Crossroads International

                                                         How does Crossroads work?

       Crossroads is a resource network. We take goods Hong Kong doesn't want and give them to

people who badly need them. We collect those goods and give them out in the welfare arena(福利院)

in Hong Kong, Mainland China, elsewhere in Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa. So Crossroads is just

that a Crossroads between need and resource.

                                                                         Who do we help?

      The welfare agencies we help do not run on large budgets(预算). They are grass-root groups who

have seen a need and tried to meet it. They can't get the job done without backup, though, so our task is

to help them do their task. Our warehouse is full of goods, from computers to high chairs, clothing to

books, stationery to medical provision, cupboards to dining sets. They send us a list of their needs and

we try to match it with the resource we have in stock.

                                                                    How do we operate?

     Crossroads itself also operates on a low budget. We do not buy the goods we send. They are

donated(捐赠) . Similarly, rather than raising funds for freight(贷运) ,we ask transport companies to

donate their services. Nobody in our organization receives a salary. Even our full time staff work on a

voluntary basis.

     Those that donate goods and services:

      · Factories

      · Manufacturers

      · Hospitals

      · Hotels

      ·  Educational Institutions

      · Householders

      · Transport Companies

      ·  Offices

      ·  Other Charities

       One resource that we are always in need of is people. While we receive large quantities of goods

and there is never a short supply of requests for them, we are always in need of hands to help sort and

prepare them for shipping.

                                                                           What can we do?

     We are always in need of people. We have a lot of tasks. If you are volunteering regularly, we can

offer work in some of the following categories, some of the time. You are welcome to number your top

three choices and we will do our best to accommodate(提供) them.

       ·  Clothing Categorization

       ·  Sewing

       ·  Toy Categorization

       ·  Furniture Handing

       ·  Book Categorization

       ·  Driving

       ·  Household Goods Categorization

       ·  Office Work

       ·  Electrical Goods Categorization

       ·  Book Keeping

       ·  Stationery Categorization

       ·  Fund-raising

       ·  Medical Categorization

                                                                      Where to find us?

     All volunteer work is done at our warehouse:

     Located in Basement Zone M of the Kai Tak Government Building

     Our warehouse hours:

             Tues. -Sat

             10:00 am－5 :30 pm

     Postal Address:

          16 Man Tong, Silvermine Bay,Lantau Island,

          Hong Kong

     Office details:

          Tel: 2984 9309 ,2740 9657

          Fax: 2984 7452

          Email:106122 ,2524@ compuserve. com

1. Grossroads International is         .   

A. a welfare agency

B. a place to store goods donated

C. an organization to collect goods for those who need them

D. an organization run by the government.

2. People in poor areas can't get help from the Crossroads if they need          .   

A. toys and books

B. furniture and computers

C. fresh water and food

D. clothes and washing machines

3. The purpose of this passage is mainly to              

A. look for volunteers to work 'for Crossroads

B. call on people to donate more goods

C. let people know what Crossroads International is

D. tell people what Crossroads can provide

4. From the passage, we can conclude that         .  

A. people who work at Crossroads get low pay from it

B. Crossroads doesn't give goods directly to the people who need them

C. you can do whatever you like if you offer help at Crossroads

D. Crossroads has collected more goods than needed