There is little more heart warming than kids raising funds to help another kid in need. Led by 8 middle school and high school childrens from the Bahá’í community, more than RMB 15,000 was raised to help Joy, a mentally disabled orphaned girl.
照片中这八名可爱的初高中学生最近在他们的社区里为一名患有心智障碍的孤儿筹集了约1.5万元人民币，他们组织的这场自发性筹款活动感动了周围许多人。这些孩子们通过自己的爱与力量去帮助一名需要关怀的弱势困境孩子的行为体现了他们的爱心。
Armed with the idea to complete a community service project this summer and inspiredby Joy’s story, the group organized a small fundraiser that included a bake sale, games, and working with their community to raise awareness about Joy’s situation and needs.
这次爱心之举源于孩子们听到的有关小Joy的故事。这个故事激发了他们的爱心，由此决定立刻行动起来。孩子们计划在这个夏天为Joy筹办一场有爱的社区服务活动。他们的想法也受到了社区邻里和家长们的支持。
为了组织这场爱心活动，孩子们动员其他小伙伴们一起出谋献策，目的是让更多的人可以关注到小Joy，并帮助其他有类似经历的弱势群体。孩子们准备了丰富多彩的活动，其中包括手工烘焙，设计小游戏等等环节。
令人惊喜的是，他们的活动举办得十分成功，也赢得了社区里其他人的积极参和大力支持。这场充满爱的慈善活动体现出了所有人的热情、善意。
The fundraising booth
活动展区
Preparingthe bake goods for the big event
自己动手做烘焙，为这次活动准备手工甜点
Using Zoom to carry out frequent planning meetings and to delegate tasks, the kids organized all their own activities and carried out all the work themselves including baking their own cookies, cakes, and other goodies as well as organizing their booth and all the fundraising activities for the day.
在本次活动的筹备工作中，孩子们还通过Zoom会议多次和团队的其他成员讨论、沟通、计划并合理分配每个人的任务，其中包括了亲自参与到自制甜点、蛋糕等食物的制作过程，还有准备其他需要展示在摊位上的义卖小物品。
Found abandoned 15 years ago, Joy suffered terribly from brain damage caused by untreated epilepsy. When first found she could not talk, walk, or really function much at all. With time, love and attention to her medical needs, her new mom, Ginny, taught Joy how to be loved and how to live. Today Joy is a vibrant, loving girl.
15年前，Joy因为癫痫而遭受了严重的脑损伤，从而被遗弃。一开始她还不能说话，也无法行走，更不能像普通人一样照顾自己。不过幸运的是，Joy被她的新妈妈Ginny接纳并抚养，Ginny的努力和不放弃让Joy体会到了被爱的感觉，同时Ginny还非常耐心一遍一遍地训练她、指导她如何生活，努力让Joy变得和普通人一样，掌握基本的生活技能。通过日复一日的坚持，Joy逐渐变成了一个充满活力、懂得表达爱意的女孩。
Ginny & Joy in the early days when Joy’s condition was very serious
Ginny与Joy早期合影，当时Joy的病情十分严重
Unfortunately, Joy’s mom passed away earlier this year and Joy has no one left in China to care for her. The United Foundation for China’s Health (UFCH) has been overseeing her care and helped find a support home in Beijing that is equipped to care for Joy’s special needs. The funds raised from this fundraiser will cover roughly 2 and a half months of Joy’s living costs at her new home.
不幸的是，Joy的妈妈在今年年初突然去世，Joy随之也就失去了爱她的人。目前，北京和睦家医疗救助基金会（UFCH）在资助她日常全部的医疗需求、同时还帮助她在北京找到了一家专业照料心智障碍人士的服务机构，UFCH负责Joy的临时监护并支付她的服务和生活费用。而本次慈善活动收到的支持可以足够Joy在服务机构度过两个半月。
A recent picture of Joy while on a field trip with her new support home team
近期，Joy和她的亲属后援团参加户外旅行
To thank the kids for all their hard work, UFCH sponsored an Ice Cream Party and Awards Ceremony. This event not only allowed the kids to present their ideas and share about their fundraising activities but also gave them the opportunity to meet Joy in person. It was a fun event for everyone!
为了表达对孩子们爱心义举的感谢，UFCH也为他们举办了一场有趣的夏日冰激凌派对和颁奖典礼。活动当天，孩子们通过演讲的形式分享了本次公益活动的经历和感想。令人兴奋的是他们在派对现场也见到了可爱的Joy。这场派对加强了孩子们及身边的人对公益活动的认知与热情，意义非凡！
Ice Cream
享受冰淇淋
Each kid was presented a Certificate
from UFH CEO / UFCH Founder Roberta Lipson
颁奖环节-与UFH/UFCH创始人李碧箐女士拍照留念
Parents enjoying the award ceremony
孩子的父母们全程参与颁奖典礼
Group Photo from the Ice Cream Party
Joy, front- center holding a thank you sign,
appreciated all the support and a fun afternoon.
冰淇淋派对留念
第一排左（一）手举感谢卡片的是Joy
感谢您的支持与参与，让Joy享受到一个有爱的午后
