Archive for May, 2007
This weekend members of ONEorlando took part in an original kind of outreach with the O-Rock 105.9 Street Team.
O-Rock promoted the weekend-long outreach by inviting listeners to “drive-thru” and visit ONE at various locations throughout Orlando Friday through Monday. Those listening to O-Rock were told to drive-thru and drop off any canned goods, which were then donated to the HOPE Foundation (for their food bank to help the underpriviledged in Central Florida). They were then greeted by ONE members and after joining the campaign, were “stickered” and given the ONE white band. As a thank you 
to the listener for their genorosity for the food-drive, O-rock gave everyone the opportunity to pick tickets out off the “prize pack” – with prizes ranging from tickets to the movies, wet-n-wild water park, to tickets to the the upcoming Warped Tour concert this summer…there was something for everyone!
ONEorlando is currently working alongside the HOPE Foundation and the Carillon United Methodist Church for their “ONEnow” event, June 23rd. The event currently has over 20 non-profit organizations coming together under one roof, for a night of awareness, music, to encourage volunteer initiatives, sponsored by 105.9 Radio, Orlando.
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Tomorrow, President Bush will announce the selection of Robert Zoellick as the new president of the World Bank. Mr. Zoellick is a one-time U.S. trade representative and former No. 2 official at the State Department.
From a MSNBC piece:
“If confirmed by the bank’s board, Mr Zoellick will replace Paul Wolfowitz, who agreed to resign as bank chief on June 30 following a two-month long crisis over his handling of a secondment package for his girlfriend, a bank official.
The next bank president will face a stiff set of challenges, including the need to heal deep divisions within the bank while setting out a strategic vision of its future role in a world of private capital flows and large-scale philanthropic foundations.”
Read the full article here.
We’ve all heard of the “runner’s high,” that euphoric release of
endorphins which flood the bloodstream during extended physical
exercise. Now, neuroscientists have astonishingly discovered that doing
good may inspire a similarly powerful physical and emotional response.
Is there an “altruist’s high”?
From the Washington Post:
“When the volunteers placed the interests of others before their own,
the generosity activated a primitive part of the brain that usually
lights up in response to food or sex. Altruism, the experiment
suggested, was not a superior moral faculty that suppresses basic
selfish urges but rather was basic to the brain, hard-wired and
pleasurable.”
Doing good feels pretty good. As a supporter of the ONE Campaign,
you’ve know that for a long time. When you talk to people about what a
great time you have volunteering with the ONE Campaign, don’t be afraid
to get them involved. It’s nearly a scientific certainty that they’ll
enjoy it, too.
The South Carolina Republican Party held its annual state convention Saturday, May 19th in Columbia. Three presidential hopefuls – former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore, and Kansas Senator Sam Brownback – made appearances. The state party delegates also heard from South Carolina’s own US Senators Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint, as well as Governor Mark Sanford.
Half a dozen eager volunteers distributed wristbands, copies of Bono’s “On the Move,” pins, and fact sheets to attendees, with dozens of the Republicans attending signing up to become members of ONE. Staff and volunteers also talked with all three presidential hopefuls, as well as sitting Governor Mark Sanford and former South Carolina Governor David Beasley. Each was given a wristband, a sticker, and a copy of “On the Move.” All were very responsive and expressed sincere interest in the ONE Campaign.
Because of the heavy overlap of attendees, ONE’s presence at the convention complimented earlier outreach programs at the Silver Elephant dinner and the “First in the South” Republican Primary Debate. We will continue our efforts, and increase the tempo, by hosting additional pre-primary events across the Palmetto State in the coming weeks.
When I joined ONE in December 2006 I was not entirely sure how I was
going to get involved and use my voice to help fight extreme poverty and
AIDS around the world. I was just one person in Arkansas, but thinking
about my own son and thinking about the fact that every day almost
30,000 children under age 5 will die from preventable and or treatable
diseases I knew I had to take action!
While on www.one.org I found
information on how to make your city a “City of ONE” and got to work
with my home town of Sherwood, Arkansas. It didn’t stop there though I
kept going, with a goal of getting every city in Arkansas on the ONE
map! To date I have worked with mayors and city councils across the
state and have 37 “City of ONE” proclamations, more than any other state
in the Nation. Now the governor has proclaimed Arkansas as a “State of
ONE” and it is time to celebrate!
For the occasion we are hosting “ONE Arkansas” in Little Rock on May 31,
2007, at 2:00 p.m. in the State Capitol Rotunda. This special event
brings Arkansas ONE supporters together to celebrate Governor Mike
Beebe’s leadership in declaring Arkansas a “State of ONE” in 2007, 37
Cities of ONE across the State, and to celebrate the leadership that
Arkansas’ elected officials have demonstrated on both the state and
federal levels.
I will be speaking at ONE Arkansas and other confirmed speakers at the
press conference include Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter, Group Vice
President of Enterprise and Agriculture for Winrock International David
Norman, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Heifer
International Tom Peterson, and other representatives from the
community.
If you are one of the over 12,000 ONE members in Arkansas, please come
out and join me next Thursday because when we work together as ONE we
are helping to change lives in Africa and the world’s poorest countries.
The ONE Campaign MySpace page that San Diego ONE member Danny Castro built back in May 2005 has broken 100,000 friends! This makes it one of the most popular groups on MySpace.
When I started on staff last summer, Danny had already been doing hours of online work for ONE every day. Danny maintains the page and takes the time to send every new member a personal welcome message. He estimates that he’s spent 1,200 hours on the page over the last two years.
A note from Danny:
“Encouraging people to visit ONE.org, learn more about the Campaign and get involved is something that just seemed natural to me after I knew what ONE was doing…It’s been a great experience for me. ONE supporters rallied behind the cause, really got the word out, and together we’ve built an extremely successful site working for a cause I believe in. I’ve also had some fun opportunities as a result.
Check out ONE Campaign MySpace page and join if you haven’t already. Also, note that Danny is featured in the group’s “top friends.” Go ahead and send him a quick note of thanks.
Another early day on the campaign trail.
The governor was very kind and supportive of ONE. He encouraged us to keep getting out there and showing the country how important the campaign to make poverty history is.
I know my kids really understand that there is a direct link to poverty and global stability and in turn national security. They want a safe and peaceful world for them and the boys and girls they may never meet.
Now off to Nashua.
