A Victory! And a message from David
May 7th, 2008 at 10:59 am | posted by Virginia SimmonsAaron taped this video of ONE CEO David Lane talking to ONE members about the world food crisis and their recent victories. Watch to learn more.
You can also check out this post to see our petition delivery to the White House last week.
UPDATE: What David says:
Thanks for being a part of our hunger crisis campaign. Since I first wrote to you about this crisis three weeks ago, your response has been overwhelming and made this one of our most successful campaigns ever.
137,000 ONE members have signed our petition to President Bush, asking him to lead the G8 – a group of the world’s richest and most powerful countries – in taking action to alleviate the impact this crisis is having on people around the world.
Rising prices for staple foods and low crop yields for the world’s poorest farmers have created a silent tsunami that threatens to push 100 million people deeper into poverty.
The petition you signed asked for two things:
1. For the G8 to prioritize issues of global poverty, including the world hunger crisis, on the agenda of the G8 Summit this July in Japan.
2. And for President Bush to secure commitments at the G8 summit for additional resources for all types of food assistance and increased agricultural productivity in developing countries.
Last week, we delivered your petitions to the White House adding your voice to the growing call for action. I am pleased to be able to share with you some of the work that’s already being done to help end the hunger crisis.
Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda put the global hunger crisis on the agenda for the G8 summit, as part of a broad commitment to fighting global poverty. That is an important victory, because Japan is hosting this July’s G8 summit, where international commitments to fight poverty will be made.
In the United States, President Bush made an initial pledge of $200 million in American food assistance and followed that up last week with a call for Congress to approve $770 million in food assistance and investment in agricultural infrastructure in the developing world.
Getting the hunger crisis onto the G8’s poverty fighting agenda, and securing pledges of increased food assistance and investment in agricultural development adds up to a big win. It’s a testament to the power of grassroots action against even the toughest challenges global poverty presents.
Our next step is to secure commitments at the G8 Summit this summer and at other funding opportunities, for the fight against extreme poverty and global disease.
Thanks for adding your voice to the call for action to end the hunger crisis.
You, as a ONE member, drive everything we do. I look forward to continuing to work with you on this issue and many others in the months to come. Visit ONE.org to find out the latest.”
May 7th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
This is truly the best organization I have ever had the honor to be a part of. Our victories are big yet so small when I think of children laying awake hungry and hurting. Thank you for helping me be an army of O.N.E.
jacqueline
May 7th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
I wish the video were captioned. Or maybe a text version accompanying it?
May 7th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
It is simple…easy…basic…yet so unbelievably profound…Such an overwhelming task doesn’t have to be so — it only takes so little, done by many and with one voice we can be heard. Thank you for giving us an avenue to shout audibly what our hearts beat silently within us. We have only just begun!!
May 7th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Congratulations to David and ONE! Let’s keep it going!
May 7th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Beautifully stated Ginny! “…shout audibly what our hearts beat silently…” tears to my eyes beautiful. This is what ONE is all about. You are what ONE is all about!
May 7th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
thanks so much for the video, that is a great way to help keep us informed and encouraged by how our voice is truly helping.
May 7th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Glad to a part of such a wonderful organization. Keep it up.
May 7th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
It’s interesting how up in arms we get here in America about the rising price of gas to power our cars. Yet when corn and rise prices begin a meteoric rise, almost nothing is said. Thank you ONE for being a powerful voice for those who are hungry.
May 7th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Congratulations to you on all of your wonderful works.
You are a wonderful example for all of us to follow.
May 7th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
All you need is LOVE!
God is Love
May 7th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
God bless you David for your stand. I will always support you and the One organization.
May 7th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Inspiring news and a sincere thank you for the response. It only makes me want to continue to help where I can and hopefully others will follow too.
May 7th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Thanks, David. It’s great to put a face with your name and see you in a more personal way.
May 7th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
This planet has got to come together and truly be ONE people. We can do it, one voice, one signature, one kind act at a time. Let’s keep working on it! We’ll get there, I believe!
