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星期一, 2月 27, 2023

波士頓市長吳弭推出波士頓團結日網站 籲市民、企業參加,分享慈善行動

             (Boston Orange 整理節譯) 波士頓市長吳弭 (Michelle Wu) (27) 日宣佈,將推出波士頓團結日 (One Boston Day)” 網站,,呼籲市民、企業和市府員工,一起為各種活動當義工,做慈善,以彰顯波士頓市互相關愛精神,紀念10年前415日發生的波士頓馬拉松爆炸案

              2013年的415日,在波士頓馬拉松賽正在進行時,波士頓公共圖書館總館前波約斯頓街 (Boylston) 突然發生爆炸,導致3人死亡,280餘人受傷,舉世震驚。事後熱心人士籌設「波士頓團結基金 (One Boston Fund) 」,各界捐輸共約8000萬元,分發給事件中的死傷者,聊以慰藉。

              一年年過去後,波士頓人開始在「波士頓團結日」的名義下,鼓勵人們在這天行善,藉以傳揚波士頓是個具有愛心城市的訊息。

              今年,新冠病毒疫情稍緩,波士頓市長吳弭決定進一步推動行善活動,宣佈推出波士頓團結日 (One Boston Day)” 網站,一方面籲請社區居民及團體,利用這網站上廣告週知自己的活動,一方面籲請市民、企業界及市府員工,積極登記,擔任義工,協助活動舉辦,或是利用波士頓市政府網站上提供的「2023年慈善行動清單」做參考,各人自己做些善事,並使用#OneBostonDay 標籤在社交媒體上分享各人對“波士頓日”的感想和計劃。

              今年,波士頓體育會 (BAA) 將繼續在415日這天舉行紀念活動,步步強中心 (Stepping Strong Center)”創辦人Audrey Epstein Reny表示,該中心將舉辦捐血活動,提供止血訓練。波士頓市府的「公民組織辦公室 (Office of Civic Organizing)」,「市長的青年會 (Mayor’s Youth Council)」,波士頓公園及娛樂局將於當天早上10點,在法蘭克林公園舉辦社區清掃日。報名可上網登記 (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLATmaQiGlSijOriILZa2y7ajuDgpJclMFBp8PM1mNClhUcQ/viewform)。波士頓市府在未來幾星期將陸續公布「波士頓團結日」的其他慈善行動及服務細節。

MAYOR WU ANNOUNCES DAY OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND ACTS OF KINDNESS TO MARK ONE BOSTON DAY


City of Boston will lead service activities and calls on community-based organizations and residents to plan and share One Boston Day volunteer opportunities

BOSTON - Monday, February 27, 2023 - Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston today put out a call to action for community-based organizations, businesses, and City of Boston employees and residents to come together for volunteer events and acts of kindness in recognition of our City’s spirit of care for one another in response to the tragic events of April 15, 2013. One Boston Day, observed on April 15, honors the victims, survivors, and first responders of the 2013 Boston Marathon. 


“One Boston Day honors those forever impacted on April 15, 2013 and recognizes the greatest strength of this City—our people,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “We will never forget the people whose lives were lost, the many injured and forever changed, and the spirit of humanity displayed that day and beyond for those most in need. One Boston Day is a living demonstration of our strength when we come together as one.”


Ten years later, City of Boston departments and workers will continue to come together in honor of the day and will be hosting service projects for people to give back to their communities. Mayor Wu today announced that the City is launching a new One Boston Day website to help publicize events hosted by community groups and residents. A 2023 Acts of Kindness Checklist is available on boston.gov/one-boston to provide inspiration and ideas on how individuals can get involved. 


“On One Boston Day, we hope residents, businesses and service organizations across the city will come together and find ways to give back in service to others and their communities,” said Bill Richard Co-Founder of the Martin Richard Foundation


As we mark this tenth year, the City of Boston and the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) will honor the day with a remembrance event in the Back Bay on Saturday, April 15, 2023. More details about the event will be announced in the coming weeks. 


Organizations, businesses, and individuals who wish to publicize a One Boston Day event can submit information about their event here. The City will continue to add new service and other opportunities over the coming weeks and will be sharing the activities through all communications channels. 


“On April 15, 2013, my family and I were standing on Boylston Street and our lives changed in an instant,” said Audrey Epstein Reny, founder of the Stepping Strong Center. "We experienced an awful tragedy, but also the strength that comes from receiving the best in human kindness. For the past decade, we have kept that special Boston Strong spirit alive at The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where our mission is to turn tragedy into hope for trauma survivors through innovation, collaboration and community outreach.  On One Boston Day, we invite the public to continue this tradition by contributing much needed blood for trauma patients.”


For details on the Stepping Strong Center’s blood drive, visit here. To honor the brave first responders who played a critical role in 2013, the Stepping Strong Center will be offering Stop the Bleed training to empower residents to take action in times of crisis.


The City is also organizing a number of community events on April 15 and welcomes residents to take part. The Office of Civic Organizing, the Mayor’s Youth Council, and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting a community clean up at Franklin Park starting at 10:00 a.m. People interested in taking part can sign up here. Details on other City-organized One Boston Day acts of service will be made available in the coming weeks.  


“On One Boston Day, we come together as a city and as a running community,” said Jack Fleming, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Boston Athletic Association. “While it has been ten years since the tragic events unfolded on Boylston Street at the Boston Marathon, we continue to honor and remember all of those whose lives were affected. The Boston Athletic Association is committed to remembering while also celebrating the spirit of strength that has marked one of the most meaningful decades in our city’s history.”


Mayor Wu is encouraging Boston residents to take part in their own individual acts of kindness, including those on the 2023 One Boston Day Acts of Kindness Checklist. Examples from the checklist range from buying a cup of coffee for a stranger to donating blood. Like in years past, people are welcome to share their reflections and acts of service plans for One Boston Day on social media with the hashtag #OneBostonDay.


More on One Boston Day, including the form to register a community event, are available on boston.gov/one-boston.

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