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來源: 舊金山Chronicle報
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Steph and Ayesha Curry's stunning impact on Oakland kids: 16 million meals in
one year
Steph跟Ayesha對奧克蘭小朋友的深遠影響: 一年1600萬份餐點

About a year ago, a fledgling charitable group working on hunger issues
realized an urgent need was rising out of the pandemic.
大概一年前，一個剛起步主要目標放在拯救飢餓議題上的慈善團體了解到在這疫情中有個
嚴重的問題出現了。

So Stephen and Ayesha Curry put their young foundation Eat. Learn. Play. into
motion to address the crisis.
所以Stephen跟Ayesha Curry的"吃．學．玩"基金會開始動作，想要對這危機有些作為。

One year later?
一年之後呢？

Eat. Learn. Play. has helped to serve many meals to Oakland’s children and
families at risk of food insecurity.
"吃．學．玩"對在奧克蘭有著食物短缺的小孩以及家庭提供了許多餐點。

How many?
提供了多少餐點呢？

Sixteen million. 16,000,000.
一千六百萬份。

“It’s pretty crazy,” Stephen Curry said recently. “We’ve been able to
mobilize quickly. We didn’t expect to have such an impact — we only
launched a year and a half ago. But so many kids were hanging in the dark. It
was alarming.
「那真的很瘋狂，」Curry說。「我們能夠很快的就動了起來，我們那時候沒有預期會有這
麼大的影響--我們僅在一年半前開始，但是那時候有這麼多小孩子等待救援，那是個警
訊。」

“We are excited about the work we’re doing, but it’s hard to celebrate
because it means the need is so great. That’s the dichotomy.”
「對於我們目前所做的，我們感到興奮，但是我們沒辦法慶祝，因為那代表了這需求有多
大，這是截然不同的。」

The Currys launched their foundation in the summer of 2019, hoping to address
three pillars of healthy childhoods: nutrition, education and recreation.
Ayesha Curry was already recognized in the food world, so the emphasis on
nutrition was natural, and with 25% of Oakland children suffering from food
insecurity, the need was clearly there.


Yet, no one could have predicted how, within months of the launch, that need
would skyrocket.
但是，沒有人可以預期，在短短的幾個月，這樣的需求是暴增的。

“It’s unfathomable,” Ayesha Curry said. “It feels like we jumped from
being an infant to being a 10-year-old, with no in-between. We had to learn
so quickly how to scale and how to think ahead.”
「這是出乎預期的，」Ayesha說。「感覺我們像是從嬰兒學步然後就要直接變成10歲小孩
子一樣，我們得要很快學習如何把做大規模以及提前思考。」

Many basketball analogies can be found in what Eat. Learn. Play. does. One is
the importance of timing, a critical element in sports. The other is the
foundation’s role as a point guard of sorts: a distributor, organizer and
leader.


“We’re kind of the glue to mobilize forces,” Stephen said.
「我們像是把所有力量統整起來的中間者，」Stephen說。

And the effort is all about “strength in numbers.”
而所有的這些努力都跟"團結力量大"有關。

“We are a partner-oriented organization,” said CEO Chris Helfrich. “We
have been able to bring partners together from all over the community.”
「我們是一個夥伴導向的組織，」基金會執行長Chris Helfrich說。「我們把社區內的所
有夥伴們都拉在一起了。」

The Currys are committed to funding all infrastructure and operating costs so
that every dollar raised goes directly to the community. While the Currys are
the foundation’s largest donors, their name has also brought awareness and
fundraising power: Helfrich said ELP has raised more than $15 million in its
first full year.


“Some have come in six- and seven-figure donations,” Helfrich said. “
Others have been $10, or $30, from people who read about us and support our
efforts.”
「有一些是6位數跟7位數的捐款，」Helfrich說。「其他像是10元，30元不等，他們就是
讀到有關我們的報導，然後就來支持我們。」

During the pandemic, the meal delivery program has been three-pronged. The
first effort is fundraising for the Alameda County Community Food Bank.
According to Helfrich, the food bank — the first line of defense — has had
to double its output due to the spike in need.
在疫情期間，餐飲計畫從三方面著手。第一個是幫Alameda郡的社區食物銀行募款。根據
Helfrich，這食物銀行在這段期間因為需求大增，供應量已經翻倍。

The foundation also partners with the Oakland Unified School District. Many
children relied on school meals for their daily nutrition, and with schools
closed during the pandemic, ELP worked to deliver those meals into the
community. With the food supply chain in chaos because of restaurant closures
— and food potentially spoiling in warehouses — ELP partnered with local
growers to deliver fresh produce boxes to families, along with meals.