May 7th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
GLAD TO HEAR ALL THE SUPPORT WE GOT. THANKS DAVID FOR STANDING UP FOR THIS FIGHT!!
May 7th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Congrats~!!!!
May 7th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Thank you David, and all who signed.
Truly, WE ALL ARE ONE!!!!!!
May 7th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
I am so grateful that all of this has been set up by David Lane, so that I can so easily join with others to help. THANK YOU! Thanks also for explaining how all of this works, and that real progress has been made. God Bless you.
May 7th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Excelent work in organizing this effort!
May 7th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
This is a tremendous accomplishment! The world needs more companies like O.N.E. A big thank you to everyone from the CEO to the last custodian. Thank you!
Florence
May 7th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
I am very happy to join David in this most important endeavor. I thank David also for his fortitude and insight. My prayers are with him, and this organization.
May 7th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Thank you to David,and to all the people who care. Way to go ONE…………………………
May 7th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
I agree with the other comments, it feels good to be able to participate in a way and to see the results from all of our actions. Thank you so much for creating ONE and for allowing us a venue to help!
May 7th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Way to go!!!
May 7th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Feels good to be part of this organization
May 7th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
How amazing that people are finally starting to realize we are all ONE! Imagine yourself as an individual cell in one huge cosmic body. Everything you do to your “cell” will affect all those around you, then around the adjacent cells, etc. What may seem like a small shift in thinking can and does have a very big impact. Congrats to ONE!
May 7th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
There is so much hope with this organization. Your expectation that extreme poverty will end is so encouraging.
May 7th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
There is also a webpage called www.freerice.com that is worth checking out.
May 7th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Thank You for giving us this oportunity to be heard!! What a wonderful accomplishment, I am so honored to be a part of these efforts! My only wish is that this effort will keep spreading globaly and involve many, many, more people who truly do care to stop the hunger crisis! We can do it! Good work to everyone involved!
May 7th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Aloha David, This was music to my ears… Thank you for all you hard work to ensure something gets done about this problem… YOU ROCK! Aloha, Cairn
May 7th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
What a novel idea. Spending millions of dollars to feed the hungry, showing human kindness to human kind…instead of spending billions to kill. Imagine what we could really do ~ if we were intentional ~ to promote peace, justice, and tolerance while eradicating extreme poverty and global disease. Thank you ONE for allowing all of us to try and do just that. Penni
May 7th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
The words of Helen Keller . . .
–
Power of One
I am only one, but still I am one.
I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.
And because I cannot do everything,
I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.
-Helen Keller
May 7th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Thumbs up to David and everyone involved. I pray that God continues to change hardened hearts of men. GOD BLESS ALL!! ONE LOVE!!
May 7th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Thanks so much for all you do!!! Shining the light on the problems that I believe can be solved with help from everyONE, really gives me hope!!
May 7th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
As an American I am very aware of how lucky I am. I am thrilled that I can be part of an organization that will let me help others. Thank you.
May 7th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Dear David - It’s nice to put a face to a name, after many thoughtful and thought provoking emails and action……Frances
May 7th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the things that should be done to rectify neglected areas of concern. Yet if each of us pick ONE thing, and act on it, we’ve begun to accomplish that task. It all hangs together people.Issues of poverty, hunger, health and education. Work on at least ONE, and we will indeed see progress in our lifetimes. Indeed, by giving someone else time to have that life, we will have WON our victory. Keep the pressure on, that those to whom we give the power to act, actually do so. Do the right thing, and do it now.
May 7th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
dear David,
thank you for the feedback on “our ” success so far thanks to your initiatives. I wanted to ask if you have helpful leads or contacts for me as i have just begun agricultural work in South Africa in the Transkei region in a small village to teach them how to grow more food in an effort to bulld some immunity and help slow the effects of HIV/AIDS, that affects at least 70% of the people there. I began simply and slowly as is necessary teaching llow cost fertilizer making , no-till planting and crop rotation. Now, building on this success i need to know what step 2,3,4 and so on is to progress toward our goals for the people. I am sure this is being done and has already been successfully done elsewhere in Africa even, so any help would be greatly appreciated especially by the people of this village, one of our goals is to get a successful model going, then duplicate it to other surrounding villages, teach the people so they become the teachers spreading the relief.
