BLOOD as a protest - Counter 'Day of Prayer' with Positive Action

I found this and wondered if we do it locally? Should we?

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Action, Not Passive Prayer
Counter 'Day of Prayer' with Positive Action

Secular Groups Nationwide Are Invited to Join in a
Program to Donate Blood on May 4, 2006 Life-Saving Action, Not Passive
Prayer, Is Our Message

Home to Positive Atheism New York -
If you decry the so-called National Day of Prayer as a forced
encroachment of religion into our official calendar, join us, the Center
For Atheism (CFA) in celebrating the supremacy of reason by donating
blood on May 4, 2006 in a nationwide program. In 2005, we in CFA sought
a way to celebrate the newly renamed (by secularists) "Day of Reason."
We wanted to make a public statement about how non-religious people
might observe the day and at the same time let America know that there
are millions of us who do not pray. We were looking for a positive
alternative to prayer, something that would reflect the life-affirming
ideas of nonbelievers.

Someone suggested the idea of donating blood as a group. It seemed to
fit the idea of "positive protest": It is a gift that gives life to
others.

On November 3, 2005, a group of New York City atheists went to the New
York Blood Bank to donate blood and sign up for organ-donor programs.
The Blood Bank was delighted to have us and even allowed us to post our
Atheist banner as we took pictures. Blood banks nationwide are eager for
donations, will accommodate groups and encourage publicizing group
donations.

Blood donation proved to be a simple way that any secular person can
observe the Day of Reason in a positive way. Everyone can take part:
There is no marching or picketing, no placards to make or carry, no
permit is necessary, there is no confrontation with authorities or the
religious community.

We called our blood donation program BLOOD, an acronym for

B enefiting
L ives
O f
O thers
D onations
and we intend to do it every year on the Day of Reason.

To start your own BLOOD program, it's simple. Here's what you do:

Find your local blood bank by accessing www.americasblood.org
Phone the blood bank to make arrangements for a group donation. You will
find them amazingly supportive and accommodating.
Notify your local newspaper, TV and other media that your group is doing
this and why.
It's simple, it's positive, it's effective. Come on, agnostics,
atheists, Freethinkers, Humanists, nonbelievers, separation of church
and state advocates, join us in our

Positive Protest Against the Day of Prayer!
For further information, contact Ken Bronstein at
FireBell1(at)aol(dot)com or call (212) 535-7425

Hi Antonio! Yes, several of the local secular groups participate in the National Day of Reason by donating blood. We usually have some kind of social event, too. Keep an eye out! Hope to see you at one of the meetups soon!