A nonprofit is making their community more inclusive and accessible, one tool at a time.

Many people living in low-income areas don’t have access to the _________ they need to make even the most _________ home improvements. Most can’t _________ to buy pricey tools themselves, nor can they afford to _________ someone else to repair their homes. That’s where the Chicago Tool Library comes in!

Tessa Vierk and Jim Benton started the tool library in 2019. It _________ exactly like a regular library, except _________ books, people can borrow tools they need for home _________, woodworking, gardening, cooking, camping, sewing, and more. People _________ for a library card, and there’s a pay-what-you-can annual fee with no standard or minimum payments. _________ can borrow as many __________ as they can carry for seven days, and renew them if they need more time.

When the library first __________, they had about 150 members. During the pandemic (流行病) when more people were home, their membership increased __________. They now have over 1,500 members from all over the Chicago area and more than 2,500 tools to choose from. In fact, they’re growing so fast that they’ve had to __________ tool donations. So now they’re searching for a __________ building to hold “twice as many tools”. They haven’t found the __________ expansion space yet, but they’re looking for a place that’s easily __________ from the transit (运输) system to make their __________ available to even more people.

What a __________ idea! It is also putting a new twist (转变) on a(n) __________ concept, all to bring more __________ to their community.

On cold nights, blankets can keep you warm. However, Tori makes blankets to _______ people going through hard times. She wants her blankets to feel like a big, warm _______. The girl talked about her ________ and how kids can get _______ in helping others.

Tori knows firsthand the ________ of being separated from a parent. When she was 6 years old, her mother was diagnosed with cancer and had to be in hospital for six months. Tori had to _______ her stuff and move in with her aunt. “I missed my blanket and, of course, I missed my mom,” she said. To help her feel close to her mom, Tori’s aunt advised her to look at the stars which would ________ Tori to her mom.

Inspired by her own experience, Tori started to make _______of blankets for family members kept apart by unfortunate circumstances. The parents receive one blanket________ the kid gets a matching one. One side of the blankets always has a star pattern, which ________ her aunt’s words and the project’s slogan – “Even if you’re separated by highways, you’re connected through ________.” She has ________ more than fifty blankets to a children’s hospital.

Tori said her project has been so successful because the idea sprang from a personal experience. For kids interested in ________ she recommends they go ahead without overthinking it. “Don’t wait until you _______ everything,” she said.“Even when you feel like it might not be making that big of a _______, serving others always matters.”

Chick-fil-A is known for their incredible customer service. But the restaurants often find special ways to _______in times of crisis, too. And this North Carolina Chick-fil-A helped Hurricane Florence relief _______by opening its doors on Sunday.

You’ll always hear “My pleasure” from Chick-fil-A_______when they serve you. And the Wilmington, North Carolina Chick-fil-A, owned by Donovan and Nikki Carless, was quick to serve locals on Sunday after Hurricane Florence left thousands of people _______ .

By then, the hurricane had already _______the lives of 43 people. Rescue missions_______around 5,000 people from dangerous conditions. And the Governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper, announced that floodwaters were still a(n)_______to the state.

With this in mind, the restaurant owners asked their employees who would be _______to serve food on Sunday. It’s a day the company usually closes in honor of its Christian beliefs. But on this particular Sunday, the doors opened and served the miserable_______.

According to ABC News 11, the team________the opportunity to help.________the Red Cross, the team was able to give 500 sandwiches and 1,200 biscuits at three different________. Other fast-food chains also ________in rescue work. And this is________what community is all about. In times like these, it’s always________to see businesses put their bottom dollar aside and instead look to see how they can give back.