How Do We Find the Time?


Sep 29th, 2007 9:48 PM UTC
By Virginia Simmons

nj_student_participates_in_Nick from New Jersey University asks: “As college students, we’re incredibly busy. How do we find time to support causes like ONE.org.

Chris says: “I bet if you had AIDS, you’d find time to work on it.”

Bill Clinton, on a more serious note, says (paraphrased) “You start from where you are. Volunteer an hour, two hours a month. Just start. Don’t get hung up that what you can give isn’t enough. You have to start from where you are.”

TAGS: Clinton Global Initiative, President Bill Clinton

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