OnMarch15，manypeopleintheUKworeaplasticrednose．Itwasn'tjustforfun．Theywerealsoraisingmoneytofightpoverty（贫穷）intheUKandAfrica．ThisdayiscalledRedNoseDay．ItisahugecharityeventintheUKeveryother

　　OnMarch15，manypeopleintheUKworeaplasticrednose．Itwasn'tjustforfun．

　　Theywerealsoraisingmoneytofightpoverty（贫穷） intheUKandAfrica．

　　ThisdayiscalledRedNoseDay．ItisahugecharityeventintheUKeveryotheryear．

　　Onthisday，peopledosomethingfunnytoraisemoney．

　　Acharityisanorganization，whichtriestosupportothers，helpanimalsorprotecttheenvironment．BesidesRedNoseDay，therearemanyothercreativewaystohelppeopleinneedaroundtheworld．

　　Manycharityorganizationsruncharityshopsinwesterncountries．Theshopssellsecond-handgoodsdonatedbythepublic，suchasbooksandclothes．Themoneyraisedgoestohelpsickchildrenandhomelesspeople．Manyyoungpeoplelovetheseshops．

　　ThefirstmoderncharityshopwasopenedbyUKOxfamin1948andisstillinoperation．Now，theUKhasmorethan10，200charityshops．

　　Anotherwayinvolves（涉及） manyfamouspeople．Theyholdconcertstoraisemoneyandawareness（意识） aboutcharity．

　　Forexample，theIrishsingerBobGeldofandScottishmusicianMidgeUreorganizedtheLive8concertsin2005．ThethemewaspovertyinAfrica．Therewere10concertsheldindifferentcitiesatthesametime．Over1，000musiciansperformedtoaskpeopletogivetheirnames，whichtheymadeintoa"Live8list"．Thelistwasthenpresentedtoworldleaders．

　　"ThisisreallyaUnitedNations．Thewholeworldhascometogetherinsolidarity（团结） withthepoor，"formerUNSecretaryGeneral（秘书长） KofiAnnantoldtheBBC．

　　InChina，therearemanycharityorganizations，too，suchastheRedCrossSocietyofChina，whichwassetupin1904，andtheLoveWithoutBoundaries（国界） Foundation．Everypersoncanmakeadifferenceinhelpingothersinneed．Herearesometipsforyou．

　　●Donatingmoneyisaverycommonwayofgiving．Youmusthaveseensomedonationboxeskeptinstoresandinmalls．Thereisapictureoramessageontheboxtellingwherethemoneywillgo．Droppingchangeintotheboxisasimplewayofhelpingothers．

　　●Nexttime，whenyoucleanyourhouse，trytokeepoldthingsthatmaynotbeusefultoyou，suchasbooks，bags，shoesandclothes．Then，youcandonatethemtoalocalcharityorganization．Justmakesurethesething