What could be more fun than hitting up a parade on Labor Day with an awesome group of ONE volunteers? I had the privilege of organizing a group of seven ONE members who spent the day at the Labor Day Festival in Chapin, South Carolina. We were all decked out in our ONE gear and were definitely turning heads as we walked in our pack around Chapin.
A severe thunderstorm didn’t keep Sen. Rick Santorum from stopping at Winthrop University Wednesday night. The Rock Hill, S.C., crowd welcomed Sen. Santorum just a few weeks after Rep. Michelle Bachman visited the same campus.
This week, me and my newly “ONE’d” roommates drove up to Greer, South Carolina to try to engage Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman.
The setting, a little barbecue joint called “Mutts,” was very friendly and welcoming. After a short introduction by former Attorney General of South Carolina Henry McMaster, Ambassador Huntsman addressed the restaurant. This was a very informal event and when one of the Huntsman staffers saw my roommates and I waiting to meet Huntsman, he quickly called him over.
The ambassador did not hesitate to step away from the reporters and cameramen to come shake my hand. I barely got out the words “Hi it’s nice to meet you!” when he said “Oh! The ONE campaign! You guys do good work, thank you for what you do.”
This Saturday, May 7, local ONE leaders will host a luncheon on the Wofford College campus in Spartanburg, South Carolina for local students and ONE members to gather and learn about the life saving power of vaccines.
Vaccines are often called the best buy in public health. And now, for the very first time, we have two new vaccines that will help stop pneumonia and diarrhea — two of the biggest killers of children under five around the world.
We will hear from Wofford professors Dr. Moss, Professor of Genetics and Immunology, and Dr. Fowler, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, about the dire need for strong public health in Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as ways we can help from here in the Upstate.
Will you join us to help save 4 million children in the next 5 years?
What: Why Bother?, ONE Luncheon Where: Wofford College Pavilion, 429 N Church Street, Spartanburg, SC 29303 When: Saturday, May 7, 12pm-2pm
Last night I joined the Winthrop University ONE group and South Carolina Congressional District Leaders Phillip Reynolds and Brandon Green at a town hall event for Rep. Clyburn.
Immediately after the speech, we worked our way through the swarm of students and approached Rep. Clyburn to talk to him about ONE and the recent cuts to the FY2011 budget. Rep. Clyburn let us know that he fully understands the urgency of the situation and encouraged us to continue our work educating South Carolina communities about the critical importance of funding for the International Affairs Budget (IAB).
After all, less than 1 percent of the total federal budget that funds the IAB not only saves lives but also strengthens America’s friendships with millions of people, thus strengthening our own national security.
This week, ONE members across South Carolina are getting together to raise awareness for the budget crisis and urge the Senate to restore the drastic cuts (made by the House of Representatives over the weekend) to life-saving programs in the developing world.
Already, students at Winthrop University, Wofford College and the University of South Carolina have organized letter-writing parties, and our newest Congressional District Leader in SC, William Dorn, hosted an event last night to educate and engage the Greenville community in our work.
Stay tuned for more updates out of South Carolina! You can be sure that every one of our volunteers is working hard to make sure U.S. funding for proven and effective programs like President Bush’s PEPFAR and GAVI is maintained in the 2011 budget and beyond.
What a semester it has been for the University of South Carolina (USC) — 2010 NCAA College World Series Champions, 2010 SEC East Champions and a chance to win the SEC Championship title tomorrow in Atlanta! But more importantly, USC has become a champion for the world’s poorest people.
In September, ONE introduced itself to USC students. Since then, the ONE Carolina chapter has grown from five to more than 200 members. Together, we have established relationships with our congressmen. Together, we have raised awareness about issues regarding extreme poverty and preventable diseases. Together, we are making a difference.
ONE is campaigning to ensure that the Congressional budget does not cut foreign assistance programs like Feed the Future that help people break the cycle of poverty and hunger.
The Horn of Africa is experiencing its worst drought in 60 years. More than 11 million people, mostly nomadic pastoralists and farmers in south-central Somalia, north-eastern Kenya, and south-eastern Ethiopia, are severely lacking access to food.
2011 marks 30 years since the first cases of AIDS were documented. Take a closer look at the specific, achievable goals we must hit by 2015 to make this year the beginning of the end of AIDS.
As aid agencies warn more than 9 million people could be affected by a food crisis in East Africa, world leaders are failing to keep their 2009 promises to tackle the causes of chronic hunger and support farmers in the world's poorest countries.
