We’re mere moments from reaching our goal of signing up 100,000 new ONE members, 2 days ahead of schedule. Let’s see how far we can take it past 100,000 by Wednesday night.
Keep on signing up your friends and spreading word about how we can all make a difference is we stand as ONE.
Orlando Chapter of ONE took part in “AIDS Walk Orlando” at beautiful Lake Eola, downtown Orlando, Florida. We were once again invited by the Hope and Help Center of Central Florida. Their mission is to “save lives by eliminating the spread of HIV/AIDS and provide support, education and care for those living with the disease.” We had a great group of ONE volunteers who received over 200 signatures for the ONE declaration, and gave everyone information about joining ONE and taking action globally and locally.
There was an outpouring of community support from many organizations…like the employees shown here from Walt Disney World… the “VoluntEARS” (love the shirts!) Also met up with many supporters wearing product(Red).
We met the crew from O-Rock 105.9 radio and they invited us on stage to offer AIDS trivia to the crowd and the winner received a gift package from ONE that consisted of a ONE shirt, wristbands, and the book “On the Move.”
We thank Hope and Help Center for allowing ONE to have a table for the 2nd year, and we look forward to working with them again soon.
As of this morning 75,000 people have added their voices to the fight against extreme poverty since the Idol Gives Back special on Wednesday night. Immediately we thought, “why not make that 100,000 in one week?”
To help us reach that 100,000 we are challenging all ONE members to get one of their friends to join ONE.
So please take a moment and reach out to a friend and encourage them to use their voice to fight poverty.
The deadline for the “Feinstein-Hagel” Dear Colleague letter asking for $39.8 billion for the international affairs budget (IAB) to today, and we need one final push to help us reach our goal. We just got our 50th senator, but we still need to place plenty of phone calls before the end of the day to reach our goal of 60.
Yesterday our ONE Marine Michael and his sons met Presidential hopeful Gov. Mitt Romney to make sure he knows fighting AIDS and poverty in Africa, is a priority here in New Hampshire. You can see from the picture that they were all in their ONE shirts.
Michael told me that the Gov. Romney said that he was very familiar with the ONE Campaign and put on a ONE band immediately. Michael even distributed some ONE bands to the campaign staff before he left.
Everywhere in New Hampshire people are finding ways to show support for the ONE Campaign, in letters to the editor, Op-Eds, tabling at local events, and even speaking directly with our leaders, we are surely building a grassroots movement of people that are choosing to become the generation that can and will end extreme global poverty.
I have to admit I haven’t really watched a lot of American Idol in the past. However, when I learned about this special two-night episode to “give back” I was definitely excited to tune in! I invited some friends over to watch together and we had a great time.
Although I try to stay cognizant of the issues surrounding global poverty and AIDS, watching this show was a great refresher for why I am involved with the ONE campaign. It was very motivating to me to use this show as a platform to reach out to some of my friends and share with them my passion to make a difference one step at a time.
I look forward to meeting the new people who have decided to join us in our efforts due to this widely publicized event!
The Chillicothe, OH ONE group is going strong. At this past weekend’s Earth Gathering they gained much support in their small community. All the new members were excited to get started so Chris Cooper, the ONE volunteer lead, arranged for an “Idol Gives Back” party at a local restaurant. About 30 ONE members came to enjoy watching ONE on TV. They didn’t just relax and watch the show. They stepped into action and got the support of 4 servers at the restaurant as well as customers curious to see why a whole group of people dressed alike decided to come and watch American Idol.
So, my advice to ONE groups around the nation is to take some time to enjoy being a part of this great movement. Get together and celebrate your local triumphs and enjoy your new friends. Keep up the great work and welcome to the new Idol ONE members.
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