In her column in "The First Unitarian" Rev. Dr. Kendyl Gibbons writes:

 

I can suggest two possible responses; perhaps you can think of others. Brian Sapient, of the Philadelphia-based Rational Response Squad says, "We want to make a public statement about how nonreligious people can observe the so-called National Day of Prayer. We atheists are now calling May 3rd "Gift of Life Day." In the past three years, Gift of Life Day has become a tradition among New York City atheists. Last year, members of New York Center for Atheism celebrated Gift of Life Day by giving blood at the New York Blood Bank in upper Manhattan. A group of atheists arrived together to donate their life-giving blood and then celebrated together in a small anteroom with coffee, juice and light refreshments supplied by the Blood Bank.  Previous year activities have included filling out organ donor cards, and collecting food for a food shelf distribution center. Ken Bronstein of the NYCA says, "It's simple, it's positive, it's effective. Come on, Agnostics, Atheists, Freethinkers, Humanists, Secularists, Nonbelievers, Separation of Church and State advocates, join us in our humanitarian protest against the Day of Prayer! Show the world that while religious people are on their knees, Atheists are on their feet giving of themselves to humanity."