Julien,來自美國奧勒岡Portland,14歲的男孩。他的夢想是要改善世界、讓世界更美好,這一年多他成立這個網站(http://archimedesalliance.org/),投入慈善活動,期望將募得的善款捐贈給Village Reach, Invisible Children, Outreach International三個機構,協助對象主要是醫療協助、以及烏干達戰亂下的人民、和各國極度貧困家庭。他為什麼會選擇這三個機構,其實也有著許多原則,讓我看見他「真的不是玩玩而已!」
在他規畫的網站上,我擷取了這一段話 “He saw a world filled with hunger, poverty and disease and he wanted to change it, but he didn’t have a million dollars lying around. And he was inspired by Archimedes, the Greek philosopher and mathematician who said, “give me a lever long enough and a place to stand, and I can move the Earth.” The Archimedes Alliance is that place to stand. You are the lever. Together, we will move the Earth.”,同樣地,這也是他在宣傳影片中所強調的。每個人都有力量去改變這個世界,先從2美元開始。
10/4 16:50,九年級子霽將擔任主持人,歡迎Julien分享寶貴的經驗與故事,提到動機時,他分享 “So what inspired me to do this? Giving has been a huge part of my life from a very young age. My family and I would make weekly trips to donate money, or give food, or volunteer. Giving simply became part of who I am. One year ago, I just decided to take what I’d been doing my whole life one step further. ”為了讓更多人投入慈善,他做了很多努力,付出行動。他同時也感謝他的母親給他健康的家庭,願意支持他。這時說到一句德蕾莎修女曾說過的話:「回家和愛您的家庭。」,說這句話的當時她正拒絕了一次頒獎宴會和獎金。媒體問及她:「我們可能做什麼促進世界和平?」。她回答:「回家和愛您的家庭。」,更曾宣誓終其 一生要全心全意地為“最窮”的人( poorest of the poor )服務,可以解釋Julien選擇Outreach International的原因了。