A Critical Ice Cream-Related Matter

Feb 7th, 2008 1:24 PM UTC
By Virginia Simmons

Ben and Jerry’s and ONE.org are teaming up in the fight to end extreme poverty and preventable diseases around the globe.

Our goals: raising awareness, a major recruitment drive … and okay, delicious ice cream.

Expect more in the coming weeks. I just wanted to make sure we looped in our blog readers first.

-Virginia Simmons

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Comments

John Hollandsays: Feb 7th, 2008 4:12 PM EST

I anxiously wait to hear about this new, and possibly delicious, form of advocacy!

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