Jordyn Perez was about to turn 8 years old when her mom suggested a new way to celebrate her birthday. “What would you think about donating your gifts to a children’s hospital?” her mom said. Jordyn wasn’t sure. She gave it some thought. “Okay, that’s cool,” she said. “I already had everything I needed. And these kids that were going through things at the hospital — they needed it more than I did.” Now Jordyn is a freshman in high school. She continues to bring joy to kids being treated for serious illnesses. In December, she made her eighth annual birthday-gift donation to Baptist Children’s Hospital.
乔丁·佩雷斯 (Jordyn Perez) 即将满8岁，当时她的妈妈建议用一种新的方式来庆祝她的生日。“你觉得把你的礼物捐给儿童医院怎么样？” 她妈妈说。乔丁不确定。她想了想。“好吧，这很酷，” 她说。“我已经拥有了我需要的一切。而这些在医院经历事情的孩子 -- 他们比我更需要它。“。现在乔丁是一名高中新生。她继续为正在接受严重疾病治疗的孩子们带来欢乐。12月，她向浸信会儿童医院捐赠了第八份年度生日礼物。
Jordyn’s gift drives kick off each year in November. She sends her friends invitations to her birthday party. The invitations list gift ideas for kids at the hospital. These include blocks and toy trains. “And for the teenagers,” Jordyn says, “it might be nail polish or books.” Jordyn also shares the list with family, coaches, and teammates. (She plays volleyball and runs track.) “The number of donations grows every year,” she says. “We measure how much of the carpet it covers in our living room. Last year, it covered the entire carpet.” Then it’s time to share the gifts with kids at the hospital. “Seeing other people’s ▲ — that’s all that matters to me,” Jordyn says.
乔丁的礼物赠送每年在11月开始。她向她的朋友发出生日聚会的邀请。邀请函列出了医院给孩子们的礼物创意。其中包括积木和玩具火车。“对于青少年来说，” 乔丁说，“可能是指甲油或书籍。” 乔丁还与家人、教练和队友分享了这份名单。“捐款的数量每年都在增长，” 她说。“我们测量它在客厅覆盖了多少地毯。去年，它覆盖了整个地毯。“。然后是时候在医院与孩子们分享礼物了。“看到别人的 ▲-这对我来说是最重要的，” 乔丁说。
Natalie Gutierrez works at Baptist Children’s Hospital. She has seen firsthand the effect of Jordyn’s gift-giving. “She puts smiles on the faces of these little patients in our hospital and on our nurses and staff,” Gutierrez says. “They are all amazed at her generosity.” Jordyn has inspired others to follow in her footsteps. Friends have collected and donated gifts for their birthdays. Her 11-year-old twin sisters help animals by donating to the Humane Society. “Giving to others, it’s just a good feeling to have at the end of the day,” Jordyn says. “I want to keep doing this as long as I can.”
娜塔莉·古铁雷斯在浸信会儿童医院工作。她亲眼目睹了乔丁送礼的效果。古铁雷斯说: “她让我们医院的这些小病人和我们的护士和工作人员的脸上露出了微笑。”“他们都对她的慷慨感到惊讶。” 乔丁激励其他人跟随她的脚步。朋友们为他们的生日收集并捐赠了礼物。她11岁的双胞胎姐妹通过向人道协会捐款来帮助动物。“给予他人，这只是一天结束时的一种好感觉，” 乔丁说。“我想继续这样做，只要我能。
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