Make an Impact on Campus: Join the ONE Campus Challenge
By Maisie Pigeon, ONE Student Coordinator
The ONE Campus Challenge is storming college campuses across the country for the second year as students work to earn the right to declare themselves the most effective poverty-fighting student body in the country. The rallying cry of this year's ONE Campus Challenge (OCC) is "GAME ON(e)!", encouraging students to win victories for the world's poorest people. ONE has joined forces with key NGO partners, such as Oxfam America, Jubilee USA and YouthAIDS, to strengthen the capacity of the student movement to end global poverty and disease.
The 2008-2009 OCC kicks off with a video message from New England Patriots Quarterback and ONE supporter Tom Brady, who had something to say about addressing extreme poverty and preventable disease: "Winning a game is about the score, winning in life is about making the world a better place… The ONE Campus Challenge is one way to make a difference in the lives of others and 'Game On' is the rallying cry for students to get involved.†You can view the entire video message here.
Here’s the deal: When you sign up, you will receive emails announcing new weekly challenges. Weekly challenges are one way to win points and earn a place as one of the top poverty-fighting campuses in the U.S. Points are awarded as you find original ways to involve your school and community to address the problems of extreme poverty and preventable disease. In the past, students have held educational debates on campus, created original videos and rallied their campus to support key legislation with letters and phone calls to members of Congress. This year, OCC will award points for hosting an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet on campus to raise awareness about the global food crisis.
In February 2009, those of you from the top one hundred schools will be invited to the Power 100 Summit where representatives will gather in Washington, D.C. for an intensive program to learn about factors that contribute to extreme poverty and what Americans can do to help. Last year's Power 100 Summit featured speakers such as Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, the Council on Foreign Relations' Gene Sperling, Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Paul Begala, political contributor and Democratic strategist on CNN's The Situation Room. The 2007-2008 ONE Campus Challenged touched more than 1400 schools across the country. As many as 1250 of these schools signed up in the first 24 hours.
Get involved! Sign up here.
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