—Sure，I always help my mom look after my little sister.

    For a full­time worker and a mother of three, it seems impossible to spend time 1, but Hope Cooper can make it.

    Cooper volunteers at Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) in Varina High School. Her work is to 2 applications(申请表格)to students with scholarships (奖学金) for college. Cooper says, "I usually run to the PTSA meetings right after work. After the meetings, I have to run home and cook dinner for my own children."

    3 of Cooper's children goes to Varina High School, but she says, "Volunteering isn't all about helping the people you know best, but it's about helping those who 4 you most." Cooper chooses to volunteer in Varina High School because she 5 some poor students can't afford the higher education. She says 6 she can't help out every student, helping out one student is rewarding (值得的). Cooper thinks volunteering not only makes a difference to the students but also 7 her thought of what is important in life. Cooper says volunteering may seem 8 to one but means so much to those who need it. She 9 everyone to take part in it. She plans to keep on volunteering in the future. "Volunteering gives me a 10 that I need. I'll ask my children to volunteer, too," she says.

    A few months ago, I learned that the city food bank needed some volunteers. I used to be the 1 in my group of friends. So, I sent letters to 10 friends. I'd like to 2a group that would volunteer to serve dinner to the disabled people. I wanted to 3 my friends to be part of the group. Almost all of my friends 4.

    One day, several of my friends brought some food and helped prepare the 5. "I got such a strong feeling of satisfaction when I saw the 6people get the food！" said one friend. Later, another friend made a list (清单) about serving,7 we could do quickly and easily. Now each month there are new faces that join the group. One woman 8 invited another group of her friends to serve.

    It's hard to imagine that simple 9asking friends to help have made a great difference. At first, I just wanted to be an organizer. Now, I 10 my idea. I also love to work as a volunteer, because I can get more joy from the happy faces of the disabled people.

    A 94­year­old retired (退休的) teacher is still busy over the winter vacation, giving lessons to the children in Buchen Village. This is the 21st winter since Ye Lianping first began teaching children Chinese and English for free.

    Most of the children in the village are left behind as their parents work in other cities. Ye decided to offer help by giving free lessons. And his generosity (慷慨) does not stop there. Over the past 21 years, he's spent over 300'000 yuan on the children—almost all his savings (积蓄). In 2012, he set up a scholarship (奖学金) to help the students in need. He doesn't have much money now, but Ye says he is rich in spirit.

    In the summer of 2018, Ye was hurt while riding a bike to school. He was asked to rest in bed for months, but he went back to the children quickly. Now in his 90s, Ye still keeps teaching for five hours every day. Thanks to him, many volunteers from different universities come to the village to teach.

     "This is what education should be like. Its purpose (目标) is to teach students how to become better people'" said Ye.