Catching up with Mayor Bloomberg

Jul 16th, 2010 4:44 PM UTC
By Matthew Bartlett

New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg was in Hanover, New Hampshire today, kicking off the Presidential Lecture Series at Dartmouth College. ONE members Trey and Matt showed up 5 hours early and hoped to see the speech, but so many students turned out that the venue filled up and they were unable to get in! But Matt and Trey persevered and waited until after the event ended in hopes of speaking with Mayor Bloomberg (even waiting in the pouring rain). And it paid off because as the Mayor was leaving, Matt and Trey got a few moments with him!

Matt told me that Mayor Bloomberg recongnized ONE “in a heartbeat!”. They thanked him for his support of ONE and the fight against extreme poverty and global disease and passed him a ONE band. He said that the Mayor was very excited to see them and inquired about the efforts and status of ONE. They spoke with him briefly and let him know how much ONE appreciates his efforts to help save millions of lives around the world. He was happy to take the band, pose for a picture with them. Mayor Bloomberg is a true champion for the world’s poorest, in part because of his booming voice and outspoken leadership.

All over New Hampshire and across the country, ONE members are hitting the trail, and hitting the college campus, and the town hall meetings, to spead the word about ONE and how recent US efforts in Africa are saving millions of lives from preventable diseases like AIDS and malaria, and dire extreme global poverty. ONE unites people from all faiths, backgrounds and political parties – Republicans, Democrats, and Independants alike – to help ensure that our leaders are taking urgent action to save lives around the world!

TAGS: From ONE Members, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New Hampshire