Thank you for your consideation and any assistance you may be able to share so i can pass it on and help feed some more and improve their lives sustainably.
dave
May 7th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Great work. If we can just get more and more people to see that we are all ONE and the humanity’s well being is a continuous thread that binds us all.
May 7th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Reply to dave vandusen:
You might want to try the Earth Institute at Columbia University, here in the United States. They do a lot of work with Milliennium Promise, Millennium Villiage Project, which is exactly what you describe.
By using high yield seeds, fertilizers, and innovative irrigation techniques, they have proven that increases in producton can be realized. Even if your area isn’t chosen as a ‘villiage’, they should be able to point you in the right direction, since the research has already been done, and put into practical application.
May 7th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Thank you so much for letting us know what is happening with ONE, and that our hearts, efforts, and voices are being heard……..
peace
May 7th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Thank you, Mr. Lane and all fellow ONE members.
I understand the need for Global Collaboration to fight hunger. I witness poverty and hunger every time I vist the Philippines. I do my share to help whenever I could by giving them goods and sending them care packages. The forthcoming shortage of rice in Asia is a real concern.
God bless ONE, God bless all!
May 7th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Thanks David and all of you. Let’s keep it up
May 7th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
David, you are truly good people. It takes a man to take a stand, but a bigger/better man to fight the battle. God’s gladator armed with ONE. Stand your ground David. I am with you in spirit.
May 7th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Daviid,
Thank you so much for keeping all of the One members posted with our progress. It’s great to know that what we are doing actually can make a difference!
May 7th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
This is what we are all here for, and it makes me feel great that we as one. Can do so much with such little effort.
May 7th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
I am so glad that I found out about your organization last month. I feel the same way about poverty as an individual that your organization feels about Poverty–It needs to be made history. I was watching TBN(Trinity Broadcast Network) one sunday, they were having their annual praise-a-thon and one of the pastors speaking stated that the #1 thing that God wanted to get rid of on the earth was poverty and it excited me to know that my desire is the same. I will continue to support any efforts you make to help end poverty.
May 7th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
David ~
As an activist in the fight against the ignorance that many leaders around the world lead with I thank you with all of my heart for making our voices heard. Over 20 years ago while in college I became part of a movement started by my brother Paul Carroll. He created a Flag for the people of the World to use as a way to inspire eachother, learn about eachother and to help eachother. I would like to introduce you to that Flag and welcome you and the ONE organization to Fly The World Flag as a symbol of peace and unity in all matters of Global concern. Please reach out to me so that we can continue to work together on the challenges that face our World and the children and people of today and in the coming tomorrows! My family and I will be participating in Pangea Day in the state of Washington.
Sincerely~
John M Carroll
The World Flag
john@theworldflag.org
www.theworldflag.org
360-936-1514
May 7th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Thanks David and everyone at ONE, I am active with Invisible Children - what we are doing in partnership with ONE is a perfect combination: focusing on making a difference in one place, through very intensive individualized effort (Invisible Children) and maintaining a global focus and awareness (ONE). Thanks for focusing the power of LOVE into action! Keep in touch!
May 7th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
DAVID
GRACIAS POR TODO Y LA INFORMACION ,TAMBIEN ESTAS EN EL CORAZON DEL PUEBLO LATINO .
SIGAN HACIENDO HISTORY .
