The type of support that I've seen in these volunteers is incredible.

他們的身體力行是非常難能可貴的

The range is everything from just pitching in to transport materials or even food from point A to point B

服務的種類包羅萬象，有從A點傳送物資或糧食到B點

and to the other side of the spectrum which is putting on gloves and masks grabbing

或是戴上手套與面罩，拿起鐵鏟

shovels and pumping out cellars and throwing the mud out of people’s houses, just helping your next door neighbor.

挖起洞來，甚至到別人家裡清理泥巴，目的只是要幫助隔壁鄰居

I volunteer for all my friends and family in Schoharie County and

我自願幫助我在斯科哈里的朋友們和家人們

my home residence.I volunteer because I was born and raised here my childhood friends and

還有住家附近的居民。我會願意當志工是因為那是我長大的地方，我的朋友們和家人們

family live here and my in-laws lost their farm here.I volunteered to help the community

都住在這裡，而我的親家在這裡失去了他們的農田。我自願奉獻於這個社會，

and it makes me feel like I’m doing good for everyone.I volunteer because this is my

因為我覺得我在幫助每一個人。我願意當志工是因為這是我的

hometown these are my friends, my family people I work with people Iove and it’s an

家鄉，他們是我朋友，我的家人，我的同事，我所敬愛的人，這是

act of kindness.I love to volunteer for my community because I love my community and the

一種關懷的表現。我熱愛並自願幫助我的社區，因為我愛我的社區和這裡

people in it.I donated to the Schoharie flood victims my play-doo and all my race tracks and

的人。我捐贈給斯科哈里的災民我的培樂多黏土，所有賽車系列的玩具跑道與

toys that I had and I don’t use anymore and I donated all my clothes that are too small.

所有沒在玩的玩具，我還捐贈我所有穿不下的衣服。

I volunteer because it’ one way I can look after folks in the community who are less fortunate

我自願當志工，因為這是一個可以照顧社區裡比自己更不幸的人的管道。

than myself. I get to go home tonight and sleep in my own bed and these folks have to

今晚回家我可以躺在溫暖的被窩，但是這些人必須

take care of this for the rest of their lives. Hi my name is Winter, I’m a Alisa, I’m Ileana,

用他們的一生來追求這麼一點溫暖。大家好，我的名字是Winter， 我是 Alisa， 我是 IIeana，

I’m Maddy, I’m Megan and I’m Jamie and we volunteered because this is just our community

我是Mandy，我是Megan，我是Jamie，我們願意當志工是因為這是我們的社區

everyone is family and we all grew up here and so this is what we have to do, it’s just

社區裡的每個人都是家人，每個人都在這裡長大，所以這是我們必須付出的，因為

we love everyone here and we have to rebuild I guess and clean up.I believe the communities

我們愛社區的每個人，我們必須重建和清理社區。我相信社區

gratitude its heartfelt, uhm... it is beyond question as far out going to all these

凝聚力，它是一種衷心，言語無法形容的力量，對於這些

volunteers there’s not even words to express how much we appreciate as a community all this

志工，再多的言語也無法表示我們社區對他們的謝意，那些自願

volunteers all these volunteers that are coming and helping us out in our time of

並在我們最需要幫助的時刻過來幫忙的志工們，

need and I hope in the future I know we are going to need volunteers for the

我知道在接下來的4到8周，我們會非常需要

next four to eight weeks.

這些志工的幫忙。