ONE Members Meet their Members of Congress

Mar 12th, 2009 2:40 PM UTC
By Ian McGroarty

Sidewalks are rumbling. Halls are echoing. Desk lamps are shaking… ONE is on the move! As mentioned in an earlier blog, ONE volunteers all over the US are dropping off packages to their Representatives containing information about ONE’s fight against extreme poverty and global disease. But you don’t need to hear it from me, check out what the volunteers are saying:

Today we delivered the ONE packet to the office of our new district Representative, Congressman Tom McClintock. We were pleased to deliver the package and the message that we care about the welfare of the world’s most vulnerable people. We felt like she really listened as we personally shared about how ONE is pressing the world’s leaders to not forget about the poor in this downturn economy. It was a wonderful experience and I look forward to us getting to return to have a more in-depth conversation about ONE’s mission.

Ruth Burton, ONE volunteer- Valley, CA

ONE members from Fairfield County, Connecticut met with the staff of our new Congressman, Jim Himes, today. Amy Lappos, his constituent service representative in Stamford, met with us. Beth Jones, Thomas Mahoney, Sara Luchenta, and I told her about ONE and how our overall goals like ending extreme poverty and beating global AIDS, translate into our interest in the details of President Obama’s first budget request. Amy said Rep. Himes, who was born in Peru, is very interested in our issues. We left her with ONE wrist bands for herself, Congressman Himes and his wife, Mary. We look forward to congratulating Congressman Himes in person on his victory, and encouraging him to support the fight for the poorest people on earth!

-Seth Amgott, ONE volunteer- Rowayton, CT

Wyoming ONE volunteer, Jeanne Leske, went to Rep. Lummis’s office and gave her secretary the ONE package and a ONE band. The secretary was so enthralled with ONE’s message that she couldn’t take her eyes off the package- not even for a photo!

ONE volunteers in Minnesota made a visit to Rep. Ellison’s office to drop off the ONE packet and show off their incredible posing abilities.

Don’t see your Representative? Then get involved! Send us an email (one@one.org) if you are interested in delivering a package to your Congressperson’s district office. Who knows? The next pearly whites you check out on the ONE blog may be your own!

-Ian McGroarty, US Field Intern

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