Hot Fun in the Summer Time Is Your Chapter Going to Your County Fair?(Brief Article)

Your county fair this summer presents the ideal opportunity to let your community know that a chapter is active in the area and that pro-lifers are the people with whom they shop, work, and go to church. It's amazing what sitting behind a fair booth, just being yourself, does to enhance the image of the pro-life movement.

With a positive display and a joyful disposition, show community members that your chapter is a source they can trust for accurate, factual information. Your job in many ways is just to show that you are a good neighbor.

Rural America harbors many people who are naturally pro-life, so greet them with the facts on their home turf. By reaching out to an audience that will not come to meetings -- and that may not even know that your chapter exists -- you'll find many people listening to our message for the first time.

It's always a good idea to invite fairgoers to sign a petition to show their support for the common sense protective legislation the right-to-life movement advances. If the Senate has failed to vote on the Brownback-Landrieu ban on all human cloning by the time of your fair, contact NRLC for petitions.

Petitions are invaluable. They educate the public on pro-life bills and they also net you names of pro-lifers in your area. More fairgoers than you suspect will ask, "What can I do to help?"

In order to set up a booth at your fair, you first have to make arrangements with the fairgrounds, enlist plenty of volunteers to staff the booth, and secure the right kind (and amount) of educational materials.

Request space by filling out an application for the event and submitting it promptly. Be sure to carefully read and follow all rules, regulations, and deadlines.