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消防員抱著小貓小狗拍月曆，光想像就很療癒。美國愛荷華州（Iowa）艾姆斯市（Ames）的職業消防員工會「國際消防員協會第 625 分會」（IAFF Local 625），和艾姆斯市動物服務處合作推出 2027 年「毛孩與守護者」（Paws & Protectors）月曆，現在開放預購。
EN Firefighters holding kittens and puppies for a calendar sounds heartwarming already. In Ames, Iowa, the professional firefighters’ union, IAFF Local 625, worked with Ames Animal Services to create the 2027 “Paws & Protectors” calendar. It is now open for pre-orders.
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圖片來源：We Are Iowa（WOI-DT）
愛荷華州 WOI 電視台 We Are Iowa 報導，這本月曆裡有 17 名消防員和 12 隻收容所的動物一起入鏡，每本 25 美元，收入百分之百捐給艾姆斯動物服務處，用來籌建一座新的動物收容所。月曆預計 12 月 11 日開始寄送。
EN WOI-TV’s We Are Iowa reported that the calendar shows 17 firefighters together with 12 shelter animals. Each calendar costs 25 US dollars, and 100 percent of the money goes to Ames Animal Services to help build a new animal shelter. The calendars are expected to ship starting December 11.
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工作不一樣，守護的心是一樣的
消防員工會在月曆的預購頁面上寫道：「雖然我們每天的工作看起來不同，但我們有共同的使命：守護社區的安全，照顧那些依賴我們的生命。」他們希望透過月曆幫忙籌措「迫切需要」的新收容所經費，同時讓更多人看見動物服務處為社區做的事。
EN On the pre-order page, the union wrote, “While our jobs may look different every day, we share a common mission: protecting the safety of our community and caring for the lives that depend on us.” They hope the calendar will help raise money for a “much-needed” new shelter and show more people what Animal Services does for the community.
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消防工會在臉書上介紹，月曆照片由攝影師珍妮・弗洛（Jenny Furlow）拍攝，每個月份都是消防員搭配收容所的動物，例如「十一月先生」就是消防員卡倫（Callan）和一群小貓。平常在火場裡衝鋒陷陣的消防員，抱著軟綿綿的小動物，反差感十足。
EN On Facebook, the union explained that photographer Jenny Furlow took the pictures. Each month pairs a firefighter with shelter animals. For example, “Mr. November” is firefighter Callan with a group of kittens. Seeing firefighters, who usually rush into fires, holding soft little animals is a lovely contrast.
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消防工會也寫道，希望大家一起支持，讓艾姆斯成為一個「更安全、更堅強，也更有同情心」的城市。
EN The union also wrote that it hopes everyone will help make Ames a “safer, stronger and more compassionate” city.
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愛荷華州 We Are Iowa 電視台在 YouTube 上分享了消防員和動物合拍月曆的報導：
EN We Are Iowa shared a report on YouTube about the firefighters and animals posing for the calendar.
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影片來源：We Are Iowa Local 5 News／YouTube
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黑色星期五前預購，聖誕節前收到
消防工會表示，預購會開放到黑色星期五（11 月 27 日），月曆 12 月 11 日寄出，剛好趕得上當聖誕禮物或新年禮物。We Are Iowa 也曾報導，艾姆斯的動物收容所正在為新設施募款，這本月曆就是其中一份力量。
EN The union said pre-orders will stay open until Black Friday, November 27, and the calendars will ship on December 11, just in time for Christmas or New Year gifts. We Are Iowa has also reported that the Ames animal shelter is raising money for a new building, and this calendar is one way to help.
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消防員和動物收容所合作拍月曆，在美國各地都很受歡迎，一方面能幫動物曝光、增加被領養的機會，一方面也能為收容所募款。對收容所裡的毛孩來說，被帥氣消防員抱著拍照，說不定就是找到新家的第一步。也希望這本月曆能幫艾姆斯的動物們早日住進更好的新家。
EN Calendars made by firefighters and animal shelters are popular across the United States. They help animals get noticed and raise their chances of adoption, and they also raise money for shelters. For a shelter animal, being photographed in the arms of a handsome firefighter might be the first step toward finding a new home. Hopefully, this calendar will help the animals in Ames move into a better new home soon.
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精選單字
firefighter /ˈfaɪərfaɪtər/ 消防員
shelter /ˈʃeltər/ 收容所
union /ˈjuːnjən/ 工會
pre-order /ˌpriːˈɔːrdər/ 預購
mission /ˈmɪʃən/ 使命；任務
contrast /ˈkɑːntræst/ 對比；反差
compassionate /kəmˈpæʃənət/ 有同情心的
adoption /əˈdɑːpʃən/ 領養
資料來源：We Are Iowa、Yearbox Calendars、We Are Iowa（收容所募款）、We Are Iowa／YouTube
