I've never thought that a fundraiser could have had such a huge influence on my life. Back in 5th grade, our school announced a fundraiser and each class would get a box to fill it up with small1. To make my class to come to the first place in the fundraiser, I took two fifty-dollar bills 2 to school and tossed them into the box.
Two weeks later, my parents asked me about the 3. They said they had discovered the truth and weren't 4, but I must do something to 5 it.
My dad had the perfect idea in mind. The day 6 Christmas, he took me to St. John's Hospice and said we were going to be 7 in the kitchen, making meals for the 300—400 8 men that came in each day.
As the lunch began, I thought I could 9 this by playing with my new toys. But 10 the mealtime went on, I found these men were overjoyed at the 11 food they were receiving, which I couldn't 12. I considered it a fairly common winter meal. I had always heard about giving to the needy, but I never fully 13 it until that day. It was enlightening (富有启发性的) to see how thankful they were for something that I thought was 14. I learned that I didn't 15 need all the materialistic things I initially (最初) desired. On the drive home, my dad 16 McDonald's for lunch and I immediately answered no. I knew that I didn't 17 it.
That day I came to know how 18 the feeling is to help people in need. I now return to St John's Hospice every year, trying to make a 19. This is why I am becoming a doctor. I will make a difference in people's lives just like my father 20 on that December 26th.
