Sen. Fred Thompson was in Dover, NH, yesterday afternoon and stopped in at a local restaurant. Since Dover is the hometown of ONE’s Marine, Michael Castaldo, he was there to represent for ONE and the world’s poorest people. He sent me this great ONE story:

“Thanks to my ability to make friends, and buy expensive bottles of wine, ‘Koz’ – Chris Kozlowski the chef and owner of the ‘Orchard Street Chop House’ was glad to see me. And as a chef myself, I have had more than one personal tour of his kitchen and restaurant, so I knew the back entrance as well as the front. This enabled me to position myself where I knew Sen. Thompson would be coming in and ‘band’ him there.

In the hour before Fred arrived, I talked to his advance staffers and they had some great things to say about ONE and our professionalism. Fred finally walked in, and after banding him, one of his staffers said “you guys are everywhere”! I said, “Thank you for noticing”! The senator was kind enough to pose for a picture but because I did not have the flash turned on, it is too dark to be of much use. I am attaching it anyway.”

From the Main Streets to the back room kitchens, you never know where you will find ONE! Way to go Michael.

-Matthew Bartlett, ONE Regional Organizer