for it.
My dad had the perfect idea in 4. ______. The day after Christmas,he took me to St. John's Hospice in north Philadelphia,and said that we would work in the kitchen for several hours,making meals with potatoes and chicken for the 300-400 5. ______ men that came in each day.
When the lunch began,I thought I could wait for this by playing with my new toys. But 6. ______ the mealtime went on,I found these men were overjoyed at the 7. ______ food they were receiving. I thought it a common(普通的)winter meal,but the men's faces lit up with the food they were given. I realized how poor some people in this world actually are.
I had always heard about giving to the poor,but I never fully 8. ______ it until that day. It was surprising to see how thankful they were for something I thought was cheap. I learned that I didn't really need all the good and expensive things I hoped for. On the drive home,my dad 9. ______ McDonald's for lunch and I answered no at once. I knew that I didn't need it.
That day I came to know how good the feeling is to help people who are really in need. I now return to St. John's Hospice every year,trying to make a 10. ______. This is why I am becoming a doctor,thinking that I will change people's lives in a way just like my father.
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