LAURA
May 7th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Dear David,
God bless you for all you are doing for those in need! Three years ago I discovered one,org and signed the One Declaration. Until that moment I didn’t realize that people really cared about those impacted by poverty and AIDS. I thought I was alone in my commitment and my passion. This June I leave to serve for a year as a teacher at a Children’s home in Malawi, Africa. David, you will continue to impact one person at a time. One mind and one heart waking up to the crisis of those in need and what they can do about it. No matter how tired you get, or discouraged, or scared, or angry, don’t you EVER forget the difference you are making. I am praying right now that you are encouraged in all that you are taking on. I don’t know if you know God or not, but I can assure you He knows you by name and He is proud of you for responding to the needs of the people He loves. Peace, Maribeth
May 7th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
I have chills! We are ONE awesome bunch!
May 7th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
I get so caught up in my daily life that I forget that there are people out there who aren’t as blessed. I receive the messages from ONE.ORG and it gives me that nudge that’s like “hey, come on. Don’t just take and take… you gotta give back ,too!” Thanks for bringing me back down to earth and reminding me that there ARE things I can do to make a difference. You inspire me!
May 7th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
I need to know if I can find all the information in Spanish, (thanks).
May 7th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Thanks to everyONE who takes positive action to alleviate suffering. Keep up the good work.
May 7th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Wow. These moments make me believe again.
Believe in hope. Believe in humanity
And Believe in myself as one who CAN help.
Thank you David Lane for making this a possibility for people like me.
May 7th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
ONE is fantastic, and I applaud everything that the people at ONE and the dedicated volunteers have done to bring attention to World Poverty. Let’s not stop there I say! Do your part to fight WORLD hunger by also fighting hunger at home. Donate or work at a local food shelter or soup kitchen. I challenge everyone to grow a small garden, and donate the entire harvest to the needy. Through a small garden we can help clean some carbon out of the atmosphere, and feed our sisters and brothers here at home; while making more food readily available for those abroad. Let’s end hunger in every corner of every continent. On every block and in every village.
May 7th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
David, very good way to show the people like you are doing!
I think, everybody can do a video like this, saying exactly the same, and you tube receive the videos. After that, some politic people, can receive the videos, and understand what means repeat, and repeat always the same!!! Go go go !!!
Javier
May 7th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
awesome job everyone. This is the kind of feedback and results the world needs right now.
May 7th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Dear David: Congratulation for this victory and I really appreciate all your labour of humanity.
I always be able to help on everything you want for this labour. I live in Mexico City and I’m graphic designer. Just tell me what can I do.
Thanks in the name of the human kind.
May 7th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
i am honored to be part of this endeavor; there are many times when i even feel guilty having so much to eat while so many in our world go hungry. you are an inspiration to many!
May 7th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
I am proud to be a ONE member. I congratulate David Lane and the whole organization for working so hard to help the human race.I hope I can be of more help to the WORLD. In Argentina poverty and hunger are BIG and SERIOUS issues as well (for different reasons of course).
May 7th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
“IMAGINE” there’s no hunger! Imagine all the people living life in peace! We can do it, all together.
We are truly all one world, there is no separation!!! It’s all GOD, it’s all Good!
May 7th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Dear Friends,
The power on ONE is the power of adding one plus one plus one plus one… At the end, we see that ONE becomes more than the mere addition of its members.
Shalom,
Oscar
Estimados amigos y amigas,
El poder the ONE (UNO) es el poder de sumar uno mas uno mas uno mas uno…Al final, vemos que ONE viene a ser mayor que la mera suma de sus miembros.
Shalom,
Oscar
May 7th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Many years ago, I was involved in the Hunger Project, the end of death on the planet by starvation and hunger..and 6 years ago I created a project “End Poverty NOW!!,,Thank you for One and thank for a place where I can further my stand to ending once and for all these conditions from our human experience..Thanks to all the magnificent people willing to say enough is enough
May 7th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
I’m so proud of the organization that I almost cried. We must continue to be good stewards of the world and helpers of people. It is our responsibility to feed all the hungry for the ones with all must give to those who don’t. GOD BLESS!!
