On Sunday Miami ONE Members in Miami, met with Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to thank her for her leadership in the passage of PEPFAR (The President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS RElief) and for her continued support of policies to fight global disease and extreme poverty around the world.

The congresswoman expressed tremendous appreciation for our efforts on the ground and commended ONE and our partner organizations for working together to engage the community and raise awareness about extreme poverty. She was especially happy to hear about the involvement of young people who are working to engage their peers to become educated and involved as the next generation in the fight against extreme global poverty and health diseases.

One of the highlights of the meeting was when the congresswoman asked if she could have a ONE T-shirt so she could show her support at future events. All in all, the meeting helped demonstrate to Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen her constituents’ support for alleviating the suffering of those living in extreme poverty and dying from preventable disease. We look forward to working with her in the future on these issues.

-Sara Paterni, Southern Florida Field Organizer

(Photo from left to right: Danyelle De Pas, Alix Gordon, Sara Paterni, Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Rafael Batista, Terriah Proechel (CARE USA), Sherri Porcelain, Betsy Skipp (RESULTS))