We Are What We Do
When was the last time you gave blood? Or donated money to charity? Or, in fact, did anything to benefit the world.
And why, in this age of communication, are we still so isolated from each other?
More than 2 million elderly people are expected to live alone, with no family, by the end of the next ten years.
It does not have to cost a fortune to make a real difference. The We Are What We Do organization has launched a book, Change The World For A Fiver. Inside are 50 simple things you can do to help mankind. They include recycling books, using energy – saving light bulbs and “reverse haggling” in charity shops – paying more than the asking price.
They may seem small but they are by no means insignificant (无意义的). Metro has joined forces with We Are What We Do, a branch of the community Links charity.
From Monday we will be asking readers to complete an action each day and report how successful and fulfilling it was.
Community Links founder David Robinson said, “We are delighted to be working with Metro. With around 2 million Metro readers, we hope that 2 million of you are inspired to act and will help to bring this exciting vision to life.”
The ￡5 book is on sale at Waterstones, WH Smith, Sainsbury’s, Ottakers, Borders and online at Amazon. co. uk.
For more information log on to www.wearewhatwedo.org. E – mail us with your actions to dostuff@metro. co. uk.

我们做的事塑造了我们的人格

你上一次献血是什么时候？捐款给慈善机构呢？或者这么问，你究竟有没有为造福这个世界做过什么？
又为什么，在这个提倡沟通的年代，我们仍然如此地孤立彼此？
下一个十年内，将有超过200万老人独自生活，没有家庭的温馨。
发挥一个人在社会中的真正作用不需要花上大把的钱。“从我做起，改变世界”组织已经发行了一本书，《五元钱改变全世界》，列举了50件举手之劳却可以帮助整个人类的事情，包括回收书籍、使用节能灯泡以及“反向讨价还价”的慈善商店——顾客向商店支付多于标价的钱。
这些事看起来可能很小，但它们绝不是毫无意义的。《地铁早报》已联合了“从我做起，改变世界”组织——社区联系慈善机构的分支。
从星期一起我们将要求读者每天完成一项任务，并报告这项任务完成得如何成功且带来了怎样的满足感。
社区联系组织的创始人大卫·罗宾逊说：“我们很高兴能与《地铁早报》合作。近200万《地铁早报》读者，我们希望你们每一位都能受到启发并采取行动，这将有助于使这一激动人心的梦想成真。”
在Waterstones、WH Smith、Sainsbury's、Ottakers和Borders，网络书店 Amazon.co.uk里，都有《５元钱改变世界》这本书出售，购买只需５英镑。
欲了解更多信息请登录到www.wearewhatwedo.org。请给我们发电子邮件告诉我们您的行动，地址为：dostuff@metro.co.uk。