National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS
Awareness Day – Today is a day to teach girls and women about the
prevention of HIV and AIDS, get tested for it if you are at risk, and
to learn how to treat it if you have it.
International Day Of Awesomeness – On
this day in 1940, Chuck Norris was born. As so much has been made of
the myth of Chuck Norris' awesomeness, this was the day chosen to
celebrate the awesomeness of each of us.
http://dayofawesomeness.com/
National Blueberry Popover Day – Who
better to demonstrate the best way to make popovers than Martha
Stewart. There's a video demonstration on this link.
http://www.marthastewart.com/333104/popovers
Land Line Telephone Day – I know that
some of you have ditched your landlines and use only your cell
phones. But I still say that there is nothing like curling up on the
couch with the big old handset that is easy to hold and talking with
your sister for an hour or so.
Mario Day – I'm not sure if today is
a day to celebrate everyone named Mario, or just THE Mario, the
plumber.
Salvation Army Day – On this day in
1880, Preacher William Booth and his wife Catherine, founded the
organization that became known as the Salvation Army. The
organization was dedicated to helping people and spreading the word
of God at the same time and was modeled after the British Army so
William Booth called himself General William Booth. It was ahead of
its time in one regard, women and men held equal ranks. Initially
the work could be hazardous and many of its' officers and soldiers
were imprisoned and even killed.
US Paper Money Day – On this day in
1862, the first paper money was issued is the United States. The
denominations were $5, $10 and $20. This money became legal tender
on March 17th of that year.
Check Your Batteries Day – This
coincides with Daylight Savings Time and is a time to change the
batteries in your smoke detectors. This way you will be sure they
work fine and you won't have to put up with the persistent and
irritating, periodic little beeps that the detectors emit when your
batteries are low. Then you have to hang out by every smoke detector
in your house for several minutes while you attempt to figure out
which one is beeping.
To celebrate today change the batteries
in your smoke detector. Then you can call your family members from
your landline (don't forget Uncle Mario) to make sure they change
their batteries too. Next, stuff some paper money (the real kind, not
Monopoly money) in your pockets and head off the the store to
purchase the ingredients for the popovers you are going to make for
your family today. While you are at the store, make sure you display
your own personal awesomeness by putting your unique talents to work
to increase awareness of the HIV/AIDS epidemic for women and girls by
stopping each and every person in the store all about it. Don't miss
anyone. Then you can stop off at the Salvation Army on the way home
and volunteer your time and/or money to help their mission.
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