密歇根新闻广播 一名男子向收容所捐赠了超过50万份食物

 

Think about this: providing enough meat to make more than half a million meals for people in need. That's over 100,000 pounds of meat, and much of it is venison.

That's the remarkable¹ result of of Tom Cullimore's work through his effort called HOPE: Help Other People Eat.

Tom founded HOPE in 2004, inspiring hunters to donate their venison and other meat to shelters in the Lansing area.

"At that time in my life, in the area around here, there was a big, big hole for meat for the hungry," Cullimore said. "You could get all kinds of cereals and stuff, but you've got to have some protein, you've got to have some meat in your life."

After all these years of donated meals, Tom has announced he's retiring this year.

Tom Cullimore, founder² of HOPE, and Mark Criss, director of the City Rescue Mission in Lansing, joined Stateside today.

"Prior to Tom's involvement, we had a lot of pasta," Criss said. "Tom allowed us to improve the quality of our meal by having more protein at almost every single meal."

Cullimore's efforts to involve hunters at food banks and shelters also brought in other donations and contributions. It's helped City Rescue Mission expand services from 50 beds to 160.

"It was a great awareness³ for people that support the mission, and so as the needs grew, the mission was able to meet more and more of those needs every single day," Criss said.

Cullimore said it was a "wonderful thing to do," and that it's been hard to take a step back.

"When you see people lined up with hardly any clothing on and it's 10 degrees, that just rips you apart," Cullimore said.

Listen above to hear how City Rescue Mission hopes to continue Cullimore's efforts, and continue collecting hunters' donations. Criss said hunters can donate their venison to Specialized⁴ Deer Processing Plus Inc.

1 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

2 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

3 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

4 specialized   

adj.专门的，专业化的

参考例句：

• There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
• These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。