Chiba Lotte Marines to Collect Donations for Typhoon Victims
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Chiba Lotte Marines is a baseball team in Japan. The team will start a fundraiser soon. It is for people hurt by Typhoon No. 25. This storm hit Japan in September.
The team's social project is called MARINES LINKS. This project will run the fundraiser. People can give money to help others.
Baseball players will help too. Some players will ask people directly for donations. They want to help typhoon victims get support.
Another group called Furunavi is also helping. Furunavi is taking money for three local areas. These areas had damage from the storm and heavy rain.
Many people in Japan want to help after big storms. This fundraiser is one way people can give money to families who need help.
Vocabulary5 words
- fundraiser
- an event to collect money for a good cause
- social project
- a plan by a group to help people
- donations
- money or things given to help others
- victims
- people hurt by a bad event
- local areas
- small parts of a country, like towns or cities
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1. A baseball team 2. Baseball players 3. True
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Chiba Lotte Marines is a baseball team in Japan. The team will start a _____ soon. It is for people hurt by Typhoon No. 25. This storm hit Japan in September.
The team's _____ is called MARINES LINKS. This project will run the fundraiser. People can give money to help others.
Baseball players will help too. Some players will ask people directly for _____. They want to help typhoon _____ get support.
Another group called Furunavi is also helping. Furunavi is taking money for three _____. These areas had damage from the storm and heavy rain.
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