Getting Acquainted The Spurs Way
試著熟悉馬刺的風格
Source: NBA.com 2016/09/01
Davis Bertans and Livio Jean-Charles recently moved from Europe, while
Dewayne Dedmon came over from Orlando. Three more players – Dejounte Murray,
Ryan Arcidiacono and Bryn Forbes – were in college a few months ago.
They’re six of the newest Spurs, who figured a great way to get to know each
other would be to volunteer together. Their first official act in their new
home was a trip to the San Antonio Food Bank, putting together meals for kids.
Bertans跟LJC最近才剛從歐洲搬過來，Demon則是來自奧蘭多。而另外三位-Murray、
Arcidiacono和Forbes，幾個月前還在大學打球呢。
這六位馬刺今年的新同學，一起去參與志工活動會是一個認識彼此的好主意。他們在
新家的第一個公開活動，是去聖安東尼奧食物銀行一趟，為孩子們備餐。
Kyle Anderson and Jonathon Simmons led the newcomers as they formed an
assembly line to make 768 meal packs. Simmons packed cans of pork and beans,
Forbes tossed in juice boxes and Dedmon added condensed milk and cereal.
Whether it’s the annual Champions Against Hunger Dinner or a volunteer trip,
serving the San Antonio Food Bank has been a passion of Spurs coach Gregg
Popovich and the rest of the team.
KA跟Simmons領著這些新人組成一個生產線，幫忙準備768份餐點。 Simmons負責放豬
肉跟豆罐頭，Frobes放果汁，Dedmon放煉乳跟麥片。
不論是為了年度的Champions Against Hunger Dinner或是志工活動，幫忙聖安東尼奧
食物銀行一直是馬刺教練Popo跟其他隊員熱衷的事。
“This place means a lot to Coach Pop and the Spurs organization,” Anderson
said. “We’re coming out here are showing the new guys that this is
something we take very seriously. To get out in the community and serve
dinners or take trips to the Food Bank, it’s the understanding that life is
about more than basketball.”
The players received a tour of the Food Bank before they got to work. The San
Antonio Food Bank serves more than 58,000 people every week, with 63 million
pounds of food leaving the facility last year.
"這地方對Pop或是馬刺隊都意義非凡"，KA說，"我們到這裡，是為了讓新同學們知道
這是我們很在乎的事情。不論是到社區裡幫忙送餐，或是去食物銀行做志工，都會讓
我們了解到生活比起籃球更加重要。"
在上工前，這些球員會先到食物銀行來趟志工之旅。聖安東尼奧食物銀行，每週會為
超過58,000人備餐，去年送出超過六千三百萬磅的食物。
In San Antonio, one in four children faces food insecurity, where they don’t
know when their next meal will be served.
“Everybody knows there’s disparity, but it’s almost an embarrassing
situation,” Popovich said at February’s Champions Against Hunger Dinner. “
If you’re doing well, you should be embarrassed if you’re doing nothing to
try to ease that gap. Whether it’s spending time with organizations, giving
money, or both, it’s a responsibility that cannot be denied. If you deny it,
shame on you.”
在聖安東尼奧，每四個孩童就有一個三餐沒有保障，他們不知道下一頓飯會在哪裡。
Popo在二月的Champions Against Hunger Dinner上說道："每個人都知道這社會存在
著差異，但現在情況已經非常糟。如果你過得很好而你沒有試著去減少這樣的社會差
距，你應該要感到羞恥。不論是去社福機構幫忙、捐錢或是兩者都做，這都是無可避
免的社會責任。如果你不願意，那就是你不知羞恥。"
Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker have brought their families to the food bank in
the past. For the newest players, Wednesday’s volunteer effort was the first
field trip in what it means to be a Spur.
“This is my first time coming out to a food bank this big,” Dedmon said. “
We were really educated on everything they do here and how many people they
serve.”
過去Manu跟TP都會帶家人去食物銀行幫忙。而對於這些新同學們，禮拜三的志工活動
會是他們體會身為馬刺成員背後的意義的第一步。
Dedmon說："我長這麼大還是第一次到食物銀行，我們被教導在這邊的一切，也了解
他們為多少人服務著。"
A focus of the Food Bank is to address gaps for children. While children in
poverty have public school lunches provided for them, they often go hungry on
weekends, holidays or during the summer. The Food Bank hopes to step in to
fill those gaps, and the Spurs players chipped in with the meal packs.
The Food Bank’s BackPack Program distributes food packs to children who are
identified by teachers and staff members as showing signs that they are
living in a high-risk situation.
“I have children of my own, and days like this mean a lot,” Simmons said.
“I have friends who are struggling the same way. I’m from a poor area. I
know what these kids are going through. It’s humbling for me that I’m in a
position to give back now.”
食物銀行的一大重點是解決孩童的飲食差距。儘管貧窮的孩童在學校時會有供應午餐，
但他們在周末、假日或是暑假仍然會挨餓。食物銀行希望能夠消弭這樣的困境，馬刺的
球員們也會捐贈餐點給他們。
食物銀行的配送程序，則是把這些餐點送給那些被學校老師、或是機構人員認定身處高
風險環境的孩子們。
Simmons說："我自己也有小孩，我也曾經有過那樣的日子。我有的朋友也是在艱苦地生
活。我來自窮人區，所以我知道那些孩子們正在經歷些什麼。而現在的我能夠反過來貢
獻社會，對此我感到十分感激。"
來源：http://www.nba.com/spurs/getting-acquainted-spurs-way/