Every culture in every age has relied upon a moral code to promote positive, constructive conduct and discourage destructive harmful acts. Although much in these moral codes may not seem particularly applicable at the start of the beginning of the new millennium, when these codes were written they were entirely relevant. They helped perpetuate the family, the group and the nation. They provided means by which individuals upheld the basic tenets of honesty and mutual trust. In short, moral codes supplied the overriding principles by which men could live peaceably, prosperously and in harmony with one another.

But just as all ancient cultures required a moral code for their survival, so too does our own culture desperately need such a code, by which we may live and teach our children to live. Judging by modern crime rates, divorce rates, substance abuse and falling confidence in government and public education, one could predict the seeds have been sown for serious social upheaval unless countered by a commensurate effort to restore traditional values.

L. Ron Hubbard was keenly aware of this situation in 1980 when he observed that our modern world lacked a code of morals befitting our fast-paced, high-tech, pragmatic society. Old values had been broken but not replaced, and many people were left to flounder on rapidly shifting sands of societal change. Moreover, the moral codes of ages past were religiously based and demanded faith that few could muster in this era of waning church attendance.

Mr. Hubbard always endeavored to bring solutions to the world from a purely humanitarian perspective. And in the instance of his writing The Way to Happiness book, he saw the need for a non-religious moral code based on simple common sense.

That moral code he wrote is The Way to Happiness. It is the first moral code based wholly on common sense, and the only one entirely non-religious in nature. It carries no other appeal than to the good sense of the individual man or woman, boy or girl who reads it.

CBAA's Set A Good Example Campaign and School Programs are based on the idea that educating youth in common sense values and getting them to apply them in the process of developing and carrying out their own projects to help their peers and others, is a WORKABLE solution to preventing drug abuse, youth crime, delinquency, illiteracy and dropping out. While doing their projects, they learn through practical experience that they can influence others by being positive examples. They learn that being honest, being worthy of trust, learning to live with the truth, being competent and industrious and treating others the way one wants to be treated, pay off in happiness.

Teachers see results in better grades and more honesty in the classroom. Parents report closer family relationships. Students find that by contributing to their schools and community they develop a sense of personal achievement and pride.

The Children's "Set A Good Example" Campaign and School Programs work for all those reasons and that is why they are sponsored by private sector corporations, business owners, professionals, and individuals across the country who want to help change things for the better.