Sometimes, big ideas come in small packages. That's 1 for Bryan Ware, the founder of the nonprofit organization, The Crayon(蜡笔) Initiative, which 2 the crayons children use at restaurants to give to children in need.
One night Ware was out to 3 with his family when he took notice of a box of crayons on the table. His son picked them up and colored on the tablecloth happily. There was nothing 4 about those things to most people. But seeing the crayons sparked(激发) something in Ware.
Ware knew that most of the crayons at restaurants were 5 after the first use. So he convinced the restaurants to hand over their 6 crayons, and meanwhile he tried to know where he could send the crayons to kids who needed them. After research, Ware decided to work with local 7 to bring the crayons to young patients.
Ware wanted to make sure each kid got a full set of 8, but because of budgeting issues, most only received one or two colors during their stay. Then he created packs with eight various colors. "These are 9 because the kids can use them to make superheroes and fairies, "Ware says.
So far, The Crayon Initiative has donated over 20, 000 packs of crayons to 38 hospitals, but it's the impact, not the 10, that matters to Ware.
"It's as important as the medicines for patients 11 it makes them get rid of the pain, "Ware says. He recently received a 12 from a family whose daughter had unfortunately passed away.
"It was a picture of a plastic pencil box. It was what she 13 around throughout the hospital, "Ware says. "Whatever examination she had to undergo, it was the little box of stuff that made her 14. "These kinds of stories make the 15 all worthwhile to Ware.
