“Clinton will be in Exeter in a few hours.”

Nov 29th, 2007 2:06 PM UTC
By Field

That was the phone call I got yesterday afternoon from a ONE member and supporter. In New Hampshire, sometimes candidate events are scheduled last minute, or not made public, so Granite State ONE members always keep their eyes and ears open to find ways to lend our voice for the poorest of the poor in this world.

Right after I got the call, I hopped in my car and headed to Exeter where a very small crowd had gathered in a downtown local restaurant. Sure enough, Sen. Hillary Clinton made her way into the restaurant to have a quick bite to eat while on the campaign trail.

Sen. Clinton sat next to NH ONE Ambassador and State Sen. Maggie Hassan, who was already wearing her ONE band. They were joined at the table by Sen. Clinton’s National Co-Chair and NH ONE Ambassador Bill Shaheen.

Hillary finished her soup, gave a quick interview, and then spoke with voters before she left. I told Hillary, “the Greatest Generation had the Marshall Plan that helped save the continued of Europe from poverty and disease, I think that our next great generation should really put the effort and resources into fighting malaria in Africa and saving lives.” Hillary quickly told me that she also thinks that our nation should focus on global warming issues and took a quick picture with me.

ONE by ONE, the ONE Campaign and ONE Vote ’08 are making the difference on the ground and across the nation, to make sure that our leaders know that fighting malaria and saving lives in Africa is not only possible, but it is a priority.

-Matthew Bartlett, ONE Regional Organizer

TAGS: New Hampshire, ONE Vote 08, Secretary Hillary Clinton