If you’ve been following the ONE blog these past few months, you certainly noted that the David Crowder*Band took ONE with them on their farewell 7 Tour. Over 34 sold out dates nationwide, the guys made it a priority to not only deliver an inspirational set of songs but mobilize their fans to take action and join up with ONE to fight the famine in the Horn of Africa.
In this blog post, Lindsey Nobles of Project 7, an organization that helps create positive change through purchases, describes their partnership with ONE supporter, David Crowder*Band.
This fall, Project 7 teamed up with David Crowder*Band to help raise funds for the 7 Wells Project to ensure that their last tour, the 7 Tour, had a global impact. At every show, concert goers were encouraged to make donations that would go toward building wells in the Lira District of Northern Uganda, where more than one-third of the population do not have access to clean water.
I was very lucky to be part of a tremendous group of volunteers last Thursday night as we went out to the Furman University campus in Greenville, South Carolina to be a force for change as we enlisted the support of all of the great folks at the David Crowder*Band show. I’ve done a few tabling events for ONE at other concerts which has always been cool, but the crowd that night was just so supportive and ready to sign on to our petition around the crisis in the Horn of Africa that it was such a beautiful and uplifting experience.
Kirsten Singleton, a long-time ONE supporter, got the chance to volunteer at the David Crowder* Band show in New York City. Here’s her take:
Photo credit: Mike Dodson
It’s pretty cool when you find out that one of your favorite bands, the David Crowder*Band, supports one of your favorite organizations as they raise awareness about one of today’s most pressing injustices. It’s even cooler when you get to volunteer for that organization at your favorite band’s show.
It is sad that the David Crowder*Band is on their final tour. Not only because I really like the David Crowder*Band, but because their fans really like ONE. Armed with iPads that lit up the dark floor of Denver’s Ogden Theater, ONE leaders Megan Marsh, Joe Marsh, Valerie Bobalek and I signed up several hundred new members on Friday.
We received very few no’s from the Crowder fans and the only reason we didn’t sign up more new members was because of the limited amount of time we had.
While all good things must come to an end, I am excited to see some many new ONE memberships begin. Farewell David Crowder*Band. Welcome to the team fellow ONE members!
My name is Seth Philpott and I’m an old time friend of the David Crowder* Band and new good friend to the ONE Campaign. I am currently ONE’s voice on the ground for the David Crowder* Band’s farewell tour.
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