People and community groups just read or heard about the program and stepped up to the plate.
人们和社区组织只是了解到有这一行动计划后便自发地慷慨解囊。
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"I was fortunate somebody stepped up to the plate," she said. "to be a successful person, you need strong support."
“我很幸运被关注，”她说，“想要成为一个成功的人，必须得到很大的支持。”
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"Over a long, 20-year period, married men have stepped up to the plate a little bit, but not as much as married women have dropped off in the time they spend on household chores," Ms. Hartmann says.