May 7th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
tshirts might be a good way to get the world out. i know a bunch of high school students who would be willing to wear ONE shirts. it might help. but hey, every little bit that we can do to get the word out and raise awareness helps right? i mean it brings in money and support-exactly what we need!
if you start selling anything (tshirts, wristbands, etc.) let us know. =]
May 7th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Thank you so much for keeping us informed and for providing us with an easy way to make a difference. 137,000 voices is a small number in relation to our population size. We should all make a serious effort to spread the word
May 7th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
David,
Thanks for the update! Great news! Imagine the great things we can do when we all work together! The video is a great idea…nice to put a name and face together. I’m happy to be a part of ONE and look forward to doing whatever I can in the future.
May 7th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
great work guys and a pat on the back for those who signed.
May 7th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Gracias David por ser la principal estrella de este acto tan de corazon y que todos dijimos estamos contigo! Felicitaciones a todos los que dijeron si!
May 7th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
The fight is far from over but we have made great strides to alleviate poverty. One day we will live in a world where poverty is nonexistent.
May 7th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
“Whatever you do, you do to your self” has never been truer, as far as I understand its meaning.
David Lane has been blessed and has shared a vision that so many individuals can share with him.
David Lane’s e-mail message created an unexpected, but jubliant feelingt; and then It brought tears of joy to read the responses. I feel blessed and grateful everytime One gives caring individuals, like myself, an opportunity to share and give a “helping hand” through their actions. The World has needed and now has a “voice” where politicians can hear the cries of the needy, and the “hearts” of those who hear those cries and want to help. Thank you David Lane for such a “caring heart” and finding a way to connect so many hearts with yours! GOD BLESS YOU AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO CONTRIBUTE TO ONE!
May 7th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
May 07, 2008
My ONE Pledge:
I am convinced that many of the challenges facing the poorest people of the world are at least exacerbated, if not caused, by the selfishness, consumerism, and gluttony of the people living in the G8 (the 8 wealthiest nations of the present world). To this extent – I am responsible. I cannot change the behavior of the people of the G8. I can however change my own behavior.
I have decided to adjust my lifestyle as to the luxuries of diet I enjoy in the US. I have decided to eat and drink in a way that, in my mind, approximates the way the poorest people of the world, once rescued by an air drop from the US or UK or Other wealthy nation, might. When we drop food supplies to these people we give them quality, basic, non-perishable items like water, soy, protein powders or drinks, pre-prepared grain based foods (similar to what we, in the US, might carry on a hike).
I am convinced that global warming, extreme poverty, and the unabated spread of curable disease are due, in large part, to our G8 gluttony.
Today (May 7, 2008) I have taken action to alter my ONE way of living as a global citizen. Today – I have cleaned out my cupboards, freezer, refrigerator, and counter tops. I have donated all of my regular food stuffs to others.
Beginning today I will eat and drink only the types of food items I have in my home. If I am away from home I will eat only similar items from elsewhere. The poorest of the world would likely consider themselves blessed to be able to choose from the items remaining in my home. Those items include (and my consumption will be limited to):
1. Water
2. Tea
3. Soy Milk
4. Protein Powder
5. Protein Drinks
6. Fruit Juice
7. Vegetable Juice
8. Protein Bars
I believe that, even with neither wealth nor popular platform, we can affect positive change ONE person at a time. With this belief in mind – I choose today – to eat and drink in this simple manner – until everyone in the world is rescued from the horrors of extreme poverty and disease.
To what near-term practical end? Living this way will substantially reduce what I spend each month on eating and drinking. I will plan to donate the difference to local and global efforts to feed those who are too poor to provide basic nutrition and clean water for themselves.
To what long-term practical end? The G8 nations have, within their collective control, the resources required to join together and end these horrors today. May my grandbabies know what it is to be citizens of a wealthy nation which has devoted itself and its resources to this end. May we one day actually choose to do so and then know what it is to live in a world entirely free from extreme poverty and curable disease. As ONE of the wealthiest people in the world, as “DAD”, as “Papa”, and as “Friend” - I accept this as my responsibility.
