Send a donation to your favorite grassroots adoption activist organization. Have an adoption party. In Colorado, an agency found that, for a nominal fee, a local station helped create a tape of a child talking about what it means to have a family and encouraging people to consider adoption. Develop a one-page informational flyer that can be distributed or posted on community bulletin boards. Contact local bookstores about fundraising opportunities.
Families gather for a potluck supper, mingle and share stories.
Afterwards participants join in a circle, listen to a prayer about adoption and sing Happy Adoption Day, by John McCutheon. Then one candle is lit and passed to each family, who lights their own candle and tells briefly of their family. In 1999, families hand-delivered these bookmarks to libraries, in the hopes that the personal touch will mean more. The significance of the design and the project s purpose is to help build a positive awareness of adoption. Each year a new design is created with the help of children across the country.