A few weeks ago (19-20 April), I staffed a ONE booth at the Austin Reggae Festival. This was my fifth year staffing an outreach booth at this festival on Africa. Every year I have seen a tremendously positive response to the booth - and to the message of ONE. This year the response to the ONE booth was heightened due to the recent “American Idol” shows which highlighted ONE. (Many people commented enthusiastically about the new EDUN LIVE ONE t-shirt that I was wearing because they had seen it worn on the show.)

By the end of the festival, I left the festival with slightly THREE HUNDRED more sign-ups for ONE - three hundred more people who will raise their voices in the movement to end AIDS and extreme poverty in the world! (I had some info on RED which I passed out at the booth also.)

I was elated (as I am for those of you in Florida) because I know how important each and every ONE of us are in our movement.

Every new person that becomes ONE ultimately will end up saving at least ONE life somewhere in Africa. And that’s what our movement is all about - saving the lives and futures of the world’s poorest people.

I wholeheartedly encourage all my fellow ONE members to take the initiative to find those outlets in your community where you can raise your voice for ONE - and hopefully bring new ONE members along with you!

ONE LOVE - debbie kreuser
www.mpwn-uganda.org