ONE Members
ONE members are a powerful force in the fight against global poverty. Coming from every walk of life, they work to achieve change through grassroots campaigning in their local communities and by putting pressure on elected leaders.
Below we're putting the spotlight on just a few of ONE's most active members. There are more than 2 million ONE members though, so make sure to check back as we'll be updating this section regularly.
ONE MEMBER SPOTLIGHT:
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Danielle DePas - Miam/Pembroke Pines, Florida
Danielle DePas is highly committed to the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease throughout the world. As an English teacher at Pines Charter High School, she is always encouraging her students to give back to the community and reach out to their elected officials in an effort to make a difference in the fight against global AIDS and extreme poverty. Inspired by Danielle, her students began a ONE club, which has grown to become one of the school's largest clubs with a membership of over 200 students and faculty. Danielle is a strong advocate and an integral part of the grassroots movement in South Florida to end poverty throughout the world.
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Alix Gordon - Miami, FL
Alix Gordon has been a ONE member in Miami, Florida, since 2005. Today she is a lead volunteer with ONE in Miami, helping to raise public awareness about the issues of global poverty, hunger and disease in developing countries. Alix is integral to mobilizing the community in Miami to take action on these issues, forging strong relationships with ONE's partner organizations in the community to work together to reach out to Florida's elected officials. Over the years, Alix has organized and attended numerous congressional meetings, awareness events and has been key to growing the Miami ONE membership. As a tireless advocate for those living in extreme poverty, Alix is a tremendous asset to ONE and the community in South Florida.
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Daniel Donmoyer - Schaefferstown, PA
Daniel Donmoyer, an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, serves as pastor of the congregation of St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church in Schaefferstown. In this role, and as a volunteer for ONE, he worked to make the Lower Susquehanna Synod a ONE Synod and led his congregation in the celebration of ONE Sunday. Daniel also tables at church and community gatherings for ONE and has attended local town hall forums with Pennsylvania's Senators Robert Casey and Arlen Specter and other legislative leaders - each time advocating for the important issues of global poverty and disease.
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Christian Peratsakis - Williamsburg, VA
Christian Peratsakis is a senior African Studies and Government double major at William & Mary College and is passionately involved in advocacy for transitional justice, human rights, poverty-alleviation and global health. Active with the Rotary Club since high school and a holder of a youth leadership award from the organization, Christian joined other William & Mary Rotary members as they hosted the ONE Bus on their campus in September 2008 and gave a ONE band to Virginia Senator Jim Webb when he visited the college in February 2009.