I’ll admit it. I’m nervous about competing in the free food-a-thon tomorrow. I’ll be competing against the likes of Kate Monster, Tony the Tiger and Zach the Zinger. Ahh!!

Even though these people know what’s up when it comes to free food, I, Super Sonal had a rather incredible experience this morning that mended my fears.

I usually go straight to work (because I’m a good little intern….) but today I decided to take the scenic route and grab a delicious venti Orange Passion Iced Tea from my local Starbucks in DuPont. As expected there were tons of young business professionals in line checking out the iced latte’s and blueberry muffins… but I managed to get through the line quickly and order my refreshing drink. The nice cashier said, “Good morning! That’ll be 2 dollars and 53 cents please”… I pulled out my wallet and saw that I only had a 50 dollar bill. So I said, “Umm, I only have a 50 dollar bill, is that ok?”… I knew everyone behind me was annoyed because not only was I holding up the line, I was also gaining the sympathy of those around me… because then the cashier said, “You know what, you can come back some other time and give us the money…” I was shocked. He was so nice to me. I felt like a celebrity. But things got better! This (attractive) man in a suit next to me said, “hey I’ll get it... it’s not a big deal” I was shocked again, (he could tell by my wide open mouth)… so he said, “Its cool, its only 2 bucks!” I assured him that I will come back tomorrow and pay my two dollars and fifty three cents.

Moral of the story: People in DuPont are generous. And I’m one up on you Zach Marks.

So, I received an email from the Save Darfur coalition about the new ad that began airing today. I wanted to share it on my blog because I think it's really powerful and highlights Sudan's broken promises and empty agreements to the international community.

The images in the ad remind us that people in the Sudanese region of Darfur are STILL suffering.  This is the world's WORST humanitarian crisis and the death toll is rising....

My main concern is that people (especially young people) do not know what is going on. Going to a small private school in Florida.. i found that many of my peers did not even know what was happening outside of our little community. With that said, I think we need to help educate our peers to truly make a difference. If we don't then we'll be really kicking ourselves when we are our parents age. Why? Because we didn't do ENOUGH to help this horrible humanitarian crisis. So please help pass this on. 

Watch the Ad and Pass it On

For the past four years, Sudan's government has broken promise after promise to the international community time while the people of Darfur continue to suffer.  Our latest TV ad emphasizes the need to keep the pressure on Sudan to end this cycle of lies that keeps the death toll rising in Darfur.

The best way to keep pressure on Sudan to cooperate is by building our movement and demanding action. By passing on the video of our new ad, you can help grow our cause and move world leaders to action.