Taking Action in Your Community: Steps for Getting Started

• check out Samaritan's Purse website for yourself
• look over the supporting materials in this website for information on Operation Christmas Child and Samaritan's Purse
• prepare a clear statement outlining why this program does not belong in your local schools
• look over your school district's policy on "religion" or "outside agencies" or "community group involvement" to see where the program violates specific existing guidelines
• share your concerns with like-minded parents and other community members
• make polite contacts with local school board officials, district administrators, principals, school council chairs to share your concerns
• frame your comments on the program in a rational and objective manner, focusing on the inappropriateness of evangelical programs of any kind in multifaith environments
• consider contacting local and national sponsors of OCC to express your concerns
• consider sharing your views in letters to the editor in your local newspaper, or to local reporters who you believe would do a fair job on a news story
• CAUTION: Just as with any social action, your efforts to educate people about OCC may well entail some inherent personal risks, potential for conflict in your community, unexpected emotional reactions, and other potential backlash on you and your family members.

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