CJ Johnston, PhD
May 7th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Thank you David Lane for your perserverance toward alleviating world hunger. When each of us takes action (no matter how small), it is a statement that we are not satisfied with the way people without opportunity survive.
My pledge to One.org and other organizations that work toward putting an end to world hunger is steadfast.
How about you?
Rosalie Gasaway
May 7th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
I am so glad to be apart of this great change. Thank You David Lane for being a great leader of this great organization to change the lives of millions of people.
May 7th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
*a part (sorry for the typo)
May 7th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Using YouTube.com was great. The message had relevance, and it was short & to the point.
May 7th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Mr. Lane, thank you for your diligence and hard work; as well as everyone else who works for ONE, and gives it a voice! Thank you for all the updates, as well. It is good to know that so many people care about the tragedies of extreme poverty and all its effects. It has been a lack of care - or not caring enough - that has made this such a catastrophe for so many, in the first place. Together, people can make a difference. It is great to get updates bearing news of successes because so many ONE members responded and gave the voiceless a voice in the Western world. Keep up the great work! And, hopefully, extreme poverty will soon be something in the history books, and far more people around the world will then be alive and have the health, food, income, and education to be able to read those history books. God bless!
May 7th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
I have been a ONE member from the beginning and all these victories small or large means action is being taken to save our people, wildlife and our amazing earth. They all tie into ONE.
Thank you, David.
Peter Boyd
Inventor
www.myspace.com/waterhammocks
May 7th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
IT’S WORTHWHILE AND SELF-REWARDING TO BE ONE WITH O.N.E. IT’S A SMALL STEP GAINING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS.
I HOPE WE COULD ALSO FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENT.
MY HOME COUNTRY, THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, WHERE MANY POOR FAMILIES LIVING UNDER $1 A DAY IS ESPECIALLY AFFECTED BY THE SOARING FOOD PRICES. AND ONE FACTOR ATTRIBUTABLE TO THIS IS THE RISING GAS PRICE. IF WE COULD ALSO ENCOURAGE OIL EXPORTING COUNTRIES TO CONTROL THE PRICE OF OIL, PERHAPS THE CHAIN REACTION IT CAUSES TO BASIC COMMODITIES COULD BE PREVENTED.
MAY GOD BLESS ONE.ORG.
May 7th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
David is inspiring to help you realize “ONE” does count !!! Remember -Get your VOICE heard whatever it is - politics,rights,-fight for what you beleive in-IT DOES COUNT .”U tube” is a great way to communicate the progress of “ONE” -I am horored to be part of it -keep it coming! short but to the point.
May 7th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Amazing. God is bigger than any hunger crisis, and he has shown it here by using his believers and unbelievers alike.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
THANKS DAVID FOR GIVING US ANOTHER VOICE TO BE HEARD OUR PRAYERS GO UP EVERYDAY AND THEY ARE BEING ANSWERED
May 7th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Praise the Lord because without His help and ours, it will be impossible to make this type of changes in this world. God Bless this organization and each member.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
It is such a great pride to see that there are people who cares.
Like ONE.org.
Good job, keep it up..
May 7th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Just to inform those in charge, that I’m the same person as the U2 Email address. I, regretfully, had to change to this format due to having difficulties retrieving my ONE emails. I have been a member since 2005, and absolutely love staying informed and involved. That’s why it’s important to me to be able to receive these wonderful updates from Dave. God Bless all of you, and expect to hear more from me now that I’m able to receive my mail.
May 7th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
I am honored to be “one” with all of you. Thank you David for leading and thank you to my new family of One.org. Together, one by one, we will make a difference in the lives of our bothers and sisters of the world.
To you, the readers of this post, please tell everyone you know about one.org.
Keep the momentum going. Peace to all.
May 7th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
I have tried several times to unsub from all the messages I am getting on this blog. Is there a valid email contact of someone who can help me? I am being overwhelmed by so many messages. I cannot even listen to the video (I am deaf).
