On Election Day, like every other day, there will be over 1 billion people around the world living on less than $1 a day.  But unlike every other day, your vote can set in motion something that will change that.  

1 billion people around the world do not have access to clean water. As a result every 15 seconds, a child dies from a disease associated with this lack of access to safe drinking water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygeine. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?

1 billion people are expected to die in this coming century from cigarettes. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?

1 billion people around the world are now considered overweight compared to the roughly 800 million who do not have enough to eat. Both extremes present problems for our country and our world. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?

1 billion people are purported to be online now, yet corporations want to control access to the internet. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?

1 billion people could be served by solar energy when today’s generation reaches adulthood in 2020. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?

Your vote counts more than you think. Who you vote for will have an effect that reaches beyond our borders. Your vote lends your voice to the discussion to solve the problems of hunger, poverty, strife, war, AIDS…your vote is priceless.

Take your children to the poll with you to show them the importance of this civic responsibility we hold so dear.  Lead them today by your example for tomorrow they will lead us.