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在政治热情高涨的总统选举年，两个组织正在超越他们之间的政治分歧，携手帮助邻居从2012年桑迪飓风(Hurricane Sandy)以来美国最严重的国家灾难中恢复过来。

受到最近发生在路易斯安那州(Louisiana)南部的洪灾的触动，德州青年共和党人(Texas Young Republicans)和德州青年民主党人(Texas Young Democrats)联手通过亚马逊(Amazon)购买紧急救援物资，帮助流离失所的路易斯安那州家庭。任何人都可以购买清单中的项目。在路易斯安那州的志愿者会将物品分发给那些需要的人。

就在孩子返校上课之时，洪水摧毁了40,000户住宅，物资短缺严重。需要的物资包括学习用品、急救包和尿片，以及清洁产品和家居用品。

阿肯色州青年共和党人(Arkansas Young Republicans)莎拉·德莱(Sarah Drye)发动了本州共和党团队成员一起出手相助。当他们在社交媒体上传播了该活动的消息后，德州青年民主党人请求加入。

不久，阿肯色州青年民主党人也开始参与。德州青年共和党人约翰·包克姆(John Baucum)说:“看到这项活动的发展壮大真的令人振奋。”

德州青年民主党人包克姆和切尔西·罗伊(Chelsea Roe)都认为，共同努力 帮助有需要的人比追求政治目的更加重要。

罗伊说，无论人们支持的政治候选人是谁，“最终，我们的共同点是想让我们居住的这个世界在我们离开的时候比我们来到的时候更好。”

包克姆说：“有的时候需要党派辩论，有的时候需要团结起来帮助我们的社区疗伤。 “我们希望我们的参与能帮助路易斯安那州的灾民开始重建家园。”

These Republicans and Democrats put their politics aside. Here’s why.

In a presidential election year when political passions are running high, two groups are reaching across their political divide to help neighbors recover from the worst U.S. national disaster since Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

The Texas Young Republicans and the Texas Young Democrats, spurred by recent floods in southern Louisiana, together are purchasing emergency supplies through Amazon to help displaced Louisiana families.

The floods have destroyed 40,000 homes, and shortages are acute, just at the time when children should be returning to school. Requested provisions include school supplies, first-aid kits and diapers, along with cleaning products and household items.

Sarah Drye, of the Arkansas Young Republicans, got members of state Republican groups together to help out, and after the Texas Young Republicans spread the word about the project on social media, the Texas Young Democrats asked to be included.

Soon the Arkansas Young Democrats got involved as well. “It’s been really awesome to see this project grow,” said John Baucum of the Texas Young Republicans.

Baucum and Chelsea Roe, of the Texas Young Democrats, agree that working together to help people in need takes precedence over pursuing political agendas.

No matter which political candidates people might be campaigning for, “at the end of it all, what we have in common is that we want to leave this world we live in a better place than it was when we came into it,” said Roe.

“There’s a time for partisan debate and there’s a time to come together to help our community heal,” said Baucum. “We hope our involvement can help the flood victims in Louisiana start to rebuild.”