and these kids don't get that.it's huge it's huge self-esteem，it's who you are 这些孩子没有那些 这很重要 这关乎自尊 这让你肯定自己

　　so I decided to do it I decided to get them those things 所以我下定决心要让他们拥有这些

　　I made a deal with families,I ask them that if you give me your child 我跟这些家庭订下协议 我请求他们 如果给我们的孩子

　　I will give you whatever you need,I'll pay your electrical bill your utilities 我会提供你们所需要的 我会付你们的电费 水费 生活杂费

　　I'll give you food or clothes whatever you need,as long as you give me your child and then help raise that child as a person of character 我会提供所有你们需要的食物和衣服 只要给我你们的孩子 我会将孩子养育成拥有健全人格的人

　　It's started out with me actually going to every person I knew 一开始我给每个我认识的人打电话

　　and calling them up and saying hey I have this school and I need help,that's how I started the donations 告诉他们我的学校需要帮助 那是我最初接受捐赠的方式

　　almost everyone who donates to Whitney is an individual or small business 几乎所有给惠特尼捐赠的都是个人或个体户

　　we take everything,we take everything because when you're in poverty,you need everything 我们什么都收 我们什么都收 因为如果你陷入贫困 你会需要一切

　　Ms.Gahn got me a new bed and my new apartment,that she got me and family too Gahn女士使我拥有了自己的房间 新床子 我的家人同样也得到了这些

　　when my daughter came to school she mentioned our water and electricity were off 当我女儿在学校提到我们的水电被停的时候

　　and they got a hold of us and they can help us and they paid off our electricity and water complete twice 他们联系到我们 说可以帮我们 他们帮我们付了两次水电费

　　when we're about to lose our house we didn't know she paid almost everything go bill 当我们差点失去房子的时候 我们都不知道她帮我们付了几乎所有费用

　　Whitney elementary gave me jeans and shoes and some food,I knew he needed glasses she took care of that,came back and a big old smile in his face 惠特尼小学给了我裤子鞋子还有吃的 我知道他需要眼镜 校长帮我解决了 他从学校回来 脸上带着灿烂的微笑

　　my kids wouldn't have had Christmas idea if it wasn't for this school thank God 我的孩子从来没有过圣诞节这个概念 如果不是因为这个学校 感谢上帝