You and/or your club will naturally be an animal protection resource for your school and community. One of the most important things you can do is teach others about the problems facing animals. When you’re sharing information, remember to be positive and tell others how they can help. Here are a few ways to spread the word:

Fliers are Your Friends.
Hand out fliers or brochures on different animal protection issues during lunch or homeroom. (Order materials or make a flier online.) Include a “How You Can Help” section in your fliers. You can create a bulletin board display with this information. Make sure you have permission.

You can also post fliers at stores, veterinary clinics, libraries, community centers, and other public places. You may even want to hand out information or set up a display table in a shopping area, library, or community center, or at an event such as a concert or fair. Your advisor can help you get the permission you need. When you go out into the community, be sure to do so with others for safety.

Stick 'em up.
Spread the word with stickers! Put them on notebooks, envelopes, letters, flyers, clothing—wherever. Pass them out at school too!  Get yours today for just $12 (plus shipping) for 360 stickers!

Write On!
Write articles for your school newspaper on topics that are important to you. Suggest ways others can get involved.

Embrace E-mail.
Send regular announcements or a simple newsletter through e-mail to keep club members and/or interested classmates up-to-date on where action is needed and how they can help. Keep a sign-up sheet to collect e-mail addresses wherever you can.

A Day to Remember.
Organize an animal-protection awareness day at your school. Encourage students to avoid cruelty and celebrate animals by wearing animal-friendly clothing and eating animal-friendly foods. Ask your principal or cafeteria manager to serve vegetarian/vegan food that day. Even if it is for one day, it will get everyone thinking.

Petition, Please.
A petition (a list of signatures of people who support something) is a great way to spread the word and get help from others. Ask classmates to sign a petition to have a vegetarian/vegan meal served every day.

Be a Party Animal!
Throw a party at school, a community center, or other public place. Consider showing an educational video (The HSUS offers them on a variety of issues—click here to view more). You can also distribute printed information and offer vegan refreshments to tempt people who may not otherwise be interested in hearing about the issue.

Ask the Experts.
Invite a representative from a local humane society, natural or organic food store, or other group to speak at a club meeting. Open it up to all students. Make sure you have school permission.

Compassionate Creativity.
Hold a school-wide poster or T-shirt design contest with an animal protection theme.

A Dazzling Display.
Ask the manager of a natural food store to provide you with samples of vegetarian foods along with household items and cosmetics that were not tested on animals. Use the samples to create a display in your school library or cafeteria. Include information about factory farming and animal testing alongside the alternative products. Your display may encourage others to become compassionate consumers.

Recommended Reading.
Ask your librarian to get animal-friendly books in your library. Click here for a list. Help your librarian set up a display of the books.

A Good Book.
Other people in your area may be looking to make compassionate choices while dining. Put together a guidebook of local restaurants that offer vegetarian alternatives. You may even find restaurants adding vegetarian alternatives to their menu so they can be included in your guidebook.