Theresa Nemeth contacted me at the end of July – when I was first
hired as a new Field Organizer for the ONE Campaign – to find out what she could do locally in her town of Coshocton,
OH.

With only e-mail communication going back and forth between us,
Theresa built up the confidence to take the ONE Campaign to City Hall. In less than a month, Theresa met with
her mayor, Tim Turner, and convinced him to declare Coshocton a City of ONE. In doing so, Coshocton joined the
fight to end extreme poverty and global AIDS.

Theresa Nemeth is 16 year-old senior in high school which would be
impressive enough – except she is also in her 2nd year of college at Kent State University (Tuscarawas
Branch). Being a fan of U2, she heard of the ONE Campaign and was determined to spread the word within her
community.

Theresa is unstoppable and definitely shows us that even young adults,
who cannot cast their vote yet, can have a huge influence on their community leaders. Congratulations,
Theresa, and keep up the great work! You can check out the article that was posted in the Coshocton Tribune
here.

(For those of you unfamiliar with Ohio, Coshocton is a small town in
the north east with a population of a little more than 11,000. Growing up in Columbus, the only thing I knew
of Coshocton was that it was home to the historic Roscoe Village that we visited in grade school as part of
our Columbus Public School education.)

-Katie Andrews, Regional ONE Field Organizer

[Pictured above, from left to right, Theresa Nemeth, Tim Turner and
Katie Andrews.]