"Believe in yourself. ""It's OK to be different. ""BE YOU." People may hear these 1on the PepToc Hotline. It works on making2people happy. Two art teachers, Martin and Weiss, at West Side School started it in February. Then the students3them. Getting thousands of calls an hour, it's now4around the world.
"We just wanted to do something for our little 5at first, "one of the two teachers Martin told TIME for Kids. People in the town went through a hard6because of COVID-19. And then a big fire made it worse,7many people homeless.
At the beginning, Martin and Weiss just made some posters（海报）with encouraging（鼓励的）words. Then the kids8the posters around town. Kids were glad to do that and ran9. One day, Martin asked kids for different ideas. "They were smart and gave me many10and the PepToc Hotline is one of them. "Martin says.
What made the PepToc Hotline so famous?" People need something to make them feel good in these11times, "Darin, a fifth grader at West Side, told TFK. "We all need a12, "a caller said.
Weiss thinks13acts can make a big change. "If you have an14, just try to do it and see what will happen, "she says. Martin15. "And I think kids really need to understand that they are able to make the world better although they're just kids, "she says.
