ONE is Running through NH
April 21st, 2008 at 4:22 pm | posted by Matthew Bartlett, ONE Regional Organizer
ONE member Sarah Archer of Mont Vernon, NH held a ONE Run yesterday to raise awareness of the plight of the world’s poorest people. Sarah organized a 5K run, a 5K walk, and a 1 mile walk, that attracted over 70 local New Hampshire residents at her high school.
The weather in New Hampshire was beautiful and although we were a continent away, participants wore ONE bands and some wore ONE shirts to show support for ONE and the world’s poorest people. Sarah created a fun and healthy way for people to spread the word about ONE and draw attention to the emergency crisis of global poverty.
Over a billion people in the world live in extreme poverty and die by the millions from preventable and treatable disease, or lack of clean water. But our nation is taking new and great steps to fight extreme poverty and save lives. By joining ONE and taking action by writing letters, sending emails and making phone calls to your leaders, and by building local awareness events like this ONE Run, we can raise our voices and make sure that our country is taking even bigger are greater steps to make poverty history!
Way to go Sarah!
-Matthew Bartlett
April 22nd, 2008 at 2:18 am
GREAT JOB Sarah! Maybe more will follow through and hold a “ONE RUN”. This was a great way to get the awareness out there and do it in a healthy manner.
Aloha
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:06 am
Hi Sarah, am Raphael from Kenya. I formed Pamoja Youth Foundation while I was in High school in two years a go. I live in one of the largest slum in the world called Kibera. I am happy with what you are doing. I would like to request if we can network and have the same events in Kenya. I would like to invite you and your team to visit us here in Kibera and learn how people live in extreme poverty. Please contact me through e-mail: raomosh@yahoo.com. Am looking forward to hear from you soon.
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Hi Sarah, am Raphael from Kenya. I formed Pamoja Youth Foundation while I was in High school in two years a go. I live in one of the largest slum in the world called Kibera. I am happy with what you are doing. I would like to request if we can network and have the same events in Kenya. I would like to invite you and your team to visit us here in Kibera and learn how people live in extreme poverty. Please contact me through e-mail: asd1112@yahoo.com. Am looking forward to hear from you soon.