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Brittany Amano wants to make sure every child in the US has enough to eat.
Brittany Amano,now 18,knew how it felt to go hungry.Her mother tried to find a (16)___ in Honolulu,Hawaii to support the family.Her grandmother helped out as much as she could.But the family (17)___ had to depend on a local food bank to live on,and for that she was (18)___.
When they lost their home,Amano's family had to live in a friend's basement (地下室)."I could feel (19)___ hunger and homelessness influencedmy family."Amano told a reporter from TFK."The experience made me want to give (20)___ to others in the same situation."
In fourth grade,she and some of her friends started a food project.They (21)___﹩700and collected 800pounds of food.(22)___ twelve,Amano set up the nonprofit (非营利的)group Hawaii's Future Isn't Hungry.She hoped to raise﹩10,000 (23)___ she finished high school.She ended up raising more than﹩500,000in four years.
With the (24)___ collected,the nonprofit group,now called The Future Isn't Hungry,can offer fresh fruits,vegetables,and other (25)___ foods to school kids on Fridays.This is to make sure that the kids and (26)___ families have enough food to get them (27)___ the weekend.So far,the effort has helped more than 750,000people.
In the fall of this year,Amano will (28)___ Duke University,in North Carolina on a full scholarship.After graduation,she plans to return to Honoluluto(29)___to the city that gave her so much.
"It doesn't matter if you help one million people (30)___ just one person,"she says."The smallest action can make a huge difference."
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