May 8th, 2008 at 12:00 am
I am humbled and honored to be a small part of a group of caring people that have been given a way
to express their desire to help alleviate world hunger. The message seems especially poingnant as we receive these reports from Myanmar tonight.
May 8th, 2008 at 12:22 am
Dear David
I;m so please to even be part of ONE and it’s cause. I want to thank you and all the people that makes these thing happen. God Bless everyone envolved with this project. I have such a great and wonderful feeling about this project, i know in my heart GOD CAN MAKE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE THRU HIM. DAVID thank you for letting me be a part of something wonderful and I pary that God will help you in this fanastic journey.
LOVE ALWAY
Ethel Thiam
May 8th, 2008 at 4:52 am
thank you david, for all you and your staff are doing.
this fight transcends party and religious lines. it is about compassion and justice and mercy.
never grow weary in doing good.
best to you,
matt
May 8th, 2008 at 6:43 am
Continue spearheading this cooperative movement on the critical global hunger issue!
Best ~ Tom
May 8th, 2008 at 6:44 am
Keep up the great work to get the global community involved in bringing an end to the international hunger crisis!
Best ~ Tom
May 8th, 2008 at 8:44 am
This is tremendous news. My son is currently serving in Djibouti and part of his mission is humanitarian. The conditions are horrific and he is in a “developed” area. Help us to keep the eyes of the nation and the decision makers on this. The election campaign is hiding all this so we will have to speak a little more loudly just to be heard.
Peace
May 8th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Outstanding, I am very pleased to hear the proposed amount of money and assistance that President Bush is presenting to Congress. May you be well and safe as you continue on your calling.
May 8th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Great work!
May 8th, 2008 at 9:46 am
reply to John Reese
Than k you very much for the feedback and direction!
May 8th, 2008 at 9:55 am
David,
I am so happy to hear that ONE is accomplishing so much! I am proud to be a member of this organization and this campaign.
There is a line in a song that many people here shall recognize….. “One is the loneliest number there will ever be”…..
For the people this organization is helping to feed… one is a lonely number solely for them.. however with the help of this organization ONE is a wonderful and compassionate number now! Keep up the wonderful work you are doing and those of us here that are helping… to all of you… keep up the wonderful humanitarian work also! They need our help! As I have just stated it takes more then one lonely sole it takes all of us that form ONE! Bless each and every one of you and most of all bless the work of David Lane and ONE.org!!
May 8th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Thank-you to David and All One volunteers for your dedication to this global issue. I for one am grateful to be a One member and encouraging others to be a One member, we will eradicate proverty standing with ONE voice. Seeing proverty first hand in Africa it is the cry of my heart in assisting in even the small ways in signing petitions and encouraging others to do so as well.
May all hear the cry of our hearts with compassionate ears, a gift to go, do to save the “least of these”.
Thank-you to ONE.ORG
Mama Gloria (mother to the motherless-Africa)
May 8th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
All I have to say is AWESOME!!!!!! I am so glad and pleased to be part of this site and will continue to do what i have done on here for as long as it takes. I applaude all who have made this wonderful victory a win for those who really need it most. Keep up great work!
May 8th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
This is by far the best organization ever and I am truly glad and proud to be a part of it…..from the smallest things that we voice out about to the largest….everything matters and is just as important. Congradulations O.N.E and David for being such an inspiration and success in all that you contribute to the world and millions in need.
May 8th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Hooray. I love ONE, and is definately one of the best organizations out there. I am PROUD to be a ONE member!
ONE Signature, ONE Vote, ONE Voice Against Poverty
May 8th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Thank you so much for the video update. Please send more so we can all be educated and aware of this horrible problem. We also want to know what we can do next to help. You are a wonderful, caring person and we need more people like you to run our country. Thank you!!!
