The Chronogram just published a very nice story about the work of ONE VOICE GLOBAL. Click here to check it out.

Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at 12:47 AM | Comments (0)

On Sunday, December 15th at 2:00 pm, One Voice Global, will be hosting a benefit art show, showcasing original paintings of three young Laotian artists from the orphanage Deak Kum Pah, in Northern Laos.

The event will be held at the Woodstock Art Association & Museum, and will include a panel discussion with local teen volunteers from area schools throughout the Hudson Valley and Catskills region.

The students on this panel are involved in the One Voice community and some have traveled to the Deak Kum Pah orphanage and met the three artists whose work will be on display.

Panel members will discuss their experience with the the One Voice charity, the featured artwork of the three Laotian artists, and their experience of visiting the orphanage, as well as the recent transition of the One Voice for Laos organization into the new One Voice Global.

Sale of the paintings will raise funds to send the three gifted orphaned painters to art school next year.

With the help of One Voice Global and the local Hudson Valley community, Sensong, Kongless and Khuasong, respectively 21, 18 and 19, could achieve the amazing gift of a higher education, in a country where one's next meal is rarely taken for granted.

One Voice Global is a non-profit, humanitarian aid organization, based in New York Hudson Valley. Our mission is to help local teenagers develop the kind of mindset, skills, and abilities they need to become compassionate humanitarians, social activists and global citizens.

We accomplish our goal by improving the lives of orphans and other children in need through fundraising projects, cultural exchange, and onsite service visits to the organizations we serve.

Cassidy Kristal-Cohen is a junior at Rondout Valley High School and has been working with public relations for the One Voice organization for two years.

Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at 09:43 AM | Comments (0)

Good news travels fast!

On July 24th, Jesse and Rachel were interviewed, for 55 minutes, by WVKR radio in Poughkeepsie, as part of the station's "Be The Change You Want to Be" series.

Click here to listen to the broadcast.

Here's how the radio station describes the One Voice for Laos Project on their website:

"One Voice for Laos is a volunteer organization of Hudson Valley teenagers and adults dedicated to helping the 600 children of the Deak Kum Pa Orphanage lead healthier and more productive lives.

Local teens Rachel Castellano and Jesse Ditkoff talk about the life-changing journey including 16 months of awareness building, fundraising, and the actual trip to Laos.

Having tasted the satisfaction of connecting with and making a meaningful contribution in the lives of these children, Rachel and Jesse return to the U.S. dedicated to making positive change."

Be The Change Radio

Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at 03:46 PM | Comments (0)

Here is a link
to the first
press coverage of
One Voice for Laos.

The article
appeared in Poughkeepsie's
Times-Herald Record.

The first of many!
Do you have any
press contacts for us?

An uncle? A neighbor? A friend?

Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at 09:50 PM | Comments (0)

Good news!

Cathy McNamara (co-owner of Woodstock's Mountain View Studio and publisher of Good Life -- a new, quarterly teen newspaper) has graciously invited One Voice/Teens for Change to write a column for their publication.

What a great way to get the word out -- and share what we are learning with thousands of other teens in the area.

Anyone want to write the column? (Kathy pays $40 per article!)

Good Life on FB
One Voice intro slide show

Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at 07:51 PM | Comments (0)