Anna Brown was an(画家) who believed that it was important to help others. When she heard of a summer camp for children with serious illnesses, she came up with an idea. It cost money for these kids to go to the camp, so Anna (决定) to see what she could do to help. It was impossible for her to donate(捐赠) a lot of money, so she had to think of (另一) way.
She wanted to take advantage of her love of art. So she started making and selling beautiful cards to raise money for these kids. Because these cards were all handmade, it would (花费) her a long time to make a lot of them. So Anna thought again. She started inviting friends to her (家) to help her make the cards. At first her friends were hesitant(犹豫的). Many said that they were not artistic and didn't know how to make cards. But once they(看见) the beautiful materials that she had in her workroom, her friends felt more comfortable doing things such as drawing and cutting in order to make a (新的) card.
But the materials were expensive. To make money (没有) spending money, Anna asked for and got donations of paper, glue, scissors, and other things from a nearby(商店). She sold her cards for 3 dollars each in different art markets during the year. Anna raised more than $30,000 in her(八) years making cards.
