30 Hour Famine: Go Hungry to Help Disabled Kids

A staple of YCIS Beijing's Upper Secondary School service-based activity is the annual 30 Hour Famine, an opportunity for students to raise money for a worthwhile cause as well as personally experience a challenge that millions of people face on a day-to-day basis.

北京耀中国际学校高中部每年都会举办为期饥饿30小时的慈善活动。这个活动，一方面让学生们能真切地体验地球上几百万人每天都要遭受的饥饿，另一方面，同学们会这个活动进行慈善筹款。

Year 13 student and head event organizer Lily Sandifer-Stech spoke on the purpose of the event and what she learned through the planning process.  

十三年级学生以及此次活动的组织者Lily Sandifer-Stech和我们分享了此次活动的目的以及她从此次活动中学习到的经验。

Please introduce the event.

请您介绍一下这个活动。

The 30-hour famine asks students to volunteer not eat for 30 hours as well as get sponsorships for this feat to raise money for the organization World Vision. We started at 8:20 in the morning on a Friday and ended at 2:20 the following day.

饥饿三十小时的活动主要是让我们的同学在30小时内不进食，并获得相应的赞助以为世界视野组织筹款。我们周五上午8:20正式开始，周六下午2:20结束。

We work with a specific branch of World Vision that gives money to disabled people. We had a presenter visit us who talked about the importance of the disabled children they help receiving therapy before they're 6 years old to build up necessary strength. The money we raise goes to giving children a safe environment to receive this therapy.

我们和世界视野组织的一个专门帮助残疾人的机构合作。世界视野组织的一位讲者来我校与我们分享残疾儿童在六岁以前获得治疗的重要性。我们所筹得的善款将会帮助这群孩子及时获得治疗。

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