ONE Sparks With McCains in Sparks, Nevada
August 12th, 2008 at 10:19 am | posted by Virginia Simmons
Yesterday, John McCain was campaigning in Sparks Nevada and as always ONE was there to great him.
On the rope line as Senator McCain entered the town hall he spotted my ONE shirt and pointed it out to his wife. Having just returned from Rwanda with ONE it was a familiar sight. I was able to thank Cindy for traveling with ONE and asked her how the trip went. “Amazing,” she said, “it was fantastic.”
Well it must have stayed on her mind. Prior to introducing her husband, Cindy spoke to the packed high school auditorium about the ONE Campaign and her “incredible journey through Rwanda.” She went on to offer her support for the efforts by ONE to make fighting extreme poverty and disease a foreign policy priority during this election season, and for the many organizations on the ground in Africa “offering hope to mothers and children through selfless aid work and service.”
Mrs. McCain went on to comment about the strength of African families and noted that the key to fighting these dreaded diseases will be to empower African women and mothers.
-Matt Higginson
August 12th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
I wish Mr. McCain would give us the chance to “spark” with him in Texas. I’m sure other ONE members around the country would like the chance to “spark” with him in their constituencies also.
AS ONE, debbie
www.mpwn-uganda.org
August 12th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
That’s awesome Matt! You have really inspired me to work even harder to make the MDGs more and more up front during this campaign season. Thanks so much for making this happen!
August 26th, 2008 at 1:33 am
Are you kidding me? McCain cares about that minute you spend at the polls. He won’t give a damn about you after the election.