May 8th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Amazing! David, Thank you so much for realizing the ugency of this issue. I am a 6th grade middle school student and although I am young I hope I can take action along with everyone here. If you or anyone here has advice about what I can do to help around my school and get my classmates educated about this please respond to this. I have tried handing out flyers to ask my class to participate. Most of the time I find them on the floor. If you have any other ideas please tell me asap.
Thanks!
May 8th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
David, thank you for this email - it was great to finally match a name and a face. THANK YOU for all you do to fight poverty. Your emails make it easy to give support - a click and/or donation and you do so much more!!
May 8th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
We DID IT!!!! Next up: G8 Summit in Japan, July 2008 WOOOHOOOO!!!! Come on everyone, let’s make poverty history!!
May 9th, 2008 at 11:23 am
The work being done is commendable and truly a blessing for many but, when are we going to learn that the so called leaders of this world including and the Bush regime don’t give a dam about anyone except for themselves and their blood line. They have absolutely no regard for human life but their own. We are dealing in a very dark world ruled and controlled by very wicked and evil men. Why do you think we are going through all of this insanity and why there are organizations such as yourself? All of this has been manufactured and created by those in control and will continue until we really wake up to the real truth.
There will never be any peace until God is at the conference table.
Again the work you are doing is awesome, but none of this is ever going to change until we all wake up to the truth. As a matter of fact it is going to get worse and we in the good ole USA are going to get a major wake up call real soon. We are soon to wake up and think that we are in the twilight zone. The writing is on the wall. When are we going to read it?
Thank you.
May 9th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Thumbs UP !!!!!
Thank YOU so much for the Video David!!.. Nice of you…;)
May 9th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
They’re so dedicated to the campaign! And it’s good how they give us updates on what’s happening and what the G8 is doing to help etc this way we don’t just sign a petition and forget about it, we actually remember it and think about it.
May 9th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Thank you David & congratulation to all ONE members
May 9th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Well done all ONE members for signing the petition.I believe that we, coming from wealthier countries should help our brothers and sisters living in poverty in Africa, Asia and South America as much as we can. To think that children at a very young age are screaming for food and water in poverty stricken countries makes me feel that we must do whatever we can to help them. I’m very proud to be a part of the ONE movement. It must be sheer hell for those young children in poverty stricken countries. I believe we must do everything we can to help them and I know Jesus would be very proud of the good work the ONE movement and all it’s menbers, like all of you are doing. from Gordon, Australia
May 9th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Thanks David and all involved with this great ONE-ness. Masses at work in consciousness all over the world! Every little bit is a step closer to the HOME we seek to live in! March on ONE!
May 9th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
GOOD JOB!!!!
Thx to GOD!
& thx to DAVID ^^
& thx to ONE members too ^^
Let’s keep movin’ ^^
May 9th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
I hope this agricultural help is organic, safe for people that will produce it, and sustainable. I think we need to make sure is this way.
May 10th, 2008 at 12:11 am
This is truly phenomenal. Thank you for keeping me informed and letting me be a part of the movement that is formulating to change the world, Everything I do seems to come back to me in more ways than I can count. This is what it’s all about. There tough things going on, but we are one, and one makes a difference.
May 10th, 2008 at 12:44 am
im glad im a member of ONE. even though i live in a third world country, i feel i have accomplished something by being a member of this org. thank you for letting me be a part of this group.
May 10th, 2008 at 1:31 am
I’m giad to be a member of ONE.I’ll always support you and the One organization.
May 10th, 2008 at 3:18 am
it is really a great feeling to be a part of it…does anyone knows here how to apply as volunteer in one of the missions regarding this campaign?? please email me some details..glad to hear that…here is my addy whitepage83@yahoo.com
GODBLESS
May 10th, 2008 at 3:41 am
It’s great to hear this! That our voice can truly make a diference in this fight against extreme poverty
I’m veery glad that I’m a member of this movement
May 10th, 2008 at 3:41 am
It’s great to hear this! That our voice can truly make a diference in this fight against extreme poverty
I’m veery glad that I’m a member of this movement