Through its partnership with World Central Kitchen, ELP has engaged local
restaurants. Restaurants are paid $10 for every meal they deliver to Oakland’
s hungry. Helfrich said many restaurants — 130 total — have reported that
the program allowed them to rehire staff and avoid closures in the past year.


Ayesha said her most memorable moment of the past year was cooking meals at
home for the program’s volunteers and delivering them, along with Stephen,
to people doing the frontline work.
Ayesha說他最記得的時刻是去年她在家裡煮東西給志工，然後跟著Curry去送給在第一線工
作的人。

“They are working so hard,” Ayesha said. “It was great to see the smiles
on their faces.”
「他們真的很努力，」Ayesha說。「看到他們臉上的笑容真的很棒。」

Another standout moment was, on a syndicated television show, surprising Tee
Tran, the owner of Oakland’s Monster Pho, with a check for $25,000 to help
him during the pandemic.
另外一個特別的時刻是在電視節目上，他們給了奧克蘭當地越南餐廳Monster Pho的老闆
Tee Tran一個驚喜-一張25000鎂的支票。

The foundation’s next step is addressing the “Learn” pillar. The focus
will be on literacy: according to statistics the foundation cites, only 18%
of Black students and 24% of Latino students in the Oakland school district
are reading at grade level, compared to 75% of their white counterparts.


“When you look at those numbers, you get uncomfortable,” Stephen said.
「當看到這些數字時，會讓人覺得不舒服，」Curry說。

The Currys, like most parents in the pandemic, have been hands-on teaching
their three children — Riley, 8, Ryan, 5, and Canon, 2 — and know the
importance of literacy. Curry joked he was “demoted” as his children’s
Zoom teacher once the NBA season started.
Curry夫婦也跟在疫情期間的其他父母一樣得要自己親手教他們家的三個小孩--8歲的
Riley，5歲的Ryan跟2歲的Canon--所以他們知道識字的重要性。Curry開玩笑地說當NBA球
季開始後，他就被降級成小孩子的線上老師了。

In late summer, when the school year starts, ELP will launch a city-wide
reading challenge, partnering with OUSD and the Oakland Literacy Coalition.
The Currys will incentivize the challenge, providing rewards for students and
teachers.
在今年夏天後段，當學校開始時，ELP會跟奧克蘭聯合學區以及奧克蘭識字聯盟舉辦全市識
字挑戰賽。Curry夫婦也會提供獎勵給參加者，包括學生以及老師。

The foundation is also creating an Eat. Learn. Play. bus that will serve as a
free mobile market and bookstore, bringing restaurant meals and books
directly into the communities. The vision is for a vehicle that serves many
purposes, like distributing recreational equipment — maybe Curry sneakers —
and community needs, such as flu shots and health information.


“We want to meet the community where they are,” Helfrich said.
「我們希望可以進入社區跟他們碰面，」Helfrich說。

The Currys are spreading their message in other ways. They were recently
featured on an episode of “Sesame Street” — C is for Cooking — that was
filmed before the pandemic. The children’s show amplifies the Curry message
about nutrition, education and play: Ayesha cooked with Elmo and Stephen
cooked with Cookie Monster. (“He’s a cool guy,” Stephen said.) The
Warriors star admitted to his children that it took three takes before he
made the basket in the “play” segment.


Curry芝麻街投球影片: https://youtu.be/7oz4WjWUJg0?t=83

On April 28, Ayesha Curry will testify in front of Congress, at the
invitation of Rep. Jim McGovern, a Massachusetts Democrat and chair of the
House Rules Committee. The topic will be childhood hunger and the need to
keep school meal programs going during summer and other periods of school
closures.


Though both Currys have busy lives, they are far more than foundation
figureheads — they are active, engaged leaders.
雖然Curry夫婦倆生活都很忙碌，但是他們不是只當基金會的看板--他們是非常積極投入的
領導者。

“They’re good at deputizing their staff,” said Helfrich, who said ELP will
be at seven full-time employees by summer. “But I talk to them individually
once a week, and collectively more than that, through text and Zoom. No major
decision is made without them. But I try to be careful about taking up too
much of their time.”


The Currys are investing their time, their money and their energy. And their
futures.
Curry夫婦把他們的時間，金錢以及力量都投注在這上面了，也投資了他們的未來。

“This is a priority,” Stephen said. “Obviously, basketball is the main
thing. But this is setting a great foundation for how I spend my focus in the
future.”
「這是首要工作，」Curry說。「很顯然的，籃球目前是主要的。但是這些事情是為了我將
來要專注的事情而所做的準備。」
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