Q2e Reading & Writing 1: Unit 2 Video Transcript

Immigrant Gives To His Community Transcript

Narrator: Most people think about what the world can give them, not about what
they can give the world.

This is 40-year-old Hamid Chawdry. He came to the United States from

Pakistan and opened a Dairy Queen ice-cream store in a small town.

One day, he went to the neighborhood elementary school. He spoke to

the principal and asked, “What can I do for your school?”

The principal, Mr. Watts, was very surprised. Businessmen don’t usually
volunteer1 to help out at schools.

Hamid Chawdry offered to help make school fundraisers2 more

successful.
Now, Mr. Chawdry also helps soccer teams, baseball teams, and other
community groups3. His store is always busy. He sells ice cream and gives
50 percent, or half, of what he earns to groups.

1
volunteer: to work for free to help a group or cause
2
fundraiser: an event that makes money for a group
3
community groups: groups in a community, like children’s sports teams, art organizations, or book
groups

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