Fund-raising activities on World Mental Health Day

On World Mental Health Day（10 October）,employees at our Melbourne office in Australia,held a morning tea event to raise funds for ReachOut Australia—an online mental health organization for young people and their parents.

The event included a raffle （抽奖） with the winner receiving a free “mental health day”and the runner-up receiving a half-day. Mental health days are personal days taken off of work that are not deducted （扣除） from annual leave balances. They are designed to enable employees to practice self-care and spend time doing more of what makes them feel happy and refreshed.

As well as the morning tea, the Melbourne office held a “Stress Down Day” where employees wore casual, comfortable clothes, such as tracksuits and slippers, to work by donation. The proceeds （收入） from this were also donated to ReachOut Australia, along with money raised at the morning tea.

OUP HR Administrator Abigail Jenkins,explains,“Being able to raise money for ReachOut Australia is so meaningful as many young people in Australia experience clinically significant mental health issues but are not receiving support.It's my belief that nobody should be suffering like that, let alone our young people. Supporting an organization that aims to provide free, accessible, and immediate help is really meaningful to everyone here.”

In order to promote mental health awareness within the team, the various fund-raising activities were supported by a presentation from the Black Dog Institute, covering mental health in the workplace, how to recognize early warning signs, and how to care for ourselves and others.

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1. What's the purpose of the morning tea event held on World Mental Health Day?

A. To help treat the disabled.

B. To celebrate World Mental Health Day.

C. To collect money for an online mental health organization.

D. To seek spiritual help for young people and their parents.

2. What does the underlined word “They” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Events.

B. Balances.

C. Organizations.

D. Mental health days.

3. What can be inferred from Abigail Jenkins' words?

A. Many young people offer help to the patients.

B. Many young people suffer mental problems in Australia.

C. Young people with mental health problems can't get help from the government.

D. We should support organizations whose aim is to help those with mental health problems.

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Being able to raise money for ReachOut Australia is so meaningful as many young people in Australia experience clinically significant mental health issues but are not receiving support. 能够为ReachOut Australia筹集资金是非常有意义的，因为澳大利亚的许多年轻人都经历了临床意义上重大的心理健康问题，但是并没有得到帮助。

【信息提取】本句中as作为从属连词，表示“因为”或“由于”，引导原因状语从句。

【句式仿写】由于她身体不好,我独自去那了。