奇速英语

Mr. Thomas is 81 years old. He works as a checker (收银员) at a supermarket in Yorktown, Virginia. His neighbors are helping him a lot.

Mr. Thomas spent all his money in taking care of his wife. His wife had four heart attacks. Now he is old, but he still goes to work. He uses a cane (拐杖) and works long hours to make enough money for life.

Sandra Emerson is a shopper. She felt very moved (感动) by Mr. Thomas’s story. So she started a GoFundMe page to help him. In only two days, they got over $17,000. More than $10,000 was raised in the first 24 hours.

Emerson said, “He really touched my heart. I only thought we’d get $1,000. But look! The community is working together.” When she told Mr. Thomas the news, he was surprised by the love. He said this would help his life a lot.

This shows a community can do good things when people work together for someone in need.