It was a great weekend in Virginia Beach, and not just because of the unusually beautiful October beach weather! At the Physicians for Peace Gala Reception this Saturday, ONE received the annual Charles E. Horton Humanitarian Award for Global Health for our grassroots efforts to fight extreme poverty and preventable disease. ONE is especially honored to receive this award from one of our strongest allies in the fight against global poverty, Physicians for Peace, a Norfolk-based non-profit that has been training health care professionals and finding sustainable ways to heal and save countless lives throughout the developing world for two decades. The award serves as a living legacy to their founder, the late Dr. Charles E. Horton, an internationally acclaimed and recognized humanitarian.

Sheila Nix, ONE’s US Executive Director, accepted the award on behalf of all of the outstanding ONE members who raise awareness and engage their elected officials on issues of global poverty as advocates for the world’s poorest people.

The first ever Horton award recipient, Dr. Jeffery Sachs, recorded a special message for the event to congratulate ONE:

We would especially like to thank General Ron Sconyers and the PFP team for this great honor and a wonderful event this Saturday. Look forward to posting about future collaborations with Physicians for Peace!

-Margaret McDonnell and